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Sep. 7th, 2008 11:52 pmAt home, missing israel. I watched 'Into the wild' on DVD - the first movie I've been able to finish at home in a couple of years. Its themes of quest, solitude, "in dreams lie responsibilities", family, and death were poignant.
It was the film of a different generation than mine. For having all the trappings of a he-man Jack London adventure story, it's really a sensitive story of family frailties. The man vs. Alaska film of twenty-five years ago, "Never Cry Wolf" is similar in some ways, but much more uplifting in the end. It has one of the early haunting Mark Isham scores. The score to "Into the Wild" is a set of songs from a member of Pearl Jam - Eddie Vedder. For my taste the songs were laid down a little thick - there was hardly any relief from their melancholy.
A few quotes:
"...people softened by the forced reflection that comes with loss..."
"...when you forgive, you love; and when you love, God's light shines on you..."
"happiness; only real when shared"
These rather worked in the movie, but out of context they verge a bit on being platitudes. The thing about forgiveness of course is true, but to state this without being sentimental is very difficult. (One of the most touching testimonies to forgiveness I've encountered is in Whitney Balliett's New Yorker profile of Peggy Lee.)
It was the film of a different generation than mine. For having all the trappings of a he-man Jack London adventure story, it's really a sensitive story of family frailties. The man vs. Alaska film of twenty-five years ago, "Never Cry Wolf" is similar in some ways, but much more uplifting in the end. It has one of the early haunting Mark Isham scores. The score to "Into the Wild" is a set of songs from a member of Pearl Jam - Eddie Vedder. For my taste the songs were laid down a little thick - there was hardly any relief from their melancholy.
A few quotes:
"...people softened by the forced reflection that comes with loss..."
"...when you forgive, you love; and when you love, God's light shines on you..."
"happiness; only real when shared"
These rather worked in the movie, but out of context they verge a bit on being platitudes. The thing about forgiveness of course is true, but to state this without being sentimental is very difficult. (One of the most touching testimonies to forgiveness I've encountered is in Whitney Balliett's New Yorker profile of Peggy Lee.)
