Review of Into the Wild (2007) by Richard Schickel for Time — 05 Sep 2010
I think the central mistake of this film derives from its lack of irony, a sense it refuses to impart that the world may not be exactly as the zealous Christopher perceives it to be. The film needs at least to entertain the possibility that its protagonist was driven less by high principle than by lamentable screwiness.
And we need to leave it carrying some sense of tragic consequence with us. Instead, we're simply glad to be finished, at last, with this annoying man-child.
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This review of Into the Wild (2007) was written by Richard Schickel and published by Time on 05 Sep 2010.
Into the Wild has generally received very positive reviews.
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