My number one movie of the year is Into the Wild. This movie isn't always perfect as much as atonement or no country on the level of technics, but never has a movie spoken so clearly and honestly and bravely. I have never been as moved or connected to a movie as I have been by Into the Wild. Inside me I felt everything breaking as I watched director Sean Penn paint a beautiful tapestry of a wandering heart. Emile Hirsch is a discovery all over again, he's been in other movies, but nothing has pushed him to the height of his ability like this film and it feels like we're seeing him for the first time. Of course all the acting credit is not his as he is backed by some amazing support with the likes of Hal Holbrook and Catherine Keener in two very wonderful roles that ground us in reality and push the movie to an even higher level of sheer excellence. This could be my favorite movie of all time...even better than Magnolia.
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