@CristinaHumbleHustle
Everyone looks at Christopher McCandless story as one that should push people to go out, in the wild, alone, to find freedom. No one looks at the message Christopher sent: a person can find him/herself struggling to live in this society (a capitalistic and globalized one, where one consumes to always consume more - i.e. buying brand new phones when your own is still working, or a new car because it is more beautiful than the one you have) but you cannot change the society from outside, alienating yourself in the wild, with no contact with that "society". Christopher tried to go back in that society, he built his own awareness, he understood he needed people and things around him to be happy, not the extreme and sometimes empty wildness. And as you can see, he remains 113 days in the wild. But travels for 2 long years, meeting people, not feeling alone at all. To sum up, I believe you can be free everywhere, if your soul is free. You can love others, if you love yourself. And traveling is a way of being free and of loving, with no necessities to "close" yourself in the wild. And believe me, though you may sometimes decide to travel alone (so with no people you know) you will never be alone along the route, as you will meet those who will make up your traveling days and experiences - and everything will make more sense and will be more amazing. "Happiness only real when shared" C.J. McCandless.
@AaronHendu
One of the best soundtracks of all time...thanks Eddie.
@vee3rdeye
whenever i'm seeking hope or some inspiration i watch this movie and usually cry like a baby. i learn something new and brilliant everytime i watch it.
@DGCREP
Vedder connects with this movie and the story so well. He makes you feel reborn and powerful with this
@BellumCarroll
Doesn't matter how smart or foolish you think he was, we all die at some point. But his life has brought inspiration and peace of mind to a lot of people. How many of us can say that about our life? Has to be worth something :)
@einfachKiki
Thank you Emile Hirsch, for your authentic acting... thank you Eddie for the wonderful Music and Alexander Supertramp - Rest in peace.....
@briangriffin5701
“Two years he walks the earth. No phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes. Ultimate freedom. An extremist. An aesthetic voyager whose home is the road. Escaped from Atlanta. Thou shalt not return, 'cause "the West is the best." And now after two rambling years comes the final and greatest adventure. The climactic battle to kill the false being within and victoriously conclude the spiritual pilgrimage. Ten days and nights of freight trains and hitchhiking bring him to the Great White North. No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild. --Alexander Supertramp, May 1992”
@cfcolly
This movie changed my life. I've been travelling 4 years. hitch hiked all across Australia and America. Just bought a Mandolin and i'll learn this song :)
@JayJohnBryce
When i was a kid and watched this film for the first time, i immediately wanted to do a journey like Chris's. Now I'm an adult, and my heart is still longing for the same.
@bartekbart1340
I have lived in Scotland for 3 years. How I watch this video is how I see myself. Scotland is beautiful !!!!!
@Dandyalessio
This movie is the one that had the greatest impact on me in the last 10 years. This song is simply touching.
@hoodietech5
Such is the way of the world You can never know Just where to put all your faith And how will it grow? Gonna rise up Burning black holes in dark memories Gonna rise up Turning mistakes into gold... Such is the passage of time Too fast to fold Suddenly swallowed by signs Lo and behold Gonna rise up Find my direction magnetically Gonna rise up Throw down my ace in the hole
@unnerstam8590
Happiness is only real when shared
@stupendoust
Eddie Vedder singing this song, doing the soundtrack to this movie, it all makes so much sense. His voice is beautiful, but hard to understand. McCandless life was beautiful, but hard to understand.
@dang9669
This song makes me feel alive!
@Smashingpumpins
There's no a single time I watched this video without crying </3......
@cpfolsom6119
Thank you for sharing! This helps me remember the two most important days in my life: The day I was born, and The day I realized why. Peace!
@Keys2Living
When I think of the meaning of life I drift into the cords of this song. A certain satisfaction of inner freedom flies out as every cord echoes. Do we know freedom even when we think we are free, do we embrace the beauty of our truth? Questions that are to never be answered only lived in the moment of experiencing the magic of life.
@Gig294
"Happiness is only real when shared" - Christopher McCandless
@superacho