@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.

@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 :)  

@superacho

This movie motivated me to quit my job and backpack in South America for 18 months. It was by far the best experience of my life, the feeling of doing what you feel in every moment is amazing. It's just freedom

@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” 

@Gig294

"Happiness is only real when shared" - Christopher McCandless

@unnerstam8590

Happiness is only real when shared

@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

@dang9669

This song makes me feel alive!

@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.

@einfachKiki

Thank you Emile Hirsch, for your authentic acting... thank you Eddie for the wonderful Music and Alexander Supertramp - Rest in peace.....

@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

@endlessadventure5756

Just amazing ! The best movie I´ve ever seen

@Spudgonzo

Despite Chris being before my time, he still has a great impact on how I see the world. I need to see the world the way he did.

@stacybear9971

You know..it's true. "Happiness only real when shared". 
That's what we all strive for, beneath the surface. 
That's the answer we'll get if we ask not all the right questions, but all questions we need to ask, bringing us to where we need to be. 

@francesco89436

MY HERO, MY INSPIRATION, THE BEST LIFE!!!! JUST PERFECT!!!!

@dixonanimals2012

I almost choked up when I saw Chris look at the caribou while crying

@Dandyalessio

This movie is the one that had  the greatest impact on me in the last 10 years. This song is simply touching.