Many of us often get frustrated about our life and think of living a life far away. Maybe away from this brick made city and into the wild close to nature. This thought has also come across my mind due to many reasons. Haven’t you thought this way yet? I bet you did too.
Christopher, who is the main character here, graduated from college. His parents wanted to give him a surprise by gifting a new car but he doesn't want any, he is good with his old one. One day we see Chris left home with his car and a backpack leaving everything behind. Even he has donated all his educational fund around 24k usd to charity and left for nowhere. Where he parked his car at night,was a floody area and in the morning he saw his car stuck in a place. He decided to leave the car behind and took off the number plate so that no one could recognize the car, even he had burnt the money he had with him and left again by foot.
Well, a new adventure began for him. Now his life goes like asking for lift from the people. Meeting new people. Once he got a couple who were depressed with their life, on the couple the lady was depressed with her past life and was trying to move on with the man. Chris was also depressed with his parents' problems. Oh yes! Chris' parents too had many problems, Chris' father does have another wife and his mother is the 2nd one. Maybe this is the reason behind Chris' fed up attitude towards society. And he wants to end up in Alaska. He ran away from the couple too when he saw their problems getting solved and making love.
Chris was like a free bird, once he was forbidden to cross a river. He needed to get permission which would take almost 12 years so he managed a boat and left on his way towards the mexico. In the midway he came to another city but the city was not suitable for him, he wasn’t comfortable so left again. On his journey he met with many people, gathered so many memories.
Well, the most favourite part of the movie is the moment when he met with Tracy (Kristen Stewart). I am a big fan of her from the twilight saga. For me she was the most favourite part of the movie. Somehow she fell in love with Chris but Chris had two reasons for leaving her behind: one is she is just 16 years old and the other is his desire for going to alaska.
Well in the alaska Chris did realized that, "Happiness is real when shared" with a shaking hand he is writing on his notebook. This notebook contains all the experience of his journey. So what is the reason that Chris who left behind everything, is now realising that the happiness is only real when we share with the people, remembering himself in the arms of his parents.
Overall that was a nice movie. I did have some difficulties building up the story because the story was divided into many parts and some were being played from the past and some from the present but in the end you would understand everything well. So this was a good one, you can watch it too if you have some wish to leave for the wild someday leaving everything behind.
This film was made from a true story
I will rate it 7 out of 10.
