FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

Jon Krakauer's 1996 biography of Christopher McCandless conjured other men of nature. But in INTO THE WILD, Sean Penn rightly focused on McCandless. His first adapted script celebrates the young man's ardor for the outdoors, and never forgets how it came at the expense of his human relationships. It's a work of clear, clear-eyed passion.

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