Any Other Movies About Someone Shunning Society, Going Into the Wild?
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infracaninophile — 10 years ago(January 07, 2016 05:25 PM)
"My Side of the Mountain", 1969. Granted, it's not as "modern" a society as now, but it's the same idea: A boy (10 or 11, I think) abandons his family and society and goes to live in the wild and off the land. It's based on a book (not sure if it's any kind of true story), which I read when I was younger.
I
loved
that movie and saw it several times, and also read the book of the same name by Jean Craighead George, who wrote a number of young adult-type adventure novels with an environmental subtext. The book's story is set in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York (where I spent a lot of time with friends) but was actually filmed in Quebec, Canada, and in the movie the boy is from Toronto rather than New York City. In the book, the parents are supportive of the child's adventure, he doesn't run away as in the movie.
Here's a link to the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Side-Mountain-Trilogy-Far-Frightfuls/dp/0525462694
The film makes major changes to the book but I liked both (and remember the film more vividly).
I'm afraid to see the film again now, though as (sadly) adulthood lessens the magic. I read Thoreau's
Walden
multiple times in third grade, and often fantasized about an adventure like Sam's (in the movie) but knew it was not realistic. Another book on my parents' shelf I really liked, though it wasn't for kids, was a true story called
We Took to the Woods
by Louise Dickinson Rich about her family's adventure living in the remote Maine wilderness. I would imagine what it was like to be her son Rufus.
http://www.amazon.com/Took-Woods-Louise-Dickinson-Rich/dp/0892727365
Maybe I'll take the plunge and see the movie again. Better yet, see it with my nephew.
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Superman_Is_Not_Depressed — 10 years ago(February 16, 2016 08:00 PM)
Don't waste your time with this crap. If you want true wilderness experience movies, watch The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams and the highly underrated and hard to find The Wilderness Family. Screw movies from the last 20 years. The two movies I recommended from a time when man was closer to nature, the 70's, before he succumbed to the prostitution that we know by the name of technology.
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infracaninophile — 10 years ago(February 18, 2016 04:08 PM)
You might enjoy
Alone in the Wilderness
, a film made from the videos a talented wilderness man made of himself and his odyssey living in the wilderness alone for 30 years, with occasional visits from friends or his brother. he was no youngster, either. He was in his 50's when he embarked on this adventure.
You might be able to get it from the public library (I did). There's info about Dick Proenneke and his life here:
http://www.aloneinthewilderness.com/
There's an article and a 10-minute clip here:
http://www.wimp.com/alonewilderness/
There is nothing Hollywood about it, but if you're interested in a true story with engrossing detail, do see it! -
froggyandtoadie — 10 years ago(March 08, 2016 10:39 AM)
Hey thanks for this. I saw this documentary when i was younger (i think on pbs maybe?) and remember thinking how incredible this guy was. I didn't know the name of it, and kinda forgot about it til i read your post. I look forward to rewatching it, thanks for the recommendation.
Also, i would recommend anything with alby mangels. He doesn't necessarily shun society but lives life on his own terms. Dude is boss, and almost always has his faithful dogs with him. There's no better way to travel:) -
she-escapes — 10 years ago(February 27, 2016 04:17 PM)
I would say
Into the Wild
and
Tracks
fall into the same genre. A general synopsis of the film:
"The remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman who leaves her life in the city to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan (Adam Driver) who begins to photograph her voyage."
Granted, that makes the film sound far cheesier than it is but I would easily consider ITW and Tracks as being up there in my top films of all time. Both have intriguing stories, strong acting performances and are beautifully shot. I also feel that Tracks is more understated and less Oscar-baity than
Wild
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Legendary_Badass — 9 years ago(May 09, 2016 04:46 AM)
The Beach (2000) dir. Danny Boyle starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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KazKazui — 9 years ago(August 29, 2016 04:22 AM)
Maybe it's not exactly what you're searching for, but I remember a film I watched years ago, it's called "Mosquito Coast" with Harrison Ford. Because some guy thinks that the USA will go down he goes into the jungle with his family where at some point he tries to build a village and produce ice there? Sorry, I don't remember it very well.
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jkholman — 9 years ago(October 31, 2016 07:56 AM)
Never Cry Wolf - 1983.
Charles Martin Smith plays a scientist researching wolves in the Canadian wilderness. While his plan is have an extended stay in the wild to do his work, he comes close to not returning to civilization. A very good film in itself and a good companion to Into the Wild. -
Zombie55 — 9 years ago(December 21, 2016 04:53 PM)
Though I haven't seen this movie yet, I heard there's this obscure French/Canadian movie called "Le Torrent" (2012) that sort of treads similar grounds.
http://www.imdb.com/board/12458606/?ref_=nv_sr_2
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