The movie is about a 22 year old woman whose life falls apart after a divorce and her parents deaths so she decides to hike the 1000 mile long Pacific Trail. I am really interested in seeing this movie. Might even inspire me to do more hiking this winter and summer.
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I liked Wild the Book, although my one complaint was that as a hiker, I wasn’t feeling the anxiety and suspense that most readers must have experienced. For the normal Oprah book club reader, there must be thrill in reading about crossing snowfields or climbing over boulders. As a hiker, my reaction while reading the book was “well, I know what she has to do to get out of this situation,” and “Yeah, that happens.”
However, in movie form, Cheryl’s outdoor troubles were pretty fun to watch. What made Wild a joy to watch was that we now know exactly how to get out of that situation (and in fact, now that situation isn’t a big deal anymore).
I was also satisfied by how accurately Wild portrayed hikertrash life. In a scene where Cheryl camps with other hikers, I was so impressed with the actors playing thru-hikers that I wondered if the casting agent just decided to find real thru-hikers instead of SAG cardholders.
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The movie is about a 22 year old woman whose life falls apart after a divorce and her parents deaths so she decides to hike the 1000 mile long Pacific Trail. I am really interested in seeing this movie. Might even inspire me to do more hiking this winter and summer.
