Into The Wild....

crazygeo

Watched it for the first time today after work. It was kinda weird, but good and a true story. It is amazing how one could want to "escape from the rat race of the world" and go into the wild.....but I understand...
Soundtrack goes well with it which is excellent, of course....

Paul Andrews

I love the movie. Six years ago I felt the same. The difference was I packed up my family and moved from my home city of Perth (1.5 million people) to a small coastal community of 3000 people and started my own business to make ends meet. Getting away from the rat race and being largely self-sufficient was the best thing we ever did. I recommend it to anyone at a crossroad in their life. "Given To Fly" would be my soundtrack.

Paul Andrews

Seems like an appropriate place to share...

Last weekend my brother and I were surfing at Yallingup (PJ know this place well - listen to any Perth bootleg) and a local pod of dolphins known for also surfing the waves suddenly appeared before me in a wave I was paddling over. For a split second I was face to face with six beautiful torpedo-like creatures as they rode the walling swell, and then as I went over the wave and they flashed below me, inches from my spellbound body.

Into the wild - it rules!

Ok

Paul Andrews wrote:

Seems like an appropriate place to share...

Last weekend my brother and I were surfing at Yallingup (PJ know this place well - listen to any Perth bootleg) and a local pod of dolphins known for also surfing the waves suddenly appeared before me in a wave I was paddling over. For a split second I was face to face with six beautiful torpedo-like creatures as they rode the walling swell, and then as I went over the wave and they flashed below me, inches from my spellbound body.

Into the wild - it rules!

dude -that is awesome!

Paul Andrews

It is kinda funny, last weekend staring at Dolphins on the West coast of Australia, tonight Peal Jam on the West Coast of USA. Life is to be loved...

troubled_soul

If you get a chance, read the book. It goes it to so much detail that can't be covered the movie. I've probably read it 4 times, its that good.

G Force

Paul Andrews wrote:

It is kinda funny, last weekend staring at Dolphins on the West coast of Australia, tonight Peal Jam on the West Coast of USA. Life is to be loved...

Right on about both. Nature RULES!

Nat Geo and Pearl Jam are two of the best things in the history of ever.

Paul Andrews

Yallingup:

http://www.paraglidewesternaustralia.co ... lingup.jpg

weenie

Paul Andrews wrote:

Seems like an appropriate place to share...

Last weekend my brother and I were surfing at Yallingup (PJ know this place well - listen to any Perth bootleg) and a local pod of dolphins known for also surfing the waves suddenly appeared before me in a wave I was paddling over. For a split second I was face to face with six beautiful torpedo-like creatures as they rode the walling swell, and then as I went over the wave and they flashed below me, inches from my spellbound body.

Into the wild - it rules!

What a beautiful experience! The thing that blows me away when things like this occur is the sense that these creatures know exactly what they are doing - communing with man. Lots of folks think that animals are "dumb", have no sensitivities or innate knowledge. I really hope they're wrong.

Paul Andrews

weenie wrote:

What a beautiful experience! The thing that blows me away when things like this occur is the sense that these creatures know exactly what they are doing - communing with man. Lots of folks think that animals are "dumb", have no sensitivities or innate knowledge. I really hope they're wrong.

There is no way these creatures are dumb. I've seen them out there many times, they're well known by the locals - watching them surf big waves, bounding out infront of the swell is awesome. Sometimes they'll surface near you and just hang around or cruise past giving you a knowing look. This was the first time I've encountered them on the same wave, and at such speed. For a moment I was waiting for half a dozen blows if we crashed into each other, but they have a complete mastery of those waters and I'm guessing they buzzed me on purpose - I wonder if they got the same thill I did?

On a side note at the local pub, there is an amazing picture of a guy surfing the same break of what looks like a 10 foot wave, and behind him there is the massive black shape of a white pointer shark. Now that experience I'd rather not have - especially as a good friend pulled the mangled body of a sufer from the waters a few years back who have been killed by such an animal at Cowtown.

Up Here In My Tree

There is also a documentary on the guy, from In to the Wild, I forget the name but it's pretty good. It was actually being filmed at the same time as In to the Wild and both crews ran in to each other on occassion. The funny thing about the documentary is that they play some PJ and Temple of the Dog, while, obviously, Eddie did the Soundtrack to the movie.

Get_Right

read the book and the other krakauer (sp?) book into thin air, after that read "the climb" by annotoli boukarev (sp?)

well worth the time

LukinFan

troubled_soul wrote:

If you get a chance, read the book. It goes it to so much detail that can't be covered the movie. I've probably read it 4 times, its that good.

I read the book first, before watching the movie, and I found it really boring- and I'm usually the guy that likes the book 10 times more than the movie. Love the movie though!

weenie

Paul Andrews wrote:

weenie wrote:

What a beautiful experience! The thing that blows me away when things like this occur is the sense that these creatures know exactly what they are doing - communing with man. Lots of folks think that animals are "dumb", have no sensitivities or innate knowledge. I really hope they're wrong.

There is no way these creatures are dumb. I've seen them out there many times, they're well known by the locals - watching them surf big waves, bounding out infront of the swell is awesome. Sometimes they'll surface near you and just hang around or cruise past giving you a knowing look. This was the first time I've encountered them on the same wave, and at such speed. For a moment I was waiting for half a dozen blows if we crashed into each other, but they have a complete mastery of those waters and I'm guessing they buzzed me on purpose - I wonder if they got the same thill I did?

On a side note at the local pub, there is an amazing picture of a guy surfing the same break of what looks like a 10 foot wave, and behind him there is the massive black shape of a white pointer shark. Now that experience I'd rather not have - especially as a good friend pulled the mangled body of a sufer from the waters a few years back who have been killed by such an animal at Cowtown.

What you have to say, and your story, reminded me of experiences I had as a child. I was born and grew up in Miami. My Dad ALWAYS had a boat and we would go down to the Florida Keys and spend weekends, weeks in the summer, enjoying either the Gulf or the Atlantic. Sometimes on a calm day when my Dad would have the boat running full out, Dolphins would slide their bodies up against the hull, on either side of the bow, and "ride" along with the boat. I always sat up on the bow so I could see anything in the water so I always had the advantage of seeing this happen. Had my legs been a little longer, I could have literally put my feet on their bodies. Heck yeah, Ithink they buzzed you on purpose and got as big a thrill as you did, but people like to tell me that I don't know what I'm talking about.

This world is so full of amazing things. (besides PJ)

Brain Of Jeremy

Wish I never read the book. I ended up not really caring for Chris Mcandless as much as others do and thought he was selfish, arrogant, and self righteous.

The movie however was very well done; just wished I had watched the movie first as I would not have been as jaded by what I already knew from the book and reading up on other parts of his story.

theoceansmademe

Get_Right wrote:

read the book and the other krakauer (sp?) book into thin air, after that read "the climb" by annotoli boukarev (sp?)

well worth the time

Agree, Into Thin Air is a great book.

Another I just finished is Born to Run by Chris McDougall, excellent read especially for anyone who runs ultramarathons.

southernmanfan

I loved the movie but for me the usic made the movie. The Into the Wild soundtrack is one of my favourite albums ever-right up there with Ten I guess.

Just Breathe is reminiscent of what Ed does on Into the Wild

Shawshank

I guess I'm the opposite. I loved the book, and was rather disappointed in the movie. Into Thin Air is probably the best book I've ever read in my life. I'm not a reader, I guess I just don't enjoy reading that much, but man I finished Into Thin Air in about 3 days.

ryanrunning

I love the movie, I love the book, I love the music


is there anymore that needs to be said?

southernmanfan

well put man!

Gmoney

Paul Andrews wrote:

Seems like an appropriate place to share...

Last weekend my brother and I were surfing at Yallingup (PJ know this place well - listen to any Perth bootleg) and a local pod of dolphins known for also surfing the waves suddenly appeared before me in a wave I was paddling over. For a split second I was face to face with six beautiful torpedo-like creatures as they rode the walling swell, and then as I went over the wave and they flashed below me, inches from my spellbound body.

Into the wild - it rules!

Oh wow! Please take me here! Seriously.