Into the Wild Is Transcendental
A retrospective of 2007’s forgotten masterpiece
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5 min readMay 6, 2024
In 2007, Into The Wild was released to a relatively quiet reception. Being only the fifth film produced by the Paramount Vantage studio, though, major box office success was never expected. In fact, it was only the 125th highest-grossing film of the year, falling well behind even movies like Hannibal Rising, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder…