hypothesis

How do the technical aspects of the key scenes in ‘in to the wild’ Create an experience for the audience that mirrors the emotions, thoughts and feelings of the characters?

Film: in to the wild                  director: Sean Penn

In to the wild is an adventure film made in 2007, created to infuse the minds, strength and character of the audience. It is said to be an inspirational film based on a true story, about how a young man, accompanied by no one, leaves everything behind and heads off to live in Alaska. No human contact nor civilisation, just himself and his thoughts. I will use different views, thoughts and feelings from different characters in the film, and try to x-ray into how this film has a large emotional effect on the audience, what is it about the film that makes you feel this way? I will also break down the different emotions within the film and why they may be there.

First of all emotion is an uncontrolled act of sadness, happiness, anger and fear. Sometimes they come all at once, yet sometimes they don’t come at all. Emotion in film has become a very popular component, especially when the film can relate to real life situations. But what is the science behind emotions? Why does it have its methods of expression? Some may say there is no such thing as ‘bad emotions’, but it’s a fact that emotions linked to negativity are actually good for your well being. The birth of deep emotional films such as ‘the fault in our stars’ and ‘my sisters keeper’

Only certain people in the jungle survive the harsh terrain and deadly animals