Information for Parents

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Common Sense Media Age 16

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
It's highly debatable whether some of Chris' actions were inconsiderate and selfish or justified. Either way, he chose to abandon his family and the prospect of a conventional life for one more attuned with nature and "truth."
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Chris is badly beaten by a railroad cop. There are disturbing images of Chris' emaciated body toward the end of the film. In one bloody sequence, Chris shoots and butchers a moose; in other scenes, he shoots and roasts smaller game. He carries a hunting rifle during many of the Alaska-set scenes.
Sex
Jan and Rainey are briefly shown making love in their RV (nothing sensitive is shown); a 16-year-old takes off her jeans and propositions Chris, but he declines. One non-sexual glimpse of a completely nude Chris floating on a river. A brief drive-through scene in a nudist camp; when Chris has lunch with a cheerful Danish couple, the woman goes bare-breasted for most of the scene.
Language
Strong, but not incessant. Words include "f--k," "a--hole," "s--t," etc.
Consumerism
International Harvester bus; John Deere; Burger King.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Chris drinks with Wayne and his friends at a local bar in a couple of scenes; Jan appears to roll a joint.
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