Captain Fantastic: Einmal Wildnis und zurück (2016)

Captain Fantastic: Einmal Wildnis und zurück: Directed by Matt Ross. With Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso. In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.

“u0026quot;I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.u0026quot; Henry David Thoreauu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI just happen to be reading Henry David Thoreauu0026#39;s book Walden for a philosophy club. When I saw this trailer I told myself I had to see this before it left my city. The similarity between the book Walden and this film are pretty high. With similar topics of arguments against commercialism and full industrialism. Then throw on top a yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. Still, this isnu0026#39;t just a stick your middle finger at the system film. Itu0026#39;s way more than that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMatt Ross has an interesting meditation on what it means to live outside society in America. He shows a couple reasons why someone would do this and show the pros and cons in a very interesting way. The views evolve as the story moves on. Such is life eh?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eViggo Mortensen acting is amazing in this role. With that said, donu0026#39;t overlook Jack (Frank Langella) acting in the film. For a good portion of the film, we only see the point of view from the family and mostly Ben (Viggo Mortensen) at that. But later in the film, you see Jacku0026#39;s motives too. I can see why he acted the way he did and I may have done this same if I was in his spot too.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBo (George MacKay) gets a couple good scenes too. Itu0026#39;s great to see him fumble through interactions throughout the film and to discover what he wants out of adult life. This may or may not conflict with what his dad wants.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI highly recommend this film and canu0026#39;t wait to see what Matt Ross does in the future. If this film comes to your town do yourself a favour and see it. Clever films are rare and need to be supported.”