"Wild" - the movie....

Boy, was the theater crowded with people who were lining up to see "Unbroken" which had just opened.  Glad Chris suggested we purchase our tickets online.  Cost was $1 more (for processing fees?) but it was worth it to not stand in that line and to know you were getting in to see the show.  I enjoyed the movie but found I wasn't as angry with Cheryl as I was while reading the book.  I realize they had to edit some events to fit the story into the movie time-frame, and feel they really did do a good job presenting the major events and keeping the story true.  I felt more empathy for the movie Cheryl versus the author Cheryl, as they kept bringing her connection with her mother's death into the picture, so it was more obvious (to me at least; where's that 2x4 to whack me on the head!) how much she was dealing with and how much she overcame.  Maybe I was focusing more on how amazingly unprepared she was for her hike and all the mistakes she made while I was reading the book.  They did include some visual things which you recognize if you read the book.  Those who didn't read the book won't notice all these details, but would certainly be able to understand the story and enjoy her journey.

Thanks to Chris for organizing this fun outing!

PS - Don't think I want to see "Unbroken".  I'm sure they did a good job with that movie too, but I don't want to see all the torture that went on in the POW camp.  At least while I read the book, I could limit my imagination and edit out a lot of the gory stuff.