The love of nature and the emotional connection to the wilderness is inescapable when you grew up in a backpacking family. To Die Alone captures the awe of a woman, Irving, communing with mother nature and following in the footsteps of her own mother along the Pacific Crest Trail. As with other forms of meditation, this journey brings her deeply in touch with her current emotional state. On her solo path, another more experienced solo backpacking stranger, Ford, arrives just as the emotional journey starts to get treacherous, offering her an opportunity to have company on her way. From here she struggles through her ordeal in a manner that allows her to be a bit less cold and alone.
As the trek continues, Irving suffers a serious physical injury and exposes her heart a piece at a time.
Irving is a woman facing the aftermath of domestic violence. It is a journey through her relationship with herself, her relationship with her child, her relationship with her abuser and her relationship with men in general. Can she make it out alive? How?
The visuals of this film are incredible. The cinematography is wondrous. The acting engages the audience in Irving's plight and Ford's humanity. They go through so many phases of relationship from support through the pain of field dressing a serious wound to the sharing of fears to confrontation over perceived betrayal. It's a lot to absorb and worth every step of the journey.
As the trek continues, Irving suffers a serious physical injury and exposes her heart a piece at a time.
Irving is a woman facing the aftermath of domestic violence. It is a journey through her relationship with herself, her relationship with her child, her relationship with her abuser and her relationship with men in general. Can she make it out alive? How?
The visuals of this film are incredible. The cinematography is wondrous. The acting engages the audience in Irving's plight and Ford's humanity. They go through so many phases of relationship from support through the pain of field dressing a serious wound to the sharing of fears to confrontation over perceived betrayal. It's a lot to absorb and worth every step of the journey.
