Photos from the film and from the real Chris .
The Magic Bus from above
Admiring the sunset…
Chris with his backpack
The book which the film is based on, by Jon Krakauer.
Chris in summer time.
Urgently needs a haircut…
The Magic Bus in winter.
As free as a horse…
Camping by the river .
Reading on the rock
Looking for animals to hunt.
This bus is visited by tourists in Alaska .
Walking with his backpack.
Kayaking down the river.
The sentence that he wrote before dying.
The Mountain of Salvation, a strange sculture made by this nice old man .
Winter is coming…
Spring is here again and he’s alive.
The real Chris took photos of himself with his camera.
The real Chris , happy.
Jon Krakauer visited the Magic bus and wrote this in the visit book.
The protagonist with a young Kristen Stewart who he meets along his journey.
Just arrived in Alaska.
One of Chris’s thoughts.
He felt free like never before.
Whenever this film has been mentioned in my classes or in conversation with students at the corridors , I have had the impression that those who have seen it feel something very special. They feel that they belong to a “unique” group and they feel easily connected to others who liked it too. In some way, they seem to share the same dream, the same concept of wisdom , the admiration for the sincerity of the protagonist , the envy for living such an awesome experience, the same desire of personal growth…
I hope you will share a bit of this too… from now on, you belong to the same group…
In unit 4 , entitled “Travellers”, we are going to revise the different verbal tenses for the future. So, my proposal to you is to predict what will happen in this film. We have seen the first 50 minutes and you have quite a lot information about the plot.
Will Chris go back to his home soon ?
Where will he sleep? Will he survive easily ? Will he have difficulties to find food or water? Will he get ill? What kind of illness? How will he get cured?
Who will he meet along his journey? Will he spend most his time alone or with someone? Which qualities will this person have? Which other people will he meet? Other dreamers like him ? Natives in Alaska ? Intellectuals? Ecologists ?
Will he work from time to time ? What kind of jobs will he do? Why ? Will he have problems to be sociable ? Will he be able to enjoy with other people’s company ?
Will he phone his parents at any moment? What will he tell them about his new life? Will he send a letter ? Will his sister Carine meet him at any moment ? Where ? Why ?
Will he go back to live a normal life? When ? Where ? Do you think he will have a family and will be happy? Which kind of job will he get ? Remember he had graduated in Harvard.
Please, leave your comments…and one day, if we had enough money , would you like to visit the Magic Bus ? Would be great, don’t you think so ?
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