For a change I have the video playing in the beginning. It's one of the sweetest songs in the film and I am playing a rendition of the one in the movie.
'Wild' and that is how one would describe Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon). When Cheryl loses her mother to cancer she is shoved down a deep spiral of naked depression. She rebelled and took drugs, had sex with numerous partners and when Cheryl finds out she is pregnant she makes the decision to abort her baby. And in this way a married Cheryl jeopardizes her marriage and she finds herself divorced. Knowing that things have gotten out of hand she must confront her issues to right the wrong. So an emotionally battered Cheryl takes on a massive challenge in a search for redemption, self-discovery and healing. She undertakes the project of hiking a daunting 1100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in the Mojave desert. For a tenderfoot that's a huge learning experience and the journey that took her 94 days was one of self-introspection, inner healing and forgiveness.
The movie is based on the life of Cheryl Strayed and it's a journey that opened up a beautiful life for her. She went on to get married and have children and find the road to happiness and self fulfilment. The hike Cheryl undertook was a means of catharsis for her. This movie is a huge hit with me and when I first watched it I cried buckets. I laud Cheryl who bravely embarked on a journey that would have deterred most. She succeeded in her search for the key that unlocked the shackles that had enslaved her, setting her free to live the life she was meant to live.
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