Movies and Travel play a very important part in our lives. Travel is something which triggers the hidden wanderlust in all of us and makes us see the horizon with a different perspective, so do movies to a large extent.
There are some movies that ignite the fire of traveling and inspire us to pack our bags and find our self in some unknown destination like the characters from the movies mentioned below.
Here is a list of some international movies based on the tale of travels which you’d never get sick of and every time it pushes you to explore the other side of the world.
Into the wild
‘You can do anything. You can go anywhere. Money, power is an illusion. It’s up here. You can be here. Me and you’
After the graduation, prodigious Christopher McCandless abandons all his savings for charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to feel the wilderness. The movie, based on the true story of Christopher, a young graduate, denied to settle for usual things and rather found himself tempted by the wilderness. On his way, he met different people with different stories and experiences. His journey to the wilderness was filled with thrilling adventures. This movie would intrigue your nomadic spirit.
Wild
“The universe, I’d learned, was never, ever kidding. It would take whatever it wanted and it would never give it back.”
Wild (2014) is a story of a woman, played by Reese Witherspoon, who traveled hundreds of miles as an approach to recuperate from an ongoing personal catastrophe. With all her decisions and hopes turning down, Cheryl Strayed was feeling devastated and she was influenced by a strange determination that she hiked thousands of miles. The movie wildly portrayed the experience of a young woman trying to find herself.
The Bucket list
“We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round”
Who says you can travel only when you are young and bold, you can do it even when you are old and bald. This heart winning movie narrates the story of two old ill men fulfilling their to-do’s before their death. This movie motivates to finish your wish list as life is too short to wait for and till the moment you are alive, live your each second like larger than life.
Eat, Pray, Love
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
A book adapted movie,’ Eat, Pray, Love’ has been quite successful in inspiring people to travel and to feel the different choices available to us. Based on the real-life incident of Liz Gilbert, the movie revolves around the story of a woman who is struggling for happiness in her marriage. After her tedious divorce, she started her journey of self-discovery while eating in India, Indonesia, and Paris.
L’auberge Espagnole
I’m French, Spanish, English, Danish. I’m not one, but many. I’m like Europe, I’m all that. I’m a real mess’
The movie which every travel loving folk has seen at least twice in their life, for some this movie is an obsession. The ultimate romance of Barcelona and the wild sexual content, the staying experiences and there are other reasons also why this movie has created an impact in the mind of the traveler and also motivated people to wander around. The people in the movie with different tongue’s and culture makes the movie even more interesting.
