The Art of Travel

Movie Review

2008

Rated R

So you really want to know what we mean by ‘Hunt for Treasure, Treasure the Hunt’?   Then check out “The Art of Travel”. What a find!  We just watched this movie over the weekend, and loved it!

 “The Art of Travel” stars Christopher Masterson in the lead role (some of you might remember him from Malcolm in the Middle—he played the eldest son).  Here he portrays Connor Layne, a young adult just graduating from high school, who, on his wedding day, makes a life-altering decision.

This movie is truly about following your heart, and hunting for your own treasure, wherever that hunt may lead you.  The tag line, “The art of travel is deviating from one’s path” holds the essence of the film. While in Panama, Connor meets a couple that have made it their life’s work to lead a year-long expedition across the Darien jungle of Central America. Through the trials and tribulations of such an undertaking, Connor comes to some revelations about himself, the world around him, and falls deeply and truly in love.

 The scenery throughout the movie is astounding, and the film even won an award at the Oxford Film Festival in 2008 for best cinematography. You will have to suspend your reality for about 60 of the 100 minutes and just not ask yourself where the main character comes up with the money to fund his world travels.  But hey, reality is highly overrated! Besides, the message and inspiration you receive from the overall film is well worth the temporarily relaxed mental state!

 If this movie doesn’t get you started on your own treasure hunt, something is wrong with you!  Don’t get us wrong.  We are not suggesting you have to give up everything and take a knapsack to a third-world country to find yourself.  What you simply must do though, is live for yourself by making your life a treasure hunt.  Life is too short to live under someone else’s expectations!

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Happy viewing!

LLAP Crew

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