The Trail

I always loved reading stories of pioneers on the Oregon Trail when I was growing up. The idea of packing it all up and heading off into the wild unknown completely intrigued my imagination. I often pretended to be a pioneer when playing out in the woods, and on special occasions at school, we would play the Oregon Trail game in the computer lab, and I was in bliss. As an adult, I have tried to find a good film about the pioneers, but have been sorely disappointed. Finally, I found a gem on Netflix, written and directed by William Parker called “The Trail.” With a tagline like “The greatest journey is the one within”, it promised to be thought provoking, and I was not disappointed. The film revolves around a young housewife trying to survive a winter alone after being stranded along the Oregon trail. Rather than being a hardcore survival story, or an action movie portraying the dangers of the frontier, it is the story of a woman’s internal struggle to survive and re-examine her spirituality and relationship to nature. The way in which it was filmed was simple and artistic, and the scenery was beautiful. I cannot recommend it more highly.

To see the movie trailer and learn more about it, follow the link below:

www.trailmovie.com