Sean Penn’s film “Into the wild” demonstrates the process and implications of transitions through key cinematic techniques, such as camera angles and…… A transition is a period of great physical, spiritual and personal change. Such transitions can be challenging confronting and exiting. Ultimately, these challenge the way in which an individual sees the world, can bring new knowledge and ideas, a shift in attitudes, and a deepened understanding of the wider world. This is shown throughout Sean Penn’s “Into the Wild”, as we follow the protagonist Christopher McCandless, reject his parent’s materialistic world, into one where possessions are not valued. The process of transitions is best shown in the restaurant scene, where McCandless is first