Watched: Tracks (2013).
This unfolds in a similar vein to Wild, though the motivations of the protagonists and the environments vary considerably. Here, Mia Wasikowska’s portrayal of real-life author Robyn Davidson is of a woman who craves to get away from people, finding that even in the desolate nowhere of the Australian outback that it’s easier said than done. There aren’t really any neuroses to be worked out here, no personal vision quest - instead, the film is happy to sit back and let the incredible environments do the talking.
There’s some small joy in seeing a character like Robyn as the protagonist of this kind of film - much like Cheryl Strayed in Wild, she’s by no means perfect, often coming off as stand-offish and occasionally a little idealistic, but that she can hold these characteristics without being given some absurd redemption arc or villainized is, I think, a promising sign that movie producers sometimes see the value in non-conventional female narratives.