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re: Watched Into The Wild on Netfix last night (Spoilers)
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:30 am to weaveballs1
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:30 am to weaveballs1
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Why give up your entire savings and almost a certain successful future to go out and be essentially homeless?
Going into the wilderness and living off the land is completely different from "being homeless," although I know what you're trying to say. But from everything I've seen/read about him (haven't seen this movie though), he basically did everything in his power to frick himself into death. He made stupid decisions at several points and even something as simple as having a map would've likely saved his life. It's interesting how some people romanticize what he did and respect him for it while others realize that he just tried to do something out of his league and did it halfassedly and killed himself.
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Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:34 am to CocomoLSU
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he just tried to do something out of his league and did it halfassedly and killed himself.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:41 am to boom roasted
It is his intentions that are romanticized. I can also
Imagine him feeling almost invincible because he made it across the country on very little.
He probably thought Alaska was going to be easy.
Imagine him feeling almost invincible because he made it across the country on very little.
He probably thought Alaska was going to be easy.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:47 am to weaveballs1
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I really enjoyed it a whole lot more than I thought I would.
I had previously read the book, and thought the movie did a really good job of capturing its mood.
Loved the book, liked the movie.
It's a really sad story.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:48 am to cjared036
It's been a while, but after watching the movie, I read a little more about his story. Apparently, the park service has some cabins in the area they keep supplies in for hunters/hikers, etc who get lost. They reported that this guy was vandalizing the cabins, and supplies. You only get Sean Penn's version of the story. I did enjoy the movie, though.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:58 am to SlowFlowPro
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SlowFlowPro
As soon as I saw the thread I knew it wouldn't take long for you to be in here to bash McCandless and his decision making.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:58 am to AUCE05
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Apparently, the park service has some cabins in the area they keep supplies in for hunters/hikers, etc who get lost. They reported that this guy was vandalizing the cabins, and supplies.
They actually said that they didn't think it was him... but if he hadn't been a dumb frick he would have known where they were to get some food.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 9:09 am to CocomoLSU
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Why give up your entire savings and almost a certain successful future to go out and be essentially homeless?
Going into the wilderness and living off the land is completely different from "being homeless," although I know what you're trying to say. But from everything I've seen/read about him (haven't seen this movie though), he basically did everything in his power to frick himself into death. He made stupid decisions at several points and even something as simple as having a map would've likely saved his life. It's interesting how some people romanticize what he did and respect him for it while others realize that he just tried to do something out of his league and did it halfassedly and killed himself.
This is it on the head of the nail. He romanticized "living at one with nature" based on fictional novels by Jack London and Henry David Thoreau without realizing that his heroes were WORKS OF FICTION. He didn't respect the brutality and seriousness of nature, and he died for it.
I read the book, then I read several articles by TRUE survival experts and they all shoot his story full of holes you could drive a truck through.
He was selfish, stubborn, and although seemed to be "intelligent" he had no fricking common sense. He found out first had what Darwinism is.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:40 pm to cjared036
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It is his intentions that are romanticized.
Ding ding ding. That's it for me.
I've often wondered and sort of wished I could embark on an actual survival task or some sort of nature battle. Granted the kid was an absolute dumbass, and I haven't read up on the actual take just the story, but he's a young kid thinking he's bullet-proof. Most kids think that, they just don't tackle Alaska while in that mentality.
I did think it was pretty shitty the way he purposefully abandoned his sister who seemed like his best friend.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 6:38 am to FootballNostradamus
Just watched this last night, very good movie.
Read up on the actual story itself on some forum that has the Google earth coordinates and some pics of those that hike to the bus still today.
Pretty rough hike and you have to cross that river which at times can be impossible but would be cool to do one day. Shame he could have lived so easily.
Read up on the actual story itself on some forum that has the Google earth coordinates and some pics of those that hike to the bus still today.
Pretty rough hike and you have to cross that river which at times can be impossible but would be cool to do one day. Shame he could have lived so easily.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 8:13 am to UltimateHog
Yeah, it's pretty easy to find on Google Earth, right next to Denali National Park.
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