Really good indie flick! I would suggest not looking at any reviews, just go find it and watch it. A little slow in parts, but a great message!
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The book is better than the movie but its hard to beat that soundtrack.
I will have to check that out...Since we're on the subject of young people setting off on adventures in the wild, I'll give a plug to the documentary Unbranded. It's about 4 recent Texas A&M grads, all experienced horsemen, who get the crazy idea of adopting and training a group of wild mustang's and riding them from the Mexican border to the Canadian border through the Rockies. If you like horses, incredible western scenery, or a sense of adventure, and especially if you like all three, give this documentary a look. If you are a horse person, it will give you a strong respect for the trainability and durability of the wild horses in the American west.
I think McCandless had some great qualities that I admire. However, his lack of knowledge and preparation cost him everything.Unbranded was a great watch for sure. Those are the kinds of young men that we should be holding up. Not the weak like McCandless.
It's important to note that the kid had serious mental health issues. Someone in a manic state is liable to do something like this without being fully prepared. He showed that even before going to Alaska.I think McCandless had some great qualities that I admire. However, his lack of knowledge and preparation cost him everything.
The bus was taken out there by hunters if I'm not mistaken and he was pretty far from civilization. I believe it was hunters who eventually found him as well.I thought the movie was very well done, directed by Sean Penn, great soundtrack including Eddie Vedder. Not sure how remote the area was, but just because there was a bus there doesn't mean it was close to populated areas?
He didn't just starve to death. He mistakenly ate poisonous seeds he thought to be wild potato seeds that prevented him from going out to get food.The message was that a moron starved to death in a place that other people parked a city bus.
Think about that for a second.
My son has done a little of that, not shitcanned all his possessions and burned his currency, but he's definitely not been afraid to go after his dreams and not conform to anyone's agenda on how to live his life! More power to him, don't know where he got it from!Great movie !!! Hey the kid wasn’t prepared but the things he got to experience were things some of us may never experience in our lifetime . Just because a kid doesn’t want to conform to society and work a job he hates for 50 years and fall into a cookie cutter life is pretty cool in my opinion . In all honestly the things he saw and experienced in his very short life are things that we may never see. I wouldn’t have the cajones to do what he did , not many do . I bet even lying in the bus dying he probably didn’t have many regrets (other than studying his forage a little better). Very cool movie .
I respect those who dont conform to societal norms and do their own thing (assuming lawful and it isnt harming anyone else). Live true to your values and there's a certain frontiersman quality to that I respect. But be consistent. If you don't want to work the dreaded job for 40 years and save for retirement, more power to you, but please don't complain if you haven't saved any money and don't expect everyone else to pay for your retirement.
It is a sad and cautionary tale. But I think it's worth remembering that most of this country was settled by people who had no knowledge of the land they ventured into and many were completely unprepared for what they would find there. And MANY died early deaths, for a variety of reasons. I recognize the difference between pioneers and a young man with mental health problems, but historically, the lure of a "better life," whatever that may mean to different people, has been strong enough that people are willing to risk everything to find it.Sad story.
Cautionary tale. Don't venture into the great outdoors unless you are knowledgeable and prepared.