A great disservice to Chris McCandless

Rating: 1/10 (15 May 2011)

It angers me that Hollywood profits on somebody's conscious suicide in this movie. So that now every other cretin can scold the protagonist of this movie for being an "irresponsible brat" (thus automatically making the said cretin a responsible model citizen). But I guess that's what our society is all about. Conforming and making more paper at the expense of everything else. And now they can even save on the cost of the actual paper by pushing the bits around! Greed is good, greed is your savior! But ambition and greed are synonyms to an everyday modern idiot.
Too bad the movie tells us, who would've guessed, that our society is good and the only way to survive is to stay in its boundaries. And it does so in the most treacherous ways possible: at the very end! It is akin to Julius Caesar being stabbed by Brutus. I had to slap myself to the face for I was stunned by such a sudden 180° turn.
Make no mistake: Chris was no idiot. He knew that our society is sick and that one man is not enough to heal it. And he also knew what he was doing: he really had enough of this life and wanted it to end. After all, he was smart enough to get a degree. Going into the no return zone without any experience what so ever should be considered suicide by anyone, except the most "mentally challenged".
A tip to anyone wanting to dive "into the wild". Come prepared, study the lore and practice it first, calculate your routes and your risks, get enough tools and head south to where the sun always shines, where the food is plenty and predators are few (that includes the nature's most dangerous animal). Amat victoria curam. By making yourself ready you will greatly enhance your chances of survival. This principle is truly universal. Now onto the movie.
The movie clearly tries to make us believe Chris was a fool. But ask yourself this question: do you really know what was going on in his head? Do you really know what he felt during his last minute? You don't and neither does this movie.
The guy wanted to live the rest of his days "irresponsibly". I say that's his business. Watching this movie I can only assume it was a delayed cry for attention and a sort of an ironic revenge, but it's only an assumption. Now tell me this: will your death differ in any way from his? You too are going to the same place, even if your roads will differ.