A terrible, depressing movie about self destruction

Rating: 1/10 (20 May 2009)

I can't believe that this movie is among the top 250 list of IMDb. With so many true stories that are really worthy for a movie, they come with this garbage of a man who just wants to be a bum and how great it is. This movie just embraced the idea of being homeless. Into The Wild, tells the story of Chris McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch), a kid who just graduated from college and decides to go on a trip throughout the wilderness, with no money, no phone, and clearly no responsibilities. On his journey he meets with hippies, criminals and all kinds of trash, which obviously, didn't help Chris develop any sense of responsibility. The writers try to present Chris McCandless as a brilliant college student, who is always reading books about philosophy and nature. In the end he ends up alone, insane, and dead. Sean Penn tries to justify the character actions by portraying a supposedly dysfunctional family. In reality, the character of McCandless is just a spoil brat that just doesn't want to face the realities of life and decides to run away from it. The director tries to enchant the audience by showing visuals of mountains and wilderness but that doesn't hide the fact that this movie is a terrible one. The film massage is clear from the beginning, "love humans, but love nature more." What type of nonsense is that? It's amazing what some people will do for nature, but won't even move a muscle to help their peers.
The movie is depressing and plain terrible. But if you are the hippie type, hate having to pay the mortgage on time, or don't like to have any responsibilities, well you'll definitely love this movie and even might identify with the character.