tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733870058840414356.post2721626535362634941..comments2024-01-23T10:29:57.817-08:00Comments on Jason Watches Movies: Jason watches "Into the Wild"puppymeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17861361925649066123noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4733870058840414356.post-8396750692120814862010-12-04T13:05:59.983-08:002010-12-04T13:05:59.983-08:00Nice take on this. I think the story has/will hav...Nice take on this. I think the story has/will have such broad appeal for its raising 'a' if not 'the' fundamental question with regard to the human condition...knowing oneself. At the root of it, McCandless appears to have sought the answer to this ultimate question with fortitude and courage. The latter more easily dismissed by most with suggestions of death wish or common insults of stupidity, but the former not so easily explained away.<br /><br />Most of us struggle with this issue our entire lives, but few of us have the fortitude much less the courage to follow this ultimate question and achieve its answer.<br /><br />I too saw them in the wrong order, and believe I would have enjoyed Penn’s film more if I was unaware of all the inaccuracies. However, critically this makes Penn’s film an interesting story, but not the Chris McCandless’ story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com