Into the Wild

Into the Wild was the most Amazing movie I have ever seen. Rarely am I left with an awestruck feeling at the finish of the movie. My first words were "Holy Crap, that was intense." Based on the Article and book Krackauer wrote, Mcandless seemed to have a strong need for a sensation of independence. We all like to be able to think we can taek care of ourselves, but not the degree we witnessed in the film. It is incredibly difficult to put my thoughts on McCandlesses adventure in words. His drive and thirst for self-reliance far surpasses any of my experiences I can Connect to. In the entire Article, there was only one quote I could form a personal connection with: "McCandless Viewed running as an intenseley spiritual exercise akin to meditation." While I am not much of a runner, any I view any form of exercise as a form of meditation. With emphasis on cycling, the carefree feeling of bliss I experience while out on a biking adventure or scaling some local cliffs in simply indescribeable. The senstation of being cut loose from society with nothing to care about is just so refreshing, perhaps this is what attracted McCandless to his wilderness demise.

I would also like to make a footnote that I have been considering writing about adventure as a form of mediation for my final project. I am still attempting to formulate a question.

Source:

Krakauer, J. (1993). Death of an Innocent: How Christopher McCandless lost his way in the wilds. The next generation. Outside Magazine, page numbers unavailable.