His name was Chris McCandless and he was a dumbass, his death has been well documented by this point. He went to live in the Alaskan wilderness with no plan, no map, minimal equipment or knowledge and died of starvation/poisonous potato seeds (His cause of death is argued).
He had the faustian spirit. You wouldnt get it. He deliberately went in without a map for a more authentic experience, not because he didnt think to bring one...
Oh man that movie made me so angry, they tried so hold this kid in such a noble, glorified light. All I saw was a whiny rich kid trash the BMW his daddy bought him and go into the woods to die like an idiot. I was actually a big fan of the ending. They should’ve made the same movie but about Ted Kaczynski instead
His methods were unspeakable but his message was not all bad. He did sprinkle in some pretty bad stuff in with all the anti-technology thoughts though...
I think Catcher in the Rye pulls off the angsty teen pretty well, especially that age when you start to see how much of the adult world is bullshit. One of the things that spoke to me was how Holden really admired this piano player that worked at a club in his neighborhood.
I can't remember exactly how he said it but he'd go watch him and be so impressed but once the club started filling up with people the pianist would start playing really show-boaty and embellish everything to the point it was tacky... Anyway the part that always stuck with me is when he said that if he could play the piano that well, he'd play it in the fucking closet... I feel this way all the time even today with all the instagram tik-tok shorts of musicians playing to the algos
I cannot for the life of me understand why he is idolized.
Unprepared, ignorant, and naive and I'm supposed to somehow find him *inspirational*?
Like there are tons of people who fuck off to the wilderness, don't die, and just live there. But ooooh no, Chris McCandles has to be put on a pedestal! What a free spirit! Fuck off
A dude that picked him up while hitch hiking tried to talk him out of it. When he wouldn't change his mind, the guy offered him maps and some of his own gear but the dumb ass refused it.
I refuse to remember what what kino means since I know it is something stupid, so I just think of it as some weird weeb term, like baka, has the same kind of tone
It's from Greek kinematograph, literally the same as cinema, except English speaking losers made it an "s" sounding c. A lot of countries call cinemas/movies kino.
Good kino can make you comfy, that's why people sometimes use it to refer to things unrelated to cinema. Because they're talking about an experience being well executed, much like how people say "absolute cinema" over a good kill in a game. They're equating the execution of an experience to that of a well executed scene
"I have had a happy life". At that point he has to at least commit to his rtarded hippie act, when hes near death, after realising hes a dumbass and how hard he fucked up
he did everything to die but still pulled off 113 days streak. that must be mean something but i rubbed mine about 2min ago and can't think intellectially enough.
That album is just something else. The movie is pretty good, pretty moving, but that soundtrack... It's like reading the right book at the right time in your life.
Wibble606@reddit
His name was Chris McCandless and he was a dumbass, his death has been well documented by this point. He went to live in the Alaskan wilderness with no plan, no map, minimal equipment or knowledge and died of starvation/poisonous potato seeds (His cause of death is argued).
Inevitable_Goal4114@reddit
He had the faustian spirit. You wouldnt get it. He deliberately went in without a map for a more authentic experience, not because he didnt think to bring one...
Pretend-Charge5029@reddit
you know i think he was a retarded hippie but he tried and ig faced death with dignity. thats respectable.
lobotominizer@reddit
Love these hippies
superSaganzaPPa86@reddit
Oh man that movie made me so angry, they tried so hold this kid in such a noble, glorified light. All I saw was a whiny rich kid trash the BMW his daddy bought him and go into the woods to die like an idiot. I was actually a big fan of the ending. They should’ve made the same movie but about Ted Kaczynski instead
VampiroMedicado@reddit
Ted was onto something.
TheMadFlyentist@reddit
His methods were unspeakable but his message was not all bad. He did sprinkle in some pretty bad stuff in with all the anti-technology thoughts though...
Tommysrx@reddit
MekotheSaurus@reddit
It gave me the same vibes as Catcher in the rye book.
Like am i supposed to relate to a spoiled rich kid that thinks he's too good for a normie life and hates his parents for wanting the best for him.
Im gonna need more than a cool Eddie Vedder song and a beautiful landscape to like a movie about an entitled asshole.
superSaganzaPPa86@reddit
I think Catcher in the Rye pulls off the angsty teen pretty well, especially that age when you start to see how much of the adult world is bullshit. One of the things that spoke to me was how Holden really admired this piano player that worked at a club in his neighborhood.
I can't remember exactly how he said it but he'd go watch him and be so impressed but once the club started filling up with people the pianist would start playing really show-boaty and embellish everything to the point it was tacky... Anyway the part that always stuck with me is when he said that if he could play the piano that well, he'd play it in the fucking closet... I feel this way all the time even today with all the instagram tik-tok shorts of musicians playing to the algos
JeSuisLePain@reddit
The main character of Catcher In The Rye being a cynical asshole is kinda the point of the book.
Into The Wild felt totally devoid of that kind of satirical self-awareness.
PlantationMint@reddit
I cannot for the life of me understand why he is idolized.
Unprepared, ignorant, and naive and I'm supposed to somehow find him *inspirational*?
Like there are tons of people who fuck off to the wilderness, don't die, and just live there. But ooooh no, Chris McCandles has to be put on a pedestal! What a free spirit! Fuck off
SuperSocialMan@reddit
Well it seems like the photo in the post cut out like 90% of the story, so I'd assume that's why: People just see this short snippet and roll with it.
hiimderyk@reddit
Dick Proenneke's story could be the perfect movie. A wildly fascinating story.
Quenz@reddit
This guy was a huge dick to just about everyone, too.
leastemployableman@reddit
In the book he came across as a smarmy who thought he was better than everyone else because he lived like a dirty hobo.
winkman@reddit
But he was REAL, man.
BenAfflecksBalls@reddit
That's a prerequisite of being a dirty hobo
tittysprinkles112@reddit
He wasn't far from a ranger station and could have gotten help if he had a map iirc.
I hate dumbass hippies that think nature is all good vibes and smoking the peace pipe. Nature is unforgiving and dangerous. Be prepared.
AU36832@reddit
A dude that picked him up while hitch hiking tried to talk him out of it. When he wouldn't change his mind, the guy offered him maps and some of his own gear but the dumb ass refused it.
HitIerWasWrong@reddit
Probably didn't want to be accused of offering a starlight tour.
Claudzilla@reddit
Nuh uh I accidentally bumped into nature at a gas station once and he said it wasn't a big deal
BrocoliAssassin@reddit
People can like nature but also understand the dangers of it.
Sounds like you need some magic mushrooms and chill out.
YoloSwag4Jesus420fgt@reddit
The seed story is obvious bullshit. He starved lol.
AtomicMonkeyTheFirst@reddit
He had an abusive childhood & mental health problems that made him reject any close relationship & need to be completely alone.
Its a sad story because he seemed to be figuring himself out before he died.
MothWaifu1711@reddit
The journal has him slowly realizing he was a dumbass and wasted his time and coming to terms that his death his on him and entirely his fault
analyst2501@reddit
I prefer the Michael Bay version where the bus blows up while Chris is trying to disarm a bomb.
PlantationMint@reddit
Speed, the Chris McCandles story
Free_Indication_8417@reddit
Had to read some ass book about this dumbass, English teacher thought he was inspirational and onto something
Coolcricri3@reddit
I refuse to remember what what kino means since I know it is something stupid, so I just think of it as some weird weeb term, like baka, has the same kind of tone
VikingSlayer@reddit
It's from Greek kinematograph, literally the same as cinema, except English speaking losers made it an "s" sounding c. A lot of countries call cinemas/movies kino.
OneCoolGhoul@reddit
I always thought it meant like comfy
Dont_Touch_My_Nachos@reddit
Good kino can make you comfy, that's why people sometimes use it to refer to things unrelated to cinema. Because they're talking about an experience being well executed, much like how people say "absolute cinema" over a good kill in a game. They're equating the execution of an experience to that of a well executed scene
Adept-Replacement213@reddit
This was a movie. Into the Wild (2007).
TrueSir5476@reddit
"I have had a happy life". At that point he has to at least commit to his rtarded hippie act, when hes near death, after realising hes a dumbass and how hard he fucked up
kauefr@reddit
Into the Wild (2007)
KURDISHMINOR@reddit
he did everything to die but still pulled off 113 days streak. that must be mean something but i rubbed mine about 2min ago and can't think intellectially enough.
CuTTyFL4M@reddit
That album is just something else. The movie is pretty good, pretty moving, but that soundtrack... It's like reading the right book at the right time in your life.