In regard to Chris and his Hollywood legacy
Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:33 am
I am new to the following of Into the Wild. In fact, I just watched the movie three days ago. I was captivated by the story, and upon returning home, I watched Ron Lamothe's documentary. I plan on buying the book of Into the Wild as well, but that is besides the point of this post.
My heart has been hurting for Chris- I have been questioning whether or not he would have wanted to have receive this attention, would he have wanted to be thought of as a hero? Chris has been turned into another Kurt Cobain, another John Lennon.. yes, he was interesting, but he's not a god. Sean Penn did an amazing job on the movie, but he seemed to only be selling the parts of Chris that people would like. He wasn't even able to reveal the truth of his death,(death by starvation instead of poisoning) he didn't want the audience to see Chris as being weak. Chris was romanticized in the movie, and I wish that the film was able to show the audience more of Chris's true character instead of his Supertramp persona.
Anyways, sorry for how rambled this post is. It is past midnight where I live.
I know this site is somewhat dead, but it would be interesting to have some healthy banter with a few of you about this topic!
My heart has been hurting for Chris- I have been questioning whether or not he would have wanted to have receive this attention, would he have wanted to be thought of as a hero? Chris has been turned into another Kurt Cobain, another John Lennon.. yes, he was interesting, but he's not a god. Sean Penn did an amazing job on the movie, but he seemed to only be selling the parts of Chris that people would like. He wasn't even able to reveal the truth of his death,(death by starvation instead of poisoning) he didn't want the audience to see Chris as being weak. Chris was romanticized in the movie, and I wish that the film was able to show the audience more of Chris's true character instead of his Supertramp persona.
Anyways, sorry for how rambled this post is. It is past midnight where I live.
I know this site is somewhat dead, but it would be interesting to have some healthy banter with a few of you about this topic!