It was clear beforehand that the guy was mentally ill. To hear his upbringing confirms it, and to see his mother - the one who is as responsible as his father for the abuse the kid lived through - SMILE as she observed that he died in the sleeping bag she'd bought for him - to hear the total denial of her guilt, to see the parents' faces and see their TOTAL denial of the abuse they put their kids through - it's no wonder he was mentally ill with parents like that. His father was a monster and his mother a monstrous enabler. This wasn't an adventure. He was fleeing the misery inside his own head, and that is nothing to admire or emulate.
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
2014
Action / Adventure / Documentary
Return to the Wild: The Chris McCandless Story
2014
Action / Adventure / Documentary
Plot summary
Twenty years ago, a young American hiker named Chris McCandless, the accomplished son of successful middle class parents, was found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness and became the subject of the best-selling book and movie “Into the Wild.” Now, PBS retraces Chris McCandless’ steps to try to piece together why he severed all ties with his past, burnt or gave away all his money, changed his name and headed into the Denali Wilderness. McCandless' own letters, released for the first time, as well as new and surprising interviews, probe the mystery that still lies at the heart of a story that has become part of the American literary canon and compels so many to this day.
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Truth that directly fills blanks well
This is a well done follow up that explains the why someone so promising would pretty much go into the wild with a good chance of either overcoming tremendous odds or succumbing. Someone so damaged from abuse and witnessing abuse on top of the more killer denial. The parents really obvious denial in this film is both creepy and incredibly sad.
The sister sacrifices by getting this out there and it is not pretty. I don't understand the mean and petty reviews here that accuse the sister of making a profit from this dumpster fire of a father and both parents in their deranged denial and dismissal. This needs to be told and I am sure many people can relate. I can and thank you to the sister!
One of the worse documentaries/book tie-ins, money grabbing cons EVER.
This is actually one of the worst things my eyes have ever seen. The book was incredibly dull, his sister is a money-grubbing leech, and she CANNOT write to save her life. The documentary itself is a hate letter to her parents. No wonder Chris went to die in the woods--he couldn't stand his sister.
Seriously: do not watch this. Unbelievably tedious, boring. Nothing here folks, except people cashing in on Into The Wild.