The family the guy came from lives in Chesapeake Beach.
He did grow up in Annandale... :shrug:Source?
Mostly, I thought it was a waste of 2 1/2 hours.
Gotta say I'm with you on that.
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Well yes, there was that.- if for nothing else - the movie does offer some nice views of the Alaskan wilderness.
Anybody see this movie?
He did grow up in Annandale... :shrug:
I do want to see this, because I am one of those who has dreamed of going off alone to 'test' myself and do something different. But, after reading his story, I must say he was rather boneheaded; he went in virtually unprepared, lacking equipment, supplies, or even a map.
I don't know how the movie portrays him, and I've heard that - if for nothing else - the movie does offer some nice views of the Alaskan wilderness.
He survived for approximately 112 days in the Alaskan wilderness, he died sometime in August, and his decomposed body was found in early September by moose hunters...the exact cause of the young man's death remains open to question. McCandless may simply have starved to death, a theory backed by the fact that McCandless' body weighed an estimated 67 pounds at the time it was discovered.
FYI-For anyone who wanted to travel in the wilds, I highly recommended a very important book to take with is S.A.S. Survival Handbook by John Wiseman, a former British Special Operator.
I enjoyed the movie, i was ready to pack up and head out until I saw the end. But if you go prepared then things would turn out different, he did survive a long time for not having anything, at least he enjoyed most of his life, he got a little depressed at the end when he couldn't get across the river, but I don't think he tried hard enough. he could have built a raft, what else did he have to do?.