This was a good movie to watch. It taught me about why one human being
(main character Chris McCandless) was driven by arrogance and shameless
attitude; regardless, of other humans warning him to settle down. I enjoyed the
natural realm that Alaska offered the viewers. Someone with the mental
attitudes of Chris would go north to this state to try an escape civilization. This is
probably the last non-domesticated region on the globe. With respect to the
Chris’ family survivors, I will just simply say, “My heart and thoughts go to you in
true condolences for your loss.”
Here is a young man with plenty of good talents, but because of some Bi-polar
disease of his mental faculties, he ultimately loses his life on a suicide trip to
Alaska. Bi-polarism is a real mental illness and many people have lost life from
suicide due to this mental illness. Bi-polarism is a manic-depressive mental
illness. A person with this hereditary disease can function effectively in society if
medication and proper therapy is constantly given day by day all through life.
Unfortunately for Chris, his thinking was faulty from early on and whether or not
his parents failed in recognizing this, Chris exhibited aspects of Bi-polarism
probably from his youth and throughout education years. However, in the ‘90s,
that mental illness was not fully understood yet. Many psychological studies
were still going on. Now, more than 15 years later, the mental health doctors
can recognize early on the onset of this mental disease. That is the benefit of
passing time. Professionals learn from others.
So, I pity the McCandless family. Their loss hopeful makes someone else aware
of the dangers of mental illness gone awry. If, I could say one thing, and that
would be lets all be more aware of those around suffering with mental illness and
show a caring heart. “…love covers a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8 NIV)
