Into the wild (my review 12/07/2012)

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)