Into the Wild

Last night I saw Into the Wild. Although it was long, I thought it was a very interesting movie and admired him for being courageous and strong enough to leave a society he couldn't stand. His parents were very uptight and seemed to care a lot about what they looked like and what people thought of them. They were into politics and following rules, which Chris and his sister hated. At graduation Chris jogs out with his hands up in a really unprofessional way. His parents look embarrassed of their son who is so carefree and don't care what people think of him. While the family is out for breakfast one morning, they yell at their daughter for driving with a permit and tell Chris they are going to buy him a new car which he refuses to accept. He likes his car, feels nothing is wrong with it, and doesn't care what people think of him (which is all his parents care about). One scene shows their father receiving some award at their house and Chris and his sister aren't even applauding him or in the backyard celebrating with the others. It bothers their father who seems them not even paying attention to him and he is angry that they don't have the same ideals as himself and his wife. The father is only proud that Chris could get into Harvard Law School and just responds with: "That is a big deal." He tells his parents he has 24,000 dollars saved up. He burns this money when he leaves them to live without material things which he says is so much more exciting and fun.