Into the Wild Movie Reflection

I personally thought Into the Wild had a good message and was a good movie. The main character was Christopher McCandless aka Alexander Supertramp it was his story about the wild. There was part of the movie I did not enjoy because they made no sense and it didn't fit in the movie. I understood that he wanted freedom and he was unhappy with his relationship with parents especially because he had no independence. He also didn't’t like the thought of money making you successful. He also didn't enjoy being near the people around him (except his sister). I thought that his trip to Alaska was both reckless and exciting. It was reckless because he didn't know how live in the wild by himself, also it was dangerous since it was his first time there and he had no prior knowledge of the wild. The trip was exciting because he went to many different places and he could finally have independence.  Also he meets different people who change his perspective of the wild and life. When he meets the people on his way to Alaska whom tell him that he should follow his heart and that is what gave him the strength and confidence to continue on to Alaska. His perspective at first was very optimistic and he was enjoying the beauty of the wild. The wild was a haven to him a place where he would be happy. As he learned to hunt animals, how to gather food, find a shelter or build one, find water etc. He felt satisfaction in his work. His perspective change when he ate the poisonous peas. He was in pain and felt very lonely.  He had tried to go home because there was nothing left for him in the wild and he was afraid and alone. The movie did change my perspective of the wild slightly it showed how it was peaceful, calm, and beautiful. But it also explains how in the wild it is difficult to survive in and how a simple mistake can harm you. People go into the wild for solitude, enjoyment, and to learn about nature. We need the wilderness because it gives animals’ shelter and food and it provides materials that we need to live.