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In Reply to: RE: Well, Chris, it's (SPOILERS!) about a guy posted by tinear on July 27, 2009 at 09:07:36
"who ends up starving to death. That seems a rather dramatic event."
He died very slowly in a very undramatic way, similar to someone with cancer or any other progressive disease.
The story was about the journey, not the destination and if he'd have survived the movie would still have been worth making.
"does one believe what one writes about oneself, wholeheartedly?"
All the characters were interviewed at length so I don't imagine for one second that Penn took the journal at face value.
The impression I had of the main character was of a guy who was very self-centred and who lacked empathy for his family, and whose primary motivation for getting to Alaska was to rebel against his Father and his Father's principles.
In that respect I agree with you about his self-indulgence, though I also appreciated his attitude and outlook on life which was thought provoking despite his flawed and naive application.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
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