Into the Wild...

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

I thought Penn made a good movie. Granted, in my opinion, there was no need for Kristen Stewart. Don't like her, she adds white trash persona to a film which brings it down in my opinion. Other than that, I liked it.

P.S: Avatar is better.

Well, I think the term "white trash" is a bit offensive. I don't think her appearance (being in the film, not how she looked) brought down the film at all. I don't really think the mini love story was needed, I agree. It wasn't in the book. However, it did provide two things which could be considered important:

[Show spoiler] 1) Chris turns her down for sex. In the book, there was speculation that Chris was actually gay. 2) It shows the affect that Chris had on everyone he met. The old man, whose name escapes me, got out of the house after Chris died. He spent the rest of his life, as per Chris's recommendation, traveling the country alone in memory of Chris.