#1: Christopher McCandless (the subject of Into the Wild). "What He Actually Proved: that the corrupt, capitalist society he so loathed was pretty much the only thing keeping him alive. Alaskan Park Ranger Peter Christian has said, 'When you consider McCandless from my perspective, you quickly see that what he did wasn't even particularly daring, just stupid. If he had (brought) a good map he could have walked out.'"