What it’s Really Like on “The Beach”

12 February 2014 Ever dreamed of what it might be like to step into the shoes of Richard, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, in The Beach (or perhaps run away with him)? Fantasized of abandoning it all and surviving on the bare essentials in a tropical island paradise while Moby’s Porcelain plays from some unseen device in the jungle? I think most of us who watched the movie (or read the book) all dreamed about escaping to that perfect little slice of para…