This subject is quite a bit more serious than others but in some movies it’s been seen that suicide is something that gets made into a bit of humor to make it a lesser threat. In the spirit of National Suicide Prevention Month some people would take serious offense at this but some would agree that laughing at what depresses us is sometimes better medicine than anything a doctor could prescribe. But then again it’s important to remember how important it is to remind people that there is a great deal still to live for and that simply pulling the plug on themselves in one way or another is never a great idea. The practice of trying to keep people from taking their lives is one that many people take quite seriously as it is their life’s goal to make sure that people know that there is simply too much in life to take for granted.
Here are some of the better movies concerning suicide.
5. The Virgin Suicides
It’s kind of hard to know just how to react to this film since the boys are not innocent in any way when it comes to the suicides of the girls, nor are the parents blameless for their reaction to the eldest daughter’s suicide. But throughout it all you can definitely get a feeling that something is inherently wrong in the Lisbon household if this is how the girls are reacting once they’ve been in the world outside their home. The fact that the remaining sisters formed a suicide pact is so out of left field that one can’t help but think that something in their family had gone horribly wrong and they simply needed a way out.
4. Girl, Interrupted
When you got to the psych ward one of the last things you really want to do is hook up with anyone that’s going to make your condition worse. But if you pal around with those that at least understand that you’re going through some stuff and can help alleviate your pain in some way by sharing their own and finding a way to that comfort zone then it might get a little better. Of course if they learn that you’re writing a story about them that doesn’t seem all that flattering then that trust breaks pretty quickly and the problems that you were dealing with seem trivial by comparison as suicide becomes the least of your problems.
3. The Number 23
It’s amazing how people can block things out and how the mind can allow it in order to keep functioning and moving forward as it needs to. Walter didn’t remember a single thing about his past before meeting his wife, but when he found the strange book that he apparently wrote and begins to follow the maddening tale it tells he begins to see bits and pieces in the fantasy that was typed down and his mind begins to unravel the clues that lead towards what he did, and what he nearly succeeded in doing. Suicide was his way out from the pain, but the repeat act was avoided largely because he had come to realize that it wasn’t the right way of the hole he’d dug.
2. Dead Man on Campus
It takes a morbid sense of humor to really laugh at suicide but in this film when a promising student sees his grades begin to slip thanks to the result of having too much fun at expense of his studying he sees his future going down the drain quickly. So it comes to his attention that if his roommate was to commit suicide his grades would be overlooked and he’d be allowed to stay at the university. Because really the trauma does seem like it would affect a person if they happen to be close to their roommate and knew them on a personal level. It’s a cheap way to forgive bad grades, but it worked in the movie at least.
1. Seven Pounds
It takes so little to change a life, and so little to ruin it. Tim runs a masterful plot to leave everything he has to the most deserving people he can find, as he’s sure that his course will help to change lives and allow these good people to go on and change the lives of others. The way he plans this is so intricate that it has to be seen to be believed since by the end of the film one can see that he has all his bases covered and everyone taken care of as much as he possibly can. Suicide is not the best way to go, even when it’s as noble as this, but in some way you can almost feel for the man since he gave his life in order to make those he’d found appreciate theirs that much more.
Suicide is a very real and pervasive problem, so if you happen to know someone that’s having issues in their life and might think about such a drastic step, don’t hesitate to reach out.
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