When was the last time a movie made you want to commit suicide? (Note: sitting through AI doesn’t count because *everyone* was suicidal after that movie.) Well, after seeing ‘Avatar,’ some moviegoers became depressed and suicidal because–Spoiler Alert!–the world depicted in the movie isn’t real. Gasp! What?!
From CNN.com:
On the fan forum site “Avatar Forums,” a topic thread entitled “Ways to cope with the depression of the dream of Pandora being intangible,” has received more than 1,000 posts from people experiencing depression and fans trying to help them cope. The topic became so popular last month that forum administrator Philippe Baghdassarian had to create a second thread so people could continue to post their confused feelings about the movie.
One ‘Avatar’ fan had this to say:
“Ever since I went to see ‘Avatar’ I have been depressed. Watching the wonderful world of Pandora and all the Na’vi made me want to be one of them. I can’t stop thinking about all the things that happened in the film and all of the tears and shivers I got from it,” Mike posted. “I even contemplate suicide thinking that if I do it I will be rebirthed in a world similar to Pandora and the everything is the same as in ‘Avatar.’ “
GET A GRIP, people! I wanted to live in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but you didn’t hear me boo-hooing about it. In simple terms: here’s the line; on one side is reality, and on the other side is what you see in movies and on television. See the difference now?
Photo: CNN/Getty Images
[Thanks to Christine L. for the link!]
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it is a fantastic movie. I think the problem is that it is almost too escapism. you really get into that world. but to consider suicide?? A bit much. I was sad when I couldn’t make my bike fly after I saw E.T. but I got over it.
So true!