Suicide. It’s a somewhat taboo word. People try to avoid it if they can but it’s been popping up on my radar lately since I’ve been hearing it discussed  from various sources. With the recent anniversary of Cobain’s death, the multiple suicides in the Korean entertainment industry including the most recent one, suicides because of economic difficulties, the local Freddie Mac executive, and  a film that recently played at SXSW, suicide can be sensationalized in the media. I even saw a character attempt suicide when watching the Naruto Shippuden: Bonds movie recently.

When a person has reached a point where he/she is unable to cope with real or perceived extreme stress/pain, suicide enters into the equation as a way out. Technically, that seems to be what usually occurs but emotionally, it can be difficult to understand. I have wanted to write an opus on the subject of teen suicide, but have never found the right way to go about it, so I’m curious to see the film that played at SXSW.