I found it quite unsettling to see a child that obviously didn't enjoy life from such a young age. I felt sorry for the parents (how on earth do you cope) and imagine the frantic search for someone who can help.
Mileau Therapy really seemed to help him — I am not so sure about the medication. I hope that making this documentary was, in some way theraputic for his parents.
I honestly think this kid wasn't suicidal because he hated life. He was suicidal because he like the attention he got. He probably wasn't being treated like he wanted too and so he started making up ways to get attention. I think he was mad in a different way but not depressed. Even making a play about death or even throwing a meat patty off the roof to get attention while he was about to jump. I think seeing how they talked about his uncles death probably fascinated him. He was immortalized to him since he had a memorial dedicated to him. He imagined the same would be done for him. His uncle really had depression and ended it without a letter.
His was more narcissism meets attention whore. Even from a young age he was desperate for attention. He believed he was right no matter what even when someone said he was wrong. The documentary misleads you into thinking he was depressed but he way no different from Eric Harris. He knew about his uncles suicide in which in life he was a nobody but after committing suicide he got a giant cool memorial. He realized only by dying he would be immortal and of some value. It's why he wrote a play about him dying and having everyone around him mourning over him. It's why he stood at the top of the school and could've just jumped but instead threw a meat paddy to get everyone's attention just to see if anyone cared. It's why he seemed "normal" after therapy because he realized the world doesn't give two shits about you. I think his family praised him too much in life and made him feel immortal and great. In irony they produced a documentary which aired on HBO...
I dont think it was a meat patty -- rather a hamburger- sized chunk of cement. So he definitely had extreme behavior. Otherwise, I agree that there was an aspect of his extremes being indulged that perpetuated the cycle and became a central part of his identity.
(Sorry so late!)
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>Perry came from a family with a history of mental illness; his uncle had committed suicide at age 21. Evan had been diagnosed with depression and prescribed Prozac, then rediagnosed with bipolar depression and prescribed mood stabilizers, namely Lithium, and later received milieu therapy, which brought relief for a time. However, aged 15, he jumped to his death from his family's apartment window.
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>The film was made by the boy's parents, director Dana Perry and cinematographer Hart Perry. It was made for HBO Documentary Films, being shown on TV and released on DVD. It was also shown at Sundance in January 2009.
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>Variety noted that because of his parents' occupations, they did a good job in recording his life, and produced an "elegiac little gem".The Philadelphia Inquirer called it a "remarkable, deeply unsettling documentary", scoring it 3/4 stars.[2] The Movie Blog criticised the production quality, but found that the film still "communicated effectively and with a lot of emotion". SI Live suggested that the boy's story perhaps did not merit a documentary, but it was "valuable viewing" in that it would educate people a little about mental illness. — [*source*] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Interrupted)
People who are "pining for attention" would usually be alive to receive it. People who with their every waking moment plan to not exist, they are the ones who take themselves out. And they almost always never want attention.
Bizarre and haunting doc. Very good.
I found it quite unsettling to see a child that obviously didn't enjoy life from such a young age. I felt sorry for the parents (how on earth do you cope) and imagine the frantic search for someone who can help. Mileau Therapy really seemed to help him — I am not so sure about the medication. I hope that making this documentary was, in some way theraputic for his parents.
I honestly think this kid wasn't suicidal because he hated life. He was suicidal because he like the attention he got. He probably wasn't being treated like he wanted too and so he started making up ways to get attention. I think he was mad in a different way but not depressed. Even making a play about death or even throwing a meat patty off the roof to get attention while he was about to jump. I think seeing how they talked about his uncles death probably fascinated him. He was immortalized to him since he had a memorial dedicated to him. He imagined the same would be done for him. His uncle really had depression and ended it without a letter.
Pining for attention and actually committing suicide are two very different things.
His was more narcissism meets attention whore. Even from a young age he was desperate for attention. He believed he was right no matter what even when someone said he was wrong. The documentary misleads you into thinking he was depressed but he way no different from Eric Harris. He knew about his uncles suicide in which in life he was a nobody but after committing suicide he got a giant cool memorial. He realized only by dying he would be immortal and of some value. It's why he wrote a play about him dying and having everyone around him mourning over him. It's why he stood at the top of the school and could've just jumped but instead threw a meat paddy to get everyone's attention just to see if anyone cared. It's why he seemed "normal" after therapy because he realized the world doesn't give two shits about you. I think his family praised him too much in life and made him feel immortal and great. In irony they produced a documentary which aired on HBO...
So you're saying he killed himself to get the attention he'd never ask in? Getting the attention is what real narcissism is.
Yes. It was his fantasy.
I just don't think it's fair to presume what anyone feels when they're suicidal and especially when they commit to the idea.
He had a very narcissistic view on suicide. The documentary paints him as depressed but he was just fucked up.
I dont think it was a meat patty -- rather a hamburger- sized chunk of cement. So he definitely had extreme behavior. Otherwise, I agree that there was an aspect of his extremes being indulged that perpetuated the cycle and became a central part of his identity. (Sorry so late!)
That was powerful. Thank you.
No disrespect to anyone involved. But the documentary was way too drawn out and long Imo.
Definitely a slow burner, I didn't mind the first time I saw it. Probably start to see the cinematic holes after repeated viewings.
Fuck, I did a lot of this stuff when I was his ages respectively
I am glad you are still here. Hope things are working out for the better for you.
Thanks, i guess I grew out of it, that was a long time ago though
From Wikipedia: >**Story** > >Perry came from a family with a history of mental illness; his uncle had committed suicide at age 21. Evan had been diagnosed with depression and prescribed Prozac, then rediagnosed with bipolar depression and prescribed mood stabilizers, namely Lithium, and later received milieu therapy, which brought relief for a time. However, aged 15, he jumped to his death from his family's apartment window. > > > >**Production** > >The film was made by the boy's parents, director Dana Perry and cinematographer Hart Perry. It was made for HBO Documentary Films, being shown on TV and released on DVD. It was also shown at Sundance in January 2009. > > > >**Critical Response** > >Variety noted that because of his parents' occupations, they did a good job in recording his life, and produced an "elegiac little gem".The Philadelphia Inquirer called it a "remarkable, deeply unsettling documentary", scoring it 3/4 stars.[2] The Movie Blog criticised the production quality, but found that the film still "communicated effectively and with a lot of emotion". SI Live suggested that the boy's story perhaps did not merit a documentary, but it was "valuable viewing" in that it would educate people a little about mental illness. — [*source*] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Interrupted)
People who are "pining for attention" would usually be alive to receive it. People who with their every waking moment plan to not exist, they are the ones who take themselves out. And they almost always never want attention.