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A pet peeve of mine is the noble suicide trope used often in film and tv. Armageddon, Aliens, Endgame, 7 Pounds, its everywhere. I haven't seen any research b
by thinkcontext 7y ago
A pet peeve of mine is the noble suicide trope used often in film and tv. Armageddon, Aliens, Endgame, 7 Pounds, its everywhere. I haven't seen any research but I imagine it could normalize suicide in the minds of the impressionable young.
I get that's its an effective (though artistically blunt) plot device but I would prefer that it be used less.
- chasd00 7y agolots of heroic stories result in the death of the hero. I suppose suicide is technically correct but the story is a heroic sacrifice not a suicide.