Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 17:00:19 GMT
Here is my take on this NETFLIX Original Series.
A) I don't understand the controversy surrounding this. The media makes you believe it's promoting Suicide as an option, and glamorizing the idea.
B) Teen Suicide has spiked since it's release and a few teens who saw it killed themselves shortly after.
I don't understand either side. The show doesn't glamorize suicide, if anything you feel sorry for the people who are left behind and have to deal with the consequences of Hanna's death.
I don't understand the teens who killed themselves after watching this. It makes me want to be nicer to the quiet people I see in the halls at work or in daily life, it made me rethink a lot (especially the fact we don't know what people are going through every day). So the next time you see someone angry, bitter, or looking unsettling, maybe talk to them, and just show some kindness.
SPOILERS:
There are some strong moments in this series such as Hannah's first kiss and subsequent release of the upskirt photo. The parts with Bryce (including the rape) and the part where Hannah poured her heart out into that poetry and her inner most private thoughts were shared with the entire school. Even the stalker/cameraman stuff was very heavy. Also the Jessica with a substance abuse problem was pretty strong. The moments with Clay are strong, trying to cope with Hanna's death, the moments with his parents, or dealing with anger/revenge thoughts.
The weaknesses in my humble opinion are the cheesy fights such as Hanna and her FML Monet's coffee club falling out, or the asian girl Courtney's story arch and some of the smaller things that I guess needed to be in there to show Hanna have ONE MORE THING dumped on her head. Also, I didn't care for Tony too much. I felt like he was too stalkerish. Maybe just have Clay go to him when he wants to quit and have Tony talk him into finishing, as opposed to following him around every corner. This may have worked in the novel (mysterious) but in the show, it comes off weird.
Spoilers Over:
All in all, the good outweigh the bad. The parents of Hanna were strong actors and their story was heartbreaking. The dad was the voice of reason and the mom was looking for justification in all the wrong places. I give it an 8/10. I was going to give it a 7/10 about halfway through, but the ending came back strong, and the acting was too raw to give it a lower score. Could have been a MASTERPIECE in Teen Drama, but came a little short in some places.
In the end, it was NOBODY's fault. Suicide is a selfish act, and Hanna, no matter how bad she had it was suffering from mental illness. Over 90% of teen suicides are a result of mental illness. If anyone was to blame it was the parents for not spending time with their child and seeing the symptoms and getting her help. I kept thinking "These parents are suing the school and blaming bullying, but they were too wrapped up in their own stuff to see their child needed help." Now they want to care? That is the irony in this entire series.
A) I don't understand the controversy surrounding this. The media makes you believe it's promoting Suicide as an option, and glamorizing the idea.
B) Teen Suicide has spiked since it's release and a few teens who saw it killed themselves shortly after.
I don't understand either side. The show doesn't glamorize suicide, if anything you feel sorry for the people who are left behind and have to deal with the consequences of Hanna's death.
I don't understand the teens who killed themselves after watching this. It makes me want to be nicer to the quiet people I see in the halls at work or in daily life, it made me rethink a lot (especially the fact we don't know what people are going through every day). So the next time you see someone angry, bitter, or looking unsettling, maybe talk to them, and just show some kindness.
SPOILERS:
There are some strong moments in this series such as Hannah's first kiss and subsequent release of the upskirt photo. The parts with Bryce (including the rape) and the part where Hannah poured her heart out into that poetry and her inner most private thoughts were shared with the entire school. Even the stalker/cameraman stuff was very heavy. Also the Jessica with a substance abuse problem was pretty strong. The moments with Clay are strong, trying to cope with Hanna's death, the moments with his parents, or dealing with anger/revenge thoughts.
The weaknesses in my humble opinion are the cheesy fights such as Hanna and her FML Monet's coffee club falling out, or the asian girl Courtney's story arch and some of the smaller things that I guess needed to be in there to show Hanna have ONE MORE THING dumped on her head. Also, I didn't care for Tony too much. I felt like he was too stalkerish. Maybe just have Clay go to him when he wants to quit and have Tony talk him into finishing, as opposed to following him around every corner. This may have worked in the novel (mysterious) but in the show, it comes off weird.
Spoilers Over:
All in all, the good outweigh the bad. The parents of Hanna were strong actors and their story was heartbreaking. The dad was the voice of reason and the mom was looking for justification in all the wrong places. I give it an 8/10. I was going to give it a 7/10 about halfway through, but the ending came back strong, and the acting was too raw to give it a lower score. Could have been a MASTERPIECE in Teen Drama, but came a little short in some places.
In the end, it was NOBODY's fault. Suicide is a selfish act, and Hanna, no matter how bad she had it was suffering from mental illness. Over 90% of teen suicides are a result of mental illness. If anyone was to blame it was the parents for not spending time with their child and seeing the symptoms and getting her help. I kept thinking "These parents are suing the school and blaming bullying, but they were too wrapped up in their own stuff to see their child needed help." Now they want to care? That is the irony in this entire series.
