‘The Last Of Us’ Goes All In For Suicide For Reasons Of Heartbreak

There has been much discussion about Episode Three of The Simpsons. “The Last Of Us,” This short detour from zombie violence was made to tell a long, more sentimental gay love story. 

Mainstream media celebrated romance. It can be called “a wonderfully powerful, achingly human story.” Conservative critics, however, laughed and said it was simply another attempt to mainstream LGBT issues into all aspects of pop culture.

There were many opinions on the merits and pitfalls of Bill (Nick Offerman), Frank (Murray Bartlett) sexual relationship, but almost none viewers paid attention to the other vital aspect of the episode “Long, Long Time”The glorification and glorifying of suicide.

Hollywood is familiar with this concept. The 2016 film “Me Before You,” The story, which was based upon a Jojo Moyes book of the same title, also made the case for assisted death. Louisa Clarke (a caregiver) falls in love with Will (Sam Claflin), a quadriplegic man. She tries to show him that life is worth it. He dies anyway and heads to Switzerland.

Moyes was faced with backlash. He fought back and said, “it was a kind of extraordinary situation but also one that it was very difficult to judge, because unless you put yourself in somebody’s shoes, I think you shouldn’t judge their action.” She also maintained that there was no ambiguity as to which decision was correct. “correct,” She cites her personal experience with family members who needed 24-hour medical attention as an inspiration for the story.

“The fact is, in the film as in the book, nobody else agrees with what [Will] decides to do. This is not by any means sending out a message,” During a 2016 meeting, the author stated that Interview. “It’s just about one character – it’s nothing more than that.”

One more popular, suicide-glorifying television show was Netflix’s controversial teen drama, “13 Reasons Why.” This series had mixed reviews. Media outlets were divided on whether or not it was safe and sound to market a teen-revenge fantasy with a graphic suicide depiction as entertainment. 

One Report found that suicides among children aged 10 to 17-years-old saw a 28.9% increase in April 2017 following the show’s release, though the experts are divided on whether the show was a major contributing factor.

Frank and Bill were both consuming poisoned wines on purpose. “The Last of Us,” Everyone agreed it was sweet and poignant. It wasn’t tragic.

The basic idea of the story is that Bill, a hardcore prepper, lived alone in a super-fortified, heavily-armed house amid the imminent end of the world. Bill was struggling to survive until Frank came across one of his traps, and then he talked his way inside the fortress. They enjoyed a long and loving relationship that lasted over two decades. 

Bill’s famous line “Bill” is one of the most popular lines in the episode. “I was never afraid before you showed up,” This shows how Frank’s love for Frank changed his outlook on life. But in the more current scenes, it’s obvious that Frank is suffering from a degenerative disease and wants to kill himself so he’s not a burden on Bill anymore. Bill reluctantly agrees that he will poison Frank’s wine to help him. In the last hours of their lives, Bill reveals that he’s poisoned his wine as well so he’ll never have to live without Frank.

Frank tells Bill that he poisoned his entire wine bottle. “I do not support this. But from an objective point of view, it’s incredibly romantic.”

Given the circumstances, this Romeo-and-Juliet ending is seen as a moral blessing and understandable. This episode’s pro-suicide undertones are negated by the fact that the two could live happy and fulfilled lives in the aftermath of a literal end of the world. Maybe it’s “romantic” to think Bill couldn’t live without Frank. But before Frank came along, he couldn’t imagine life getting better than sitting around, drinking beer, and watching zombies get zapped on CCTV. Suffering is a part of the human experience and sometimes we don’t find out the purpose for years to come, or even in this lifetime.

It would be easier to let everyone give up on trying. The world is filled with danger, death and destruction, sorrow and unimaginable losses. But everyone can still be a part of it. “The Last of Us” Seems determined to survive.

The new hit HBO Max series is based on a video game it’s worth noting that Bill and Frank’s story in the game is wildly different than it is in the TV series. Frank does commit suicide in the game, but it’s because he “hated [Bill’s] guts” and “wanted a better life,” per the suicide notice. Meanwhile, Bill goes

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