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Elf (2003)
Suicide Reference is Inappropriate
What is a suicide reference doing in an otherwise great Christmas Story?
It's inappropriate and unnecessary. He could have just as easily sitting on a park bench feeling lost. My 9yo saw that scene. I'm not happy...it had no place in this story. There were better ways to tell it, and I've said that how many times in this paragraph.
The film is rehashed themes that otherwise work. My kid and his friends loved it. The flying sleigh scene is very well done. I loved the 'holiday spirit' meter that went up and down based on the prevailing sentiment in NYC.
Rant over.
See Jane Run (2001)
A confused girl searches for inner peace in a destructive way
Jane is a troubled, lonely woman, who realizes that she is in a world she doesn't fit into. Rather than change cities, she gives up and tries to kill herself.
People keep interrupting her suicide attempts and each attempt propels her into a different direction, and introduces different characters.
This film is violent and sad, but has a guilt ridden funny side that gets better as it goes along. I would definitely see it again!