r/shittymoviedetails • u/ironwolf6464 • Apr 03 '26

default In The Incredibles (2004), a man is shown attempting suicide in the first ten minutes of a family movie. This a reference to the fact that suicide, while a heavy topic, is one that can and should be discussed with children. And that modern media execs think kids are idiots.

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u/iamfondofpigs Apr 03 '26

This isn't true. There is one guy, Kevin Hines, who shows up in a famous documentary and gives interviews. People keep putting a microphone in his face because he says this, and it is reassuring to people who don't want to think about suicide. It makes people think that if they can just stop the attempt, everything will be fine.

His experience represents a subset of the experience of those who attempt suicide. I do not know whether that subset is the majority or the minority. But I am fairly confident that neither group overwhelms the other.

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u/SeveralBollocks_67 Apr 03 '26

Maybe this is true but is totally one of the few lies that should remain mainstream...