“Thank you for listening, thank you for being a part of my suicide, thank you for standing there and doing nothing while I was dying inside.” These are the last words of a 17-year-old girl who was mentally disturbed and it was unknown to all, even her closest people.
Mental Health is a very challenging factor in today’s world where millions of people suffer from various mental health problems and it is only noticed when a disaster like a suicide happens. During the pandemic , the mental health of many people has worsened and I am sure no one even has a closest hunch of it and not even your own ones and that is the sad part and it is very dangerous also. Why does it happen ? It is because we have never known to give mental health any importance. A Broken body part is given so much attention and it can be fixed but a broken soul is not given any attention and it is not easy to fix a broken soul or sometimes it cannot be fixed at all.
Today I am going bring forward a sad yet bittersweet review of a Netflix original series “ 13 Reasons Why “ which is directed by Brain Yorkey and is based on the book “Thirteen Reasons Why “ by Jay Asher.
This series talks a about a 17-year-old girl , Hannah Baker who had just shifted to the town and started to attend Liberty High School where she was a subject to rampant bullying after an embarrassing picture of her was leaked in the school groups and then many events that mentally disturbed her and eventually lead her to take her own life. It also talks about the various social issues that are faced by the modern youth like bullying, sexual assault ,drug addiction, alcoholism, homelessness ,etc.
After Hannah’s suicide , Clay Jensen Hannah’s friend and admirer receives 13 cassettes . Inside which Hannah had recorded herself while narrating her painful experiences and it was sent to all 13 people who she held responsible for her death. Clay becomes obsessed with it and confronts every person in the tape which leads to many fights and violence towards to him. It is revealed that Hannah had tried to alert people about her mental condition through poems and by saying things like “my life has to stop”. But no one paid any heed as people around her were not aware of mental sickness. She had been through many traumatic experiences. Her best friend was raped in front of her and she was helpless ,she herself was sexually assaulted , her private thoughts and pictures were posted in social media without her consent. Hannah at a certain point in her cassettes blames Clay as she left her alone and did not confess his feelings to her.
I would highly recommend people to watch the series as it tackles tough real-world issues . By shedding a light in these difficult topics people who are watching the series will learn about mental health problem and its consequences. It talks about the importance of mental health and how to deal with mental problems and triggers that promote suicide. The production house has also provided a support website with crisis numbers for people affected by depression, anxiety and other mental health issues which I think is a very thoughtful initiative. The series shows that how mental health problems can change a rebellious , jolly girl to suicidal teenager.
The star cast includes Dylan Minnette as Clay Jensen while Katherine Langford essays the role of Hannah Baker. It also includes Alisha Bose, Brandon Flynn, Miles Heizer, Justin Prentice in pivotal roles. It has four seasons and is filmed in the Northern Californian Towns and is produced by Paramount Television.
