The Shrine

Dead at 63, apparent suicide.

This is an absolutely huge loss.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/08/11/r ... ead-at-63/

Celebrity deaths don't usually irk me, but I found myself holding back some tears over this one. Very saddening, he lost his fight with depression.

I know what you mean, a really strange mix of weird and depressed mixed together. It is same as the feeling I had after watching One Hour Photo, amplified many times over. I think it was the fact that he seemed to be the guy that seemed like he genuinely had a huge love of life; and he was very emotionally contagious.

We just lost Mrs Doubtfire, Patch Adams, the voice of Genie, John Keating, Peter Pan, and the psychologist from Good Will Hunting all in one self inflicted action. Not to mention one of the funniest standups of our time, loving father who promoted Zelda Ocarina of Time with his daughter named after the Princess. All around appeared a really fantastic guy. Robin Williams is one of those rare celebrities where it is difficult not to feel anything but joy to see him on the screen; except in One Hour Photo. That's why it's a little weird and painful at the same time to see that face which he showed us defeated by a demon like depression; presumably.

Regardless of how he died, no doubt it would have still been a very sad day. His depression is at an end, the one way he knew how to end it. At least we'll still have his movies, his comedy, his interviews, and more.

Apparently he was in the early stages of Parkinson's. Considering how much he battle depression and substance-abuse, that may have put him over the edge.

I wish i could give this the attention it deserves, but all the articles and Facebook posts are driving me insane.

I feel bad that this happened but I'm honestly trying to just ignore everything by paying attention to Gaza, Iraq, and the riots in Missouri.

The fact that his daughter had to quit Twitter was an interesting article that I read, though. It's kind of insane how much Twitter profits off human misery and outright harassment. They just don't have any motivation to ever do anything about it. They've 'suspended' the accounts of those responsible but considering how easy it is for people to make dummy accounts... It isn't even the equivalent of a slap on the wrist.