R.I.P. Heath Ledger
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I second that.
I'm disgusted by the press (mainly the tabloïds) who portrays him as suicidal.
I decided NOT to post pictures of Michelle arriving back at their Brooklyn appartment.(holding her baby tight,and trying to avoïd their picture to be taken),in prespect of Heath memory and for not adding anymore pain to Michelle.The press should let her grieve in peace,but of course they wont.
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Poor little baby
It's crazy for me to think that I heard about Heath's death less than 3 hours after it happened. My friend texted me at 5:12pm with the news. I don't think I'd even hear that fast if it was a close friend that passed away. 
I had a friend die about a year ago and I didn't hear about it until about 8 hours after it happened. It's crazy how fast news can spread now via the media... It shows how entangled all of us are in it!
To those that think we are being unreasonable talking about Heath "as if we knew him", why should it matter if we mourn a person that impacted us, even if we never met him? When Princess Diana died, the world mourned. We mourn people's deaths because they had an impact on us. I love Heath because of his craft. He was an artist. Acting is an art (well, a good actor is an artist). I'm a hopeful filmmaker so I am extremely impacted by good acting and take inspiration from it. I feel like I grew up with Heath in a way.
In 1999 I was only 14 and I obsessed over "10 Things I Hate About You", a smart teen comedy for the time. Instantly I fell in love with Heath's acting. He was carefree and so natural and had such a fire to him!
In "The Patriot" a year later in 2000 I was 15 and cried and cried when Heath's character Gabriel died. That movie touched me deeply, because I had never seen a war movie with such heart before.
I loved 2001's "A Knight's Tale" despite it's not-so-great reviews. It was funny, cute, and original with it's modern-day soundtrack and lavish costumes. Heath's character in this movie really grabbed me because his acting seemed so natural, and his smile so genuine. Also the same year, I saw "Monster's Ball" and saw a different side of Heath which was refreshing and proved that he was an actor on the rise and one to watch. I was 16.
I was 17 when "The Four Feathers" came out. It didn't get the greatest reviews yet again, but I enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for love stories that have some action to them.
2003's Australian film "Ned Kelly" was something I had been looking forward to for a long time before it's US release. It received great reviews in Australia, but somehow didn't make such a splash in the US. Maybe that's because it was an Australian story that many Aussies know, but not so many people from the US. Anyways, it was a fantastic story and Heath really stole the show from Orlando Bloom in it and proved that he was really starting to perfect his craft. That same year, "The Order" was released and though it's not my favorite role of Ledger's, I appreciate the fact that he was always taking chances as an actor and was making each role totally different from his last. I was 18.
2005 was a big year for Heath. "Lords of Dogtown", "The Brothers Grimm", "Casanova", and of course "Brokeback Mountain" were released. I saw each and every one in the theatre. Each film and role couldn't have been more different! But of course we all know that his role in "Brokeback Mountain" solidified him as a great actor to watch! I was 20.
2006's "Candy" was the last Ledger movie I've seen. The role was so different than anything else he's done! He played a very troubled man. I felt so much for Heath's character in this film. I was 21.
Now I'm 22 and Heath's gone. I will be seeing "I'm Not There" and "The Dark Knight" of course. But my growing up with Heath has ended. From age 14 to 22 he was my very favorite actor. That's 8 years! I've known good friends for less time than that. So of course his death is going to have an impact on me!
I had a friend die about a year ago and I didn't hear about it until about 8 hours after it happened. It's crazy how fast news can spread now via the media... It shows how entangled all of us are in it!To those that think we are being unreasonable talking about Heath "as if we knew him", why should it matter if we mourn a person that impacted us, even if we never met him? When Princess Diana died, the world mourned. We mourn people's deaths because they had an impact on us. I love Heath because of his craft. He was an artist. Acting is an art (well, a good actor is an artist). I'm a hopeful filmmaker so I am extremely impacted by good acting and take inspiration from it. I feel like I grew up with Heath in a way.
In 1999 I was only 14 and I obsessed over "10 Things I Hate About You", a smart teen comedy for the time. Instantly I fell in love with Heath's acting. He was carefree and so natural and had such a fire to him!
In "The Patriot" a year later in 2000 I was 15 and cried and cried when Heath's character Gabriel died. That movie touched me deeply, because I had never seen a war movie with such heart before.
I loved 2001's "A Knight's Tale" despite it's not-so-great reviews. It was funny, cute, and original with it's modern-day soundtrack and lavish costumes. Heath's character in this movie really grabbed me because his acting seemed so natural, and his smile so genuine. Also the same year, I saw "Monster's Ball" and saw a different side of Heath which was refreshing and proved that he was an actor on the rise and one to watch. I was 16.
I was 17 when "The Four Feathers" came out. It didn't get the greatest reviews yet again, but I enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for love stories that have some action to them.
2003's Australian film "Ned Kelly" was something I had been looking forward to for a long time before it's US release. It received great reviews in Australia, but somehow didn't make such a splash in the US. Maybe that's because it was an Australian story that many Aussies know, but not so many people from the US. Anyways, it was a fantastic story and Heath really stole the show from Orlando Bloom in it and proved that he was really starting to perfect his craft. That same year, "The Order" was released and though it's not my favorite role of Ledger's, I appreciate the fact that he was always taking chances as an actor and was making each role totally different from his last. I was 18.
2005 was a big year for Heath. "Lords of Dogtown", "The Brothers Grimm", "Casanova", and of course "Brokeback Mountain" were released. I saw each and every one in the theatre. Each film and role couldn't have been more different! But of course we all know that his role in "Brokeback Mountain" solidified him as a great actor to watch! I was 20.
2006's "Candy" was the last Ledger movie I've seen. The role was so different than anything else he's done! He played a very troubled man. I felt so much for Heath's character in this film. I was 21.
Now I'm 22 and Heath's gone. I will be seeing "I'm Not There" and "The Dark Knight" of course. But my growing up with Heath has ended. From age 14 to 22 he was my very favorite actor. That's 8 years! I've known good friends for less time than that. So of course his death is going to have an impact on me!
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As well as being an Oscar-nominated actor Heath was a doting dad to his and Michelle's little girl Matilda. A poignant reminder of this is a paving stone outside the home his ex-girlfriend shared with the toddler. The proud dad put an imprint of his daughter's foot and the family dog's in the wet cement when she was born.
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that is so cute! Marlowe tiger thank you for being so sweet about the photographs of Michelle and Matilda. The one thing that i really am not looking forward is seeing the crappy tabloids exploit this endlessly.
I'm torn because in a way i think he should be buried somewhere convenient for his daughter to visit him as she gets older...since she probably won't be raised in Australia.
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That pic is soooo cute
I second that.
I'm disgusted by the press (mainly the tabloïds) who portrays him as suicidal.
I decided NOT to post pictures of Michelle arriving back at their Brooklyn appartment.(holding her baby tight,and trying to avoïd their picture to be taken),in prespect of Heath memory and for not adding anymore pain to Michelle.The press should let her grieve in peace,but of course they wont.
no offense but you dont know much more than the press, do you?
everyone who says that Heath didnt seem suicidal....people who want to kill themselves dont shout it from the buildings...
we didnt know him personally and often even closest friends and family members are not aware of a person's problem or the intention he/she has to kill himself/herself...i know this because altogether, i knew 3 people who killed themselves...
i agree, the press shouldnt portray him as suicidal but in such a case its likely to say that..
so if you said he wasnt suicidal youre only just doing the opposite from what the press is doing...
but we digress....it's irrelevant as we mourn these people inividually. big deal he was merely a film actor....arts are just as important to society as politics,imo. i wasn't a huge fan but some people can be touched by certain performances and personalities. there's no reason to question morals.
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there were depression /anxiety meds, but only one bottle of sleeping pills were in his bedroom and not strewn around. the rest were in the bathroom cabinet is what fox news says.
i seriously don't think he would take his own life in that way.
if you don't sleep, which apparently, he did not, it can def take a toll on your body, no matter how young. don't forget it had been months and months. eventually you can collapse and die, if everything leading up to it prior forms a deadly combo. prescription or not, even if you are sick , have the flu anything can take you down.
i seriously don't think he would take his own life in that way.
if you don't sleep, which apparently, he did not, it can def take a toll on your body, no matter how young. don't forget it had been months and months. eventually you can collapse and die, if everything leading up to it prior forms a deadly combo. prescription or not, even if you are sick , have the flu anything can take you down.
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thanks, scott.
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rip heath, i feel very sad for michelle and mathilda and his family
So true!
I'm torn because in a way i think he should be buried somewhere convenient for his daughter to visit him as she gets older...since she probably won't be raised in Australia.
True aswell but she does have a family in Australia too. I just couldn't imagine anything worse than someone protesting and saying that Heath "deserves to be in Hell", painful enough.
Tough choice though The media in the US will be crazy too and of all people Perez Hilton is being very respectful about Heaths death. Also I read on his site
that Fox News host John Gibson was laughing at the whole matter about Heath and making fun of him , seriously what is wrong with Americans well the media, sorry I don't mean to offend Americans but they have been awful about the whole situation....
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True aswell but she does have a family in Australia too. I just couldn't imagine anything worse than someone protesting and saying that Heath "deserves to be in Hell", painful enough.
The media in the US will be crazy too and of all people Perez Hilton is being very respectful about Heaths death. Also I read on his site
The media has got way out of control...ever since sites like TMZ opened only 2 years ago...the need for news as fast as possible has become addicting to the public. Now you can get information and video so quick, it's so insane...
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