12 Shocking Implications Of 2016 Movies You Totally Missed
11. Suicide Is The Answer To Depression - Lights Out
Sometimes a director can infuse a story with meaning they didn’t intend, like poor David Sandberg did with Lights Out. This creepy horror tale has a family haunted by a monster that can only exist in the dark, and they eventually learn this creature is summoned by their mother’s depression.
In the end, the mother kills herself to rid her family of the curse, sending the message that a depressed person killing themselves can be a positive act. Sandberg has since stated this insinuation was a total accident and came about when the original twist ending was cut following poor test screenings.
He says the sequel will make it clear this action only made things worse, and that it had a profound negative effect on the children.