Okay, I’m genuinely shook. So, when I was a kid I was obsessed with this indie Canadian movie called becoming redwood. For some reason I just LOVED it. I probably watched it like 100 times, no exaggeration. Something about that kid’s journey in the movie resonated with me in this weirdly deep way and for years I thought of it as one of those “comfort” movies that always took me back to a simpler happy place.
Yesterday, out of pure curiosity I decided to look up the actor who played Redwood, just to see what he’s up to now yanno you get nostalgic sometimes and wonder where those childhood actors ended up.
Well, that curiosity went south REAL fast. Apparently, that actor ended up murdering his own mom. Like, my brain couldn’t even process it at first. Not only that, but he supposedly threatened to kill the Canadian prime minister too. I honestly sat there for a solid minute just staring at the screen, trying to wrap my head around it. This kid who played such a wholesome role in this movie I adored growing up is now known for something that dark
And now every bit of nostalgia I had for that movie feels tainted. I know it’s not his character or the story’s fault, but man… finding out someone you idolized as a kid did something so horrible is just a gut punch. It’s like one of my best childhood memories is permanently messed up now
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