Remembering Dead Actors

Your Death

Remembering Dead Actors

A YouTube video published by Looper remembers many actors who lost their life in 2018. Each actor is remembered by their name and then a recognizable picture of them. This if followed by stating their profession(s) and the cause of death. After that, the video narrator looks back at the actor’s life work: the movies and shows they were in, iconic moments in their career, and other noteworthy things the actor has done in their life. At the end of remembering each actor the narrator says who the actor is survived by.

This video fits the “Your Death” attitude towards death, as described by Philippe Aries. You could say this video is a collection of online gravestones for these celebrities. The YouTube audience comes to this video to remember these celebrities and the lives they led. This is a distinctive characteristic of the “Your Death” mentality. People do not accept the death of others that are dear to them (this includes celebrities) as a part of life, which leads to people mourning them. In the comments section of the video you can see how people do not accept death and mourn the actors/actresses. Two examples of this are: “Omg some of these people are my childhood I cried this whole video”, and “R.I.P Stefan. Always number one in our hearts :(”.