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Was Buddy considering suicide when he was on the bridge?


He's clearly very depressed, and he looks over the railing and says, "I dont belong anywhere". Was he thinking about killing himself? Obviously they couldn't make it really obvious since it was a kid's Christmas movie, but thats a pretty interesting and mature moment.

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I wondered the same.

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Could it be a possible homage to It's a Wonderful Life ?

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That's what I took it as

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