October 28th marks three years since Matthew Perry passed away. As the anniversary of his death fast approaches, Netflix has released its trailer for a documentary set to cover the life and death of the actor. While watching the trailer for the upcoming doc, I couldn’t help but wonder whether we are actually remembering Perry or just re-packaging the same heartbreaking story because that’s what audiences find most compelling.
In the three years since Matthew Perry passed away, the media has presented us with the same tragic story again and again. The story goes as follows: Perry rose to fame as the lovable and wise-cracking Chandler Bing in Friends. The second act of his story becomes his battle with addiction, $7 million on rehab, and all the other difficulties he faced along the way. Finally, his story ends with his death at his Los Angeles home in 2023.
