Charlie Sheen: A New Low for Hollywood?
Sheen has deteriorated from his original self to be the frightening man he was on his recent webcast videos.
Most of us are aware of the recent developments in the Charlie Sheen story. He is yet another celebrity to lose his mind, joining the ranks of role models such as Brittany Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and countless other celebrities who have gone crazy. However, Sheen is different. Sheen’s name has become increasingly well known over such a short period of time. He has exploded- beginning as a precarious stick of dynamite, he is now an unstable and irrational ball of fire. But, really? What did we expect?
I will concede that Two and a Half Men was a seemingly funny and popular show. I enjoyed it at its best. However, Sheen’s salary was overwhelmingly excessive. According to ABC, Sheen made around two million dollars per episode. Even more outrageous, in an interview on ABC, Sheen said that he wanted a pay raise. A pay raise. Apparently, two million per show was not enough. At the beginning of Sheen’s break down, I wasn’t quite sure if he was really losing his mind. But when I heard this, I became sure that he is extremely close to the edge.
This is “cotton candy for the mind”. The obsession with celebrities and their lives is an empty sugar that weakens intellect. We need to feed our minds a balanced diet. Free of gossip and distractions. Sure, it is nice to unwind after a hard day’s work and watch some mindless television. However, an obsession with celebrities and irrelevant human beings can lead to the demise of the celebrities and of the people.
I don’t think Sheen is a new low for Hollywood, but rather, another low to supplement the countless others. If we keep placing importance on celebrity status, we will see more and more people like Sheen. All of this attention, positive or negative, has gotten to his head, and has lead to his demise.
