The film industry gained sad news
August 19th, Sunday afternoon, when hearing about the loss of Director, Tony
Scott. Tony, Ridley Scott's brother, directed some of the top movies such as
Top Gun, Man on Fire, Unstoppable, Taking of Pelham 123, and many more. He
produced even more films such as, Prometheus, Where the money is, Into the
Storm, A-Team, The Grey, Labrynth, and many many more. Tony was only 68 years
old when he passed away. Reporters say he jumped off the Vicent Thomas Bridge
into the Los Angeles Harbor. Several people witnessed the jump from the bridge
after seeing him fall 200 feet in height. Tony left a suicide note in his
car and in his office at work.
Tony reportedly discovered he had brain cancer
and decided to end his life before it took over. Tony lost his older brother to
skin cancer and didn't want to suffer the same way. Now his wife says that it
is an entire rumor about the brain cancer, which only leads to more questions
about why he would take his own life. Tony Scott developed an interest in
cinematography during his college career at Leeds College. Tom Cruise even
mentioned there was some discussion about doing a sequel to Top Gun with Tony
Scott, nearly 20 years later from the original.
Tony was married and had two
sons and many psychologists felt he ended his life so his family wouldn’t
suffer through the battle of his life. The film industry has lost a great
director and producer, but because of him, we have gained so many fantastic
films. Without the vision of Tony nearly half of the films Denzel Washington
filmed in wouldn’t have been created, nor would many of the iconic films of the
90s and today. May he rest in peace and remain honored for his work.
Reference: Cieply, Michael. "Tony Scott, Director Versed in Action, Dies at 68." NYTimes.
N.p., 20 Aug 2012. Web. Web. 21 Aug. 2012.
<http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/director-tony-scott-jumps-to-his-death-from-los-angeles-bridge/>.
