Let's talk about representation

So I haven't talked a lot about why the importance of my character and the condition that he is experiencing.

The character of Michael experiences anger issues that are involved with underlying difficulties such as depression, anxiety, addiction and other mental problems. This type of people tend to have difficulties with low self-esteem, and mistrust. All of these may happen over a past experience on physical or mental abuse. This type of conditions can be treated with experts that help to treat with anger management or even medications (something that my character in my project will consume).

As I always love to base my research on experiences and productions, I would like to talk about one of the best series that I've seen and that really touched in a emotional way: Bojack Horseman.

I mean, I know what you are thinking, an animated series about a man who is half horse! How touching can that be. Well, this animated series is nothing seen before, it's dark, it's real, it's completely depressive, but in a way it is life. The character background of the main character of Bojack is a great emphasis on how depression and mental issues affect someone in a big way that it cannot be controlled. Bojack is a TV star who had a famous TV show in the 90's, now in the present the character of Bojack is an addict to alcohol, drugs and suffers from a really big depression.

The show makes a big impact on you that leaves you in a very uncomfortable way, knowing from the beginning that it leads to NOT a happy ending. Also, how this type of mental issues can affect anyone, and how no matter if it's a fiction world full of animal-human people, everyone needs help.

That is what I'm trying to show with my project and the character that I've created. Not just the story of someone that drinks and seem funny just to be hangover and doing crazy shit, but also how the past can represent our future, and it is okay, to feel sad or angry sometimes.