the plot of this film is teenage suicide. Yes i think to os realistic because this goes on in america right now as we speak. Young people have conflict with themselves and others and choose to kill themselves to avoid the pain and sadness. the director used flashback by showing as a little kid and showing him and his mom spending time together before she started to pick up a drinking habit. I did not notice the rules of thirds. The director used close shots so that the viewers could get a rap close up look and to kind of let them see what he was going through, showing the way he was feeling and processing everything that was happening to him in the short film. I would not have made any changes to the short film.