seeing a lot of people calling this movie 'exploitative,' and I get why it’s based on a horrific true story and it’s almost impossible to watch. But for me, the reason it’s a 5-star film is because it doesn't look away.
It’s a raw, professional look at how people can stand by and let evil happen. Seeing it through David's eyes as an old man made it even heavier for me, because it shows that no one really wins or moves on from something this dark. It’s not meant to be respectful or 'fun'; it’s meant to show the absolute worst of human nature. It’s a masterpiece of grit that I never want to see again.

seeing a lot of people calling this movie 'exploitative,' and I get why it’s based on a horrific true story and it’s almost impossible to watch. But for me, the reason it’s a 5-star film is because it doesn't look away.
It’s a raw, professional look at how people can stand by and let evil happen. Seeing it through David's eyes as an old man made it even heavier for me, because it shows that no one really wins or moves on from something this dark. It’s not meant to be respectful or 'fun'; it’s meant to show the absolute worst of human nature. It’s a masterpiece of grit that I never want to see again.

The worst part of watching this (apart from the very obvious) was that I didn't read what it was about beforehand, and for the first thirty minutes, I kept telling myself that it's just fiction so I didn't turn it off. Not much later, I realised this was based on a true story.

With just a few details I could tell which story was based on. The story of Sylvia Likens is one that you read about it once, and then you never forget it. If you think this is hard to watch, the real events feel much worse, and Sylvia didn't have a David, she didn't have anyone to help her. Her death was a result of an insane amount of people turning a blind eye to a girl in a clear state of abuse, her parents, the school, neighbours, everyone failed her.

I understand the why for involving a ‘hero’ figure and some type of revenge for the sake of the movie, but it's just disrespectful. Sylvia's real abusers got out of jail, some weren't charged, and one even got to live her life normally as a teacher. Her real story was even more horrible and should be told as such, no sugarcoating for the sake of not leaving an audience unsatisfied.

The worst part of watching this (apart from the very obvious) was that I didn't read what it was about beforehand, and for the first thirty minutes, I kept telling myself that it's just fiction so I didn't turn it off. Not much later, I realised this was based on a true story.

With just a few details I could tell which story was based on. The story of Sylvia Likens is one that you read about it once, and then you never forget it. If you think this is hard to watch, the real events feel much worse, and Sylvia didn't have a David, she didn't have anyone to help her. Her death was a result of an insane amount of people turning a blind eye to a girl in a clear state of abuse, her parents, the school, neighbours, everyone failed her.

I understand the why for involving a ‘hero’ figure and some type of revenge for the sake of the movie, but it's just disrespectful. Sylvia's real abusers got out of jail, some weren't charged, and one even got to live her life normally as a teacher. Her real story was even more horrible and should be told as such, no sugarcoating for the sake of not leaving an audience unsatisfied.

what the fuck

what the fuck

Les tréfonds de l’humanité

Les tréfonds de l’humanité

I js wanna beat the mother and her kids

I js wanna beat the mother and her kids