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GONA_B_L8 t1_ituerih wrote

Because it would be boring to watch? Victims are normal average joe people that are not interesting.

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RandomStranger79 t1_itufji5 wrote

Not a serial killer but IRT watching a movie about victims Prisoners was really darn interesting.

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girafa t1_itunjkw wrote

It's pretty common to have stories about fictional characters dealing with killers as the antagonists. (thousands of horror films, thrillers)

What isn't common is anyone making a film centering around the life of a real person who died by the hands of, say, the Green River Killer.

Fruitvale Station was a movie about a victim though. But once you make a movie about the real-life victim? The movie becomes a statement, it's not so much an investigation into the why and how of humanity.

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RandomStranger79 t1_itupix0 wrote

All movies are statements.

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girafa t1_ituqkvq wrote

Well, sure, they're all on a spectrum of what they're trying to convey, but you can certainly see the difference of intent between The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie and Detroit.

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raymate t1_itufxcb wrote

About to say that. We all know Jack the Ripper. That name alone will get bums on seats for a film or TV documentary. But now let’s say Annie Chapman the Victim. Everyone will have no clue and maybe some will google it. She was one of Leather Aprons victims the name alone will do nothing for views.

I don’t disagree but the victims are nearly always just normal people with lives no more interesting than you or me. It just wouldn’t make for an interesting movie. Maybe the minutes leading up to the attack. You would still need to do all the back story on the serial killer to flesh it out. So the film maker will most likely just use the serial killer to bring in the views.

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HornyToad1984 t1_ituhpug wrote

Nobody knows Jack the Ripper, what we know is the police investigation, the media buzz, the social effects of the notoriety, and the victims.

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ManInBlack829 t1_ituh87u wrote

Yet when you talk about serial killer shows everyone defends themselves watching by saying things like, "It's not the excitement as much as self-preservation. And they're respectful to the victims..."

I think you hit the nail on the head: killers are exciting and consequently a form of entertainment to us. There's nothing altruistic about liking Dahmer, it's exciting is all.

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An-Okay-Alternative t1_ituhg8o wrote

Someone is living a normal everyday life. One random encounter with a murderer. Welp, show's over.

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BEE_REAL_ t1_itui5t6 wrote

Why do we make depraved random violence interesting and exciting

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