Post by negativespace on Feb 3, 2016 17:27:31 GMT
Hey Cerulean
Thank you for the support and the kind words. Out of curiosity, how did you come across my trailer in May 2014?
I do appreciate your points about the woman's p.o.v. and society's lack of empathy towards rape victims is indeed horrific...so understand that I am not trying to diminish the victims in any way or glorify the crime, but translating concepts into cinema isn't a simple, linear task. Trying to cram and force complicated facts and opinions into a 15 minute short would create a messy narrative, in my opinion. To me, this story was an exploration of the helpless husband, bound by the very plates on which he shared his family meal. The tension during the son's removal of the plates, and his facing the EAR after the dust had cleared were marked story beats for me. The EAR's methods were interesting, even though I know that only scratched their surface and barely touched on what was factual.
Thanks for the reply. I do understand all of what you mentioned above; that is why I said, "as an aside." I wasnt addressing your film, per se; it was more a general wish. As you know, in the history of cinema, rape has been used as exploitation or, too frequently, as a plot device to move the man to action in the story. The woman's story, seen through the man's eyes.
When you read about the case, it's the women victims (the survivors and the dead) that are compelling. I'd love to see them done justice, cinematically.
Your art is your vision. Whether or not you get the details of the cases straight in a film, is going to be of great importance, when you ask the people on this board; most who've become genuinely immersed in them and desperate to have this guy caught while the victims still live. But like you said, it would be nearly impossible to do so in a film-length movie that you also want to get sold, and thus seen. I think you can sell a movie where the serial killer is not romanticized and the victims are treated with respect. It's just got to rise above all the movies that are out there, today. Which is a great task, but I think you might be off to a good start.
And in a best case scenario, you can make a film that is compromised but does well enough to greenlight a documentary. Or a multi-part story on factual events that can be done for tv. If Michelle Mcnamara's upcoming true crime book on the earons does well, there might be a demand for it, also. At the very least, mentioning your inspiration for the film -like you have been doing- will get more people interested; so it's a win-win.
Well said...I agree completely. Everything that raises awareness is step closer to resolution and closure. Thanks again for the support.