Unbelievable "Unbelievable", the title is very low-key, and the show is also very low-key. A 2019 Netflix miniseries that doesn't seem to have been discussed much.
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To sum it up, an 18-year-old girl who was raped was forced to admit that she was lying, and the case was not settled until the serial rapist was arrested three years later.
The reporters who completed the story were men, but the show has a very high proportion of women from the cast to the production team.
The whole drama unfolds the story bit by bit.
trembling, stubborn mouth
Tears that fell in the night, thoughtful silences, and casual chats
It's all about the fragility of women.
Maybe when you see the introduction, or even watch the drama, you will feel that
"It should be very feminist, right?"
"It is estimated that it is a drama that reflects the ugliness of rapists and the psychology of victimized women?"
But after reading it, you will be surprised to find that although there are victims, there is no vilification here, and there is no malicious sex card.
There is only human nature, but no one is alone.
No gender is whitewashed, no one is black and white.
After watching it, I can see why it is unbelievable .
Men: The real face without being stigmatized
In the interview, the main creators have mentioned that they do not want to distort the male image, they just want to present the truth. No one is a bad apple (except rapists). Therefore, female audiences can fully empathize with and empathize with these male characters.
- Male Detective - Hard-edged, lacks empathy
The first episode was mainly about watching Marie's case from their point of view, and following them down, it was really hard for the audience to tell if Marie was lying.
Even I (an ordinary girl who was reflecting at this time) lost patience because of Marie's sensitive, cowardly and inconsistent appearance.
Although she knew that she might be emotional and memory disorder caused by trauma stress , she couldn't help but stand on the side of the police and thought, "Probably this story is about why she lied?"
When she wanted to jump into the river, I had to deny my suspicion.
Considering the plot, I even thought "Let's dance, those who danced know how wronged you are!"
sorry.
The design of the director and writer of the first episode is ingenious. Aside from the exposed lack of empathy in men, all other barriers have little to do with gender .
Regardless of whether you can perceive women or understand the psychology of rape victims, follow the male police detective's perspective. You can only pull away and remain absolutely objective .
From their point of view,
Lack of rape case experience (real Detective Jeffrey Mason mainly dealt with drug cases)
Experienced and wish to maintain consistent case handling efficiency and even rate of return
From this perspective, one would be suspicious, and would be hard-pressed to ask questions, which seems not so unreasonable. Threatening her subsistence resources may be the only pure evil here.
If you doubt it, you will clearly realize that this is a social, systemic problem.
All the doubts and boredom you just had in front of the screen will only make you understand that it is not necessarily better to be you and a woman. The problems you thought you could avoid are actually mapped in your body .
In fact, I think of the Yantai police in the recent Bao Yuming case. In the same rape case, the victim was a girl, and the police officer who handled the case was a man. Almost similar situations occurred in two countries separated by thousands of miles. In the end, after the victim reported the case, the case was repeatedly unable to be filed. For details, you can go to Weibo to search, here is a screenshot to experience.
Say it again. When the last few episodes slapped the face, the detective still confessed.
But when I found the girl, my first reaction was to regret how I made a mistake, instead of apologizing to the girl, let alone taking responsibility for what happened to the girl in the past three years.
Maybe it's not easy for a man to really apologize (and to a little girl).
- Adoptive Father - Discreet, Thoughtful
Not much part of the adoptive father, he may be someone who loves Marie, but he loves himself more. Foreign countries are particularly sensitive to things such as contact with young people, so after knowing that Marie was "lying", her adoptive father politely refused to let her in, because he was afraid that Marie would use this kind of thing "out of nothing" to hurt her own reputation, or The so-called influence their adoption helps other children. From his point of view, you can also understand him, he is just an ordinary self-interested honest man, and there is no need to bet everything for a child he adopted (perhaps he also left them with some negative memories).
- Male colleagues and husbands - cooperation, keen
The female policemen's male colleagues are really strong. It is optimistic that there are also very professional presences among male colleagues, and it is not men who cannot investigate rape cases!
The husbands are also very kind!
Up the hall, down in the kitchen. I gave my wife an idea to find a way, and even challenged the bottom line of principles for my wife.
There is also a soy sauce character, which can be regarded as an empathetic male embodiment
- Various men encountered in the investigation - bizarre but real
There are still many male characters in the process of investigating the case, some are just mentioned without showing their faces, and some will spend more space to portray them.
There are autistic weird but innocent suspects
There were male students who had witnessed rape but did not report it at the time. (I wonder how many men would go to the police if they saw suspected same-sex rape.)
Another male detective who doesn't have the patience to track down
The lawyers in charge are really busy and speak really fast
Passersby who are obsessed with sex (staring at the lower body of a girl is too real...)
Colleague who thought the girl who had been raped was easy to bully
A few who are bastards but rule out suspicion
It can be said to constitute the contemporary non-universal but typical male spectrum .
- Rapist - shrewd calm, misogynistic
The opportunity for the rapist to be caught is actually from the clue of the car. Sighing that police detectives really need the spirit and patience from beginning to end. Every clue, no matter whether it seems to be irrelevant or not, needs to be ruled out to the end before letting go (so interns are very needed, and one by one cannot be checked. ).
Of course the rapist himself belongs to the sociopath category and cannot fully represent a normal male. The only motive he has revealed is that "women make him uncomfortable". But he also did not engage in other physical abuse of the victim, and was even "gentle" . Therefore, the motives for repeated crimes can basically be attributed to abnormal sexual desire, misogyny, and criminal pleasure.
What is also interesting is the many empirical examples related to rape cases given in the play. For example , 37% of rapists have domestic violence tendencies
rapist fetish
Rape detectives clearly lack incentives
If the police are found, it will cause a lot of trouble
Some studies have shown that the motives of rape are not all related to "pornography", because the proportion of people who decide to commit violence temporarily is also in the minority. Rape is more related to male deformed desire for control and violent tendencies .
Woman: They're so cool to work together
I've always been curious about women's community, because there is no doubt that there is some kind of community that is common among men, and homosocial rarely occurs in women's discourse. For example, women who are not so united can still be seen here:
- Adoptive mother and Marie - lack of trust in each other
- Schoolgirls and Marie-Plastic Sisterhood
According to the book, her best friend, the girl who taught her photography and took beach photos for her, was also the girl who later humiliated the website bully , revealing her name and identity.
In fact, the female boss didn't take much care of her, but after all, her business is king, and she has no obligation to take care of you, so I won't talk about her.
But once women are united
It's really cool.
- Policewomen - sisters cut their money!
Grace, who was originally a lone wolf, and Karen, a gentle believer, began to work closely together for the case and became close partners.
Can they do a season of True Detective alone? ? I have a stake! All in!
I especially like this clip. Before the bad guys are about to be arrested, they finally have time to breathe and exchange vulnerability.
It was about six or seven minutes of slow and leisurely chat, but it was all the things that were so heartfelt and the things that the other party understood without much effort .
And other female colleagues.
The efficient cooperation here, the exchange of information to catch the bad guys is really cool! (And you can see a lot of skin color) It's a great women's community!
- Female police officers and victims - while being professional, they also take care of each other's emotions at all times
Looking at the careful relationship between the policewoman and the victims, you will feel that she is still a sister 555.
In stark contrast to the male police questioning:
Remain professional while remaining extremely empathetic.
The show also showcases the many dilemmas that women face in the workplace, especially in the traditionally male-dominated profession of police detectives.
case1：
In order to integrate into the men's circle, because of this passive-aggressive discourse, he swayed his position and failed to protect the victim he wanted to protect.
case2：
How a gentle female leader can establish prestige in front of male subordinates can only be toughen up.
case3：
Men and women are treated unequally in the industry.
case4：
Encounter with a blatantly showing off a privileged relationship with a dog guy who tries to bully you at work.
So women, come together!
Incredible: The Destructive Power of Stereotypes
After watching it, I think the unbelievable title of this film is not the crime of rape itself, nor how bizarre the detection of the case itself is, but the unbelievable human nature torn out .
As mentioned earlier, the obstacles to this case have little to do with gender. In fact, it is more of a prejudice in people's hearts , which creates incredible resistance to the detection of cases and almost ruins the lives of innocent people.
All kinds of stereotypes can be seen in both timelines, as well as mistrust and misunderstanding between people.
Children with complex family backgrounds
Tends to think that she must be mentally abnormal and has bad deeds
to rape victims
On the one hand, I tend to feel that I should not be so calm after being raped.
On the one hand, just because you tend to feel raped doesn't mean you can contradict yourself.
for those who work in certain industries
I always think they are not normal
between genders
Women feel that men don't understand them enough
Men find women too fuss
Say big or not, say small or small. It seems to be an inadvertent idea at ordinary times, and it seems to be logically tenable.
People tend to try to save effort, tend to stick to their own inherent thinking, stick to their own prejudices. The system of stereotypes maintains our personal system, and even our entire social system, to some extent.
But letting stereotypes go will only build walls between people. There is no trust, only suspicion.
To choose not to trust is to give way to evil and madness. Human evil has powerful destructive power, and there have been many painful experiences in history of "taking advantage of the chaos in the world and doing excessive things to each other". But after going crazy, you will find that you still long for sunshine and hugs.
I still choose to believe that true understanding and empathy can be achieved between even groups of different people.
Less stereotypes, more trust.
Because you don't know how important your hand is to others.
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