I only recently made up this 2019 documentary, and it was really uncomfortable after watching it, and I couldn't calm down for a long time. I didn't notice the news about this dead Chinese student in Canada in 2012, maybe because it didn't happen in the United States. But now it seems that he is really the same as Zhang Yingying, who has unfortunately encountered a pervert overseas, and was thus taken away from his young life.
This film is not like last year’s "Looking for Zhang Yingying" with the deceased as the core, but a documentary with the criminal as the core. Therefore, the description of the deceased Lin Jun is relatively small, but he can still be seen as a very handsome boy. My parents were from China, and they were sobbed at funerals and courts. Lin Jun died as badly as Zhang Yingying. Although the body was found, he was cruelly dismembered and suffered 55 dollars. And he didn't do anything wrong, he really innocently became the target of abuse and vent by a perverted killer.
The entry point of this documentary is that the murderer started by torturing and killing cats and recording them on the Internet. They were followed by a group of animal protection organization netizens on the Internet for two years, but even if they found his identity, they could not attract the attention of the police. He watched him go from killing cats to killing people, and even put the video of the killing process on the Internet again. This murderer likes to get attention very much, and he always keeps leaving clues to others to achieve the goal of being noticed. He even established a lot of fake news and fan bases for himself on the Internet, and has many different accounts. He often imagines himself as a character in a movie. It is really creepy to watch.
Imagine searching for someone and discovering that he is a big star. After careful study, I found that the pictures are all P, the fan group is made by him alone, and he even wrote all kinds of comments. Is this scary?
The documentary itself is very comprehensive, and most of the people involved in the case have interviewed, including the friend of the victim Lin Jun. Unfortunately, there is no Lin Jun’s parents. We can understand that Lin Jun and the murderer didn't know each other before. They just met and followed him home after seeing the murderer's post on craiglist. It was indeed a bit lighthearted. This also reminds everyone not to go home with a person you met online for the first time or to any place where there are only two people. Be careful and vigilant.
What I like more is the detailed description of how those netizens track down the murderer in the film. It is really eye-opening. It introduces a lot of human flesh and the skills of searching for clues on the Internet. I have to say that these netizens really compete with the detectives.
In addition, what impressed me most about the documentary was that the murderer was deeply influenced by many crime movies, such as "Instinct", "Catch me if you can", "American Psychiatric", etc., and tried to imitate the film. The murderer, even using the music in the film when committing crimes, usually uses the names of movie characters to disguise. He also fled to Paris because he liked "Casablanca". He is really a character living in the movie. This makes people have to wonder again, will the movie have a negative impact on people? In fact, in many crime documentaries, it is often mentioned that the behavior of the murderer or a certain mental patient is influenced or inspired by a certain movie, and not everyone can distinguish the real world from the illusory world.
On the other hand, the background of this murderer is a person who has a family disability, has been subjected to school violence since he was a child, and may have been abused often in his life, and he himself has become an abuser.
Cat abuse is the first manifestation of the murderer's violent tendency. Anyone who abuses animals in their lives is really a violent person and should never be taken lightly. If someone around you abuses animals, even if he is just a child, you must be vigilant and pay enough attention to prevent and guide them in time, otherwise they may really become the next murderer.
When watching this documentary, I didn't dare to watch many video footages released by the murderer. I kept holding my right hand to block the screen, and finally my arm was sore after watching the description of the case.
I hope that the tragedies of Lin Jun and Zhang Yingying will not happen again.
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