In 2010, director Andrew Jerich made a feature film "All the Good Things", starring Ryan Gosling and Christine Dunst, which was adapted from the real life experience of Robert Durst. It is precisely because of this movie that Robert found director Andrew. He took the initiative to call Andrew and said that his movie was not true, and agreed to meet and accept interviews, and then there were 6 episodes of documentaries.
In "Scourge of New York", all we saw were objective presentations. The camera was placed there to record the interviews with the parties involved in the current event, and then combined with news materials, newspaper clippings and the method of story reproduction, let the audience think about the behind the truth. It is only an objective presentation, and others need to be supplemented by the audience, such as why Durst became like this, his relationship with his parents and the whole family, what he would be like in private, what did he do to the victim, etc.
If you still have an impression of "All the Beautiful Things", you will find some very interesting details when you look at it, such as the shadow of Durst’s childhood when he was 7 years old, why his father woke him up in the middle of the night and died. Was his wife the first victim? Did he kill anyone? Why did he pretend to be a woman? The answer given in this drama is very enlightening. For example, who was the last time Catherine Durst was seen in the contradictory testimony of the doorman? Is it Durst himself, who is disguised as a woman, or someone else? You might even think of Norman Bates’ mother in "The Cry". This is the reason why this documentary is best not to be spoiled. It always makes people feel unexpected. In reality, when the film was broadcast to episode 5, Durst felt that something was not good and tried to abscond from Cuba. He was arrested in Louisiana on the way, and when the last episode aired, he dug up shocking news!
This is not the first time the director has made a documentary. His feature film debut "Fredman Family Silhouette" was nominated for the 2004 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film, which is a very high starting point for his career as a director. The handling of incidents in the film can be said to have been exactly the same as in "New York Scourge." It was a story similar to the Danish movie "Hunting," about an ordinary middle-class family in Long Island, New York. The 67-year-old retired teacher Arnold Friedman was arrested for a child pornography magazine. The incident was exploded by the news, and soon after Fourteen children in his computer class told the interrogating police that they had been sexually assaulted. But children will lie, and adults think they are angels. The entire town will organize a healing group for the parents of the victims. If you want to be part of the town, you must stand in a team to show your position, expose the person, attack the person, prove that you are just, and draw a clear line with the person, otherwise you are the same kind. The person concerned has become a demon because of the rumors, and he has no right to argue at all. The film also edits the interviews of all parties together, finds out the contradictions and problems, and leaves the right to think to the audience, so that you can see the absurdity of the incident itself, the hypocrisy of the middle class, and the malpractices of the judicial system. . The same is true in "Scourge of New York". The client, Durst, has never admitted his guilt, because he is the eldest son of a Manhattan real estate tycoon. Because of the family’s financial resources and background, it seems that he can do whatever terrible crimes he commits. Escape the sanctions of the law. Because they have money, they can use various resources to use methods to turn black into white. His experience is like a magnifying glass, magnifying to you the inequality and judicial absurdity of American society, which will make all rational normal. People feel the evil of capitalism.
Robert Durst’s experience is incredible. His life has been a tragedy since the night when he was 7 years old. His arrogance and cold-blooded do whatever he wants. He agreed to make this documentary. It even makes people feel that he does. I am very smart and want to play games with the documentary team. I am willing to stand in front of the camera and look for excitement to play myself. I feel that I can escape the relationship again and taunt the whole world by the way. But this time he was caught righteous because of the documentary team's participation. Which did police work. Recently, major news in the United States have been tracking and reporting on Durst’s arrest. The team of this documentary is also continuing to shoot. This legendary incident has not yet ended. Recently, the court was accused of absconding risk. Refusal of Durst's release on bail, there are more old cases related to him that may be uncovered. I don't know what dramatic reversal will happen in the sequel, which is very exciting.
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