First of all, there are some things that are debatable in the structure of the film. When I watched the film, I didn’t know Dan Mo’s story. When I saw it in the middle, I felt that there was no murder. At this time, the protagonist was just a weirdo. What did the director say? Still confused. Doubtful, I paused the movie and started searching for Danmer, only to find out about the world-famous same-sex perverted serial killer.
For more than ten years, Danmer killed 17 men, raped corpses, eviscerated, frozen meat, dissolved corpses in acid, collected skulls, and stewed human flesh. Unable to bear it, he was beaten to death in prison. The exploration of the inner world of such a criminal is indeed a wonderful topic.
The director may think that most audiences know the story of this criminal. Unfortunately, I really don't know. I even know that Jack the Ripper in London may be too cruel and perverted when it comes to homosexuality and crimes. There are really few domestic introductions.
Personally, I feel that if I spend a few minutes flashing back to the case at the beginning, it is best to use the video materials at that time, and then switch back to the Danmer High School era in the 1970s, which will definitely allow more audiences to follow the director's lens.
In terms of storytelling, I feel that the growth process of deconstructing the murderer is a little superficial.
First of all, this story is presented from the perspective of a classmate from Danmo High School. Naturally, it is relatively one-sided. Even if there are all kinds of weirdness, it is definitely not obvious that the classmate is a murderer, and the story is a little thin.
Secondly, since you want to explore in depth, you can take the memoirs of classmates as the main line and insert the entire process of adolescent growth. After the event, there must be a lot of materials available, such as multi-party surveys, expert research, parental interviews, and classmates’ recollections. The adolescent growth process of the perverted serial killer can be fully displayed in three dimensions.
This kind of story is actually very easy to attract the attention and thinking of the audience. Some people will compare themselves with their children, and everyone will want to prevent themselves or their children from slipping into the abyss.
In the film, the shadow of Danmo's growth is portrayed only on the surface of eccentricity, anatomy, weirdness, parental quarrels, neglect, and divorce. These are obviously not necessary and sufficient conditions to become a perverted murderer. For most people, they are introverted and withdrawn, their parents quarrel, they don’t care enough, their parents are divorced, and they are even of the same sex. , the depth of the film's exploration is slightly shallow, and it does not touch Danmer's inner world, nor does it give the answer the audience wants.
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