Documentary Review: Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
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As I've mentioned in previous reviews finding decent content to watch is slim pickings these days, and I'm not planning on wasting my time on poorly made reboots and blatant cash grabs if I can help it. I feel like the entertainment aspect has been lost on production houses and it's all about how much can I put into to create a movie or series so I can sell it off for the most amount of profit and least amount of effort.
In my desperation, I've turned to documentaries and decided to watch one released this year about some American Football player Aaron Hernandez. It seems like it was big news at the time, a mini OJ situation but I've never heard of it because, well I live in the rest of the world where American Football isn't a thing.
The documentary seems rather salacious and plays out like a day time soap opera rather than a documentary over what appears to be senseless and tragic events nor does it dive deeper into how the culture of American football could be a root cause but only appears to vilify the murderer.
Since I don't know much about the sport, the culture or the individual to me it was still pretty fascinating hearing the story playout for the first time, but I do take what is said in the documentary with a pinch of salt.
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What Is Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez about?
As a gifted young football athlete from Bristol, Connecticut, Aaron Hernandez had capitalised rapidly on his promise, moving into the top tier college program before being drafted into the National Football League at the age of 20.
His rise did not stop there, and in 2013, fresh off of a newly inked five-year, $40 million contracts with the New England Patriots, Hernandez would become a household name for the most infamous murder case involving an American athlete since OJ Simpson.
Hernandez's trials for the brutal killing of Odin Lloyd and two Boston-area men yielded a Pandora's box of secrets: a tumultuous and often abusive upbringing, a growing fascination with gang life, and other discoveries that painted a maelstrom of motivations behind his violent behaviour.
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What I thought of Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
So I am not American nor do I watch American Football but I found this to be very interesting and very well presented by the makers of this documentary, mostly due to the legal aspects of the story as well as the case of CTE which I think is overlooked in this case.
Murderers like these especially with serial ones, don't spring up because of random events and it almost always takes the perfect storm to create one. Because of that, I appreciate when portrayals of murderers are nuanced like this one. Understanding why people commit the crimes they do is essential for a society in my opinion, and I believe this documentary did an excellent job at presenting some facts as well as personal stories about him without taking a stance on the matters.
The stories told by his friends and acquaintances should, of course, be taken with a grain of salt, especially the ones described by his former "best friend" since nothing was presented from Hernandez' side to corroborate those anecdotes. But I liked how they very vividly painted the picture of his whole childhood and the aspects of what it means to be a professional football player and what could have possibly gone through his head in the various stages of his life.
They touch on his mental health, the CTE damage, the relationship with his father, his friends, his substance abuse, his sexuality, and so much more that makes this such a gripping story.
The missing part for me, or what could have made this more interesting, is if his fiancé would have participated in this and told her side of the story. That way, this could have been more balanced. But I can understand why she would decline to do so.
My Rating for Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
Regardless of the narratives they push or how they try to frame the story, it is an interesting one with so many factors that could lead you down various rabbit holes. I found it highly entertaining and binge-watched all the episodes in one go as the story kept getting layered with new developments.
I give this 7 touchdowns out of 10 for execution and would recommend it to anyone regardless of one's interest in Hernandez or American football. It is a compelling case on its own and because it's so contentious makes for some fascinating talking points and discussions.
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I've just had my son (21) over for dinner and we binge-watched three episodes of a Netflix documentary, " Don't F***k with Cats"; talk about killer minds....! The interesting nuance in this one, I found, was that in a final twist and/or unveiling it turns the question onto us media users as in how far we enable or incite serial killers who are renown sadistic narcissists in need of mass attention....
Yes i saw that one too about the Montreal Butcher i think that guy was crazy to begin with and had an obsession for murder but the fame surly got to him and those that had the good intentions definatelt encouraged luka to keep pushing the boundaries
I'll give it a looksy
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Sweet perhaps you can give me some insights as to why these dudes aren’t managed properly for the amount of brain damage they get! Seems like players are seen as high price rag dolls fans want to see ripped apart on the field and then are shocked when the homie offs himself
Sounds about right, I saw Marshawn Lynch a famous player talking yesterday and he had hand tremors, don't know if that's drain bamage or what?
As a kid growing up in an elite college football city with a stadium that holds 108,000 people I loved the sport. By the time I was 18 I couldn't be bothered to watch it. I can't handle all the stoppage and commercials of American sports.. Footy is beautiful to watch and it's non stop for 45x2 but Americans think it's boring smdh? I can watch any match happily, can't watch 3 minutes of baseball, American football, or the NBA. College basketball in March is still pretty exciting though..
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In this same documentary there was a dude who was like mid-20s and his he said he quit, the brain damage was already too much and he wanted to have a life after football. I get the sport is violent and so are things like MMA and boxing but they don't fight every week and get their heads smashed in, there's got to be some rule changes or some shit they could do but I guess the profit machine is all that matters.
I've tried watching football, basketball and baseball I just can't get into it man. Like I can see okay that was a cool tackle, hit out the park, free throw but as for the game itself it doesn't capture me and yes FFS the ads, damn they'll force an ad anything it's insane.
Great
A person of few words i like it
It was very interesting!
Indeed, i blew through those episodes the pacing was good i was never board watching it
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