Natural Born Killers
In 1994, Oliver Stone left movie-goers and critiques alike in awe. His film, Natural Born Killers, was released to theatres all over America. The story, originally written by Quentin Tarantino, was one of two mass-murders who go on a killing spree across the country. At a glance, the title suggests the theory that killers are born to be just that--killers, naturally. Oliver Stone wastes no time at all as he tears this theory to shreds. He claims that killers are born from society, and are kept alive by the media. Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis play the Bonnie and Clyde type team of lovers that head out to change the world. If one saw this film in the seventies or eighties, he or she might be shocked by its surrealism and many disturbing implications. However, being released in the early nineties, changes our perceptions drastically. This is simply because at this time it was much more relevant and familiar to our society. Assumably, the many television clips interspersed throughout the film hit a little too close to home for many Americans. We are living in a time when it is common to see "Special Reports" and "Live" newscasts cut into our favorite television shows. Much like Stone utilized
This is quite possibly an equally disturbing idea. Appeal to an audience and get media attention-ironically. There was even a title placed over the scene, the "I Love Mallory" show dangled in front of the camera for a few seconds. The first scene in the movie, after the beginning credits are displayed, is of a waitress in a diner flipping through channels on an old black and white television. This is an excellent example of society (mallory's family) turning her into a killer, and the media (sitcom-like re-enactment) fueling the fire. In his interview, Mickey actually states that the media made him the way he was, and actually created a serial killer. about a slaying, the more we want to know. Simpson trial were all still vivid in our heads during the release of Natural Born Killers. Mickey goes on to explain his own theory that media is like man made weather. "3 The American public is much too fascinated with criminals and crime, and most of this fascination is perpetuated by the media as Stone claims in Natural Born Killers.
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