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Isn't this...

posted 5 years ago by Windsaar (323)
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...in a way, exactly what Eric (Luka Magnotta) always wanted?

I haven't watched this yet, I probably will tomorrow, but from what I know about the case, and about Eric himself is that he was absolutely obsessed with fame and being in the spotlight.

It didn't matter whether it was fame, or infamy really...so long as all eyes were on him. He even had created something like 70 Facebook identities and 20 different websites devoted to trying to capture anyone's attention.

The kitten videos, the murder video...all part of a twisted sense of longing for said attention.

While I'm still interested in watching this documentary, at first glance it seems to me like something Eric would be happy about...maybe even proud of.

I'm sure it paints him in nothing but a negative light but "any news is good news", especially to people like him, no?

Seems like giving him his "Netflix couple hours of fame" is exactly the type of thing he'd want and would be glad the spotlight has finally come back to shine on him.

[–] gsmith9072 (454) 5 years ago

I honestly wish they didn't make this, they are giving him a glimmer of happiness in his prison home. He already has a documentary that I saw a few years ago.

[–] MNRebecca (768) 4 years ago

I think the spotlight is on the volunteer crime-solvers and the message is, "You, too, can make a difference so criminals don't get away with it." As for Luka, this documentary will make life in prison more hellish for him and may get him killed.

[–] Windsaar (323) 4 years ago

Doubtful.
He seems to be having a pretty good time in prison. Pizza parties and movie nights and such. He's even allowed to wear designer clothes. Medium/minimum security...can't remember which. To become "more hellish", there has to be even an inkling of hellishness in the first place.

It's not often someone gets sent to prison and nobody knows what they did. I'm sure most, if not every single person in there knows exactly what he did. They ALWAYS find out.

He seems to enjoy the spotlight. He really loves it. This documentary about the internet detectives (who didn't really have a hand in his discovery or capture) seems to be more about him than it is them.

Whether or not they intended to give him the spotlight, that's exactly what they did. I'm sure if he gets the chance to watch it, he'll get a kick out of it.

I enjoyed watching it, I'd like to believe the same as you, about the message being that anybody can make a difference. The "internet detectives" in this case hardly did though. They were handed the info they got (save for tracking down some locations) and the actual police tracked and captured him.

[–] imatosser182 (316) 4 years ago

I think the spotlight is on the volunteer crime-solvers and the message is, "You, too, can make a difference so criminals don't get away with it."

Yet the pathetic final scene suggests you should feel guilty for even watching the documentary.