I've been interested in watching this, but have been putting it off. I don't know if they show the videos Magnotta made torturing the kittens or not, but that's something I don't want to see. I also heard that at the end of the documentary, the creators do this faggy little virtue signalling thing shaming their viewers for watching it. If that's true, that already tells me the smug tone the whole thing will take, and I'll just pass entirely.
Having seen the documentary in its entirety just a few hours ago, I will say that they do NOT show the full extent of the videos (thank God). The subject matter of the videos being described was bad enough for me to feel really uneasy though. I still covered my eyes when they showed frames of the videos even knowing I wouldn't see the gruesome stuff. I shouted "what the fuck!" several times while watching this.
And yes, at the end, the documentary
does do this faggy virtue signaling thing, which I honestly found hilarious and infuriating at the same time. Me watching the documentary does not make me "part of the problem" when it comes to sensationalizing sick crimes. Hell, the people that filmed the documentary aren't part of the problem, either. The documentary leaves out an important piece of information that Luca can be considered for parole after 25 years of his sentence has been served ... I think it's
good that a documentary like this exist because it helps people not forget the sick and sadistic things he did, especially if parole can be put on the table for him. There is a constant spotlight on what he did, and I don't think it will be forgotten so easily now. Even if that "fame" is what Luca wants, I'd rather put away any sort of risk of him getting back on the streets, and let him rot in prison with no TV and no internet for the rest of his sick life (which has been the case since his trial, I believe).
I also think that the Facebook group was filled with exceptional people that I found myself laughing at throughout the entire documentary. They still laud themselves as geniuses, and yet they did SO much to fuck things up and slacked off in many ways to the point where I kept asking, "Why were you expecting for the police to respond to you when you are sending all of this stuff with made up usernames?!" They are a perfect example of why "keyboard activism" can easily turn into something selfish and irrational. I'm glad the documentary showed every detail of this group's "research," even if you can make the argument that they are being painted in a positive light.
I liked the interviews done with the authorities and the detectives (and also the amazing story with the civilian that recognized Luca in Berlin; what a champ!) I'm glad there was at least an attempt at some focus for the victim, his family, and his friends, too. When the best friend was recalling how he helped identify the body, I definitely teared up. It's horrific that he had to watch the snuff film to identify him.
All in all, I think the documentary is totally worth watching. I don't regret it. The series of events that took place left me effectively captivated and disturbed (as I had never even heard about this killer/crime story until I saw this). It's one of those "I cannot BELIEVE that this happened" stories.
