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Watched #Monster : the Jefferey #Dahmer story! Very disturbing and thought provoking story. Brilliantly acted and the 6th episode from the pov of the victim is a masterpiece. It sheds light on the circumstances and the broken law enforcement and judicial system which was/ is so rampantly racist that a killer could keep killing and cooking his victims even after several complaints! There is a debate going in America on these shows which consciously / unconsciously glorify the serial killers so much so that they become celebrities and profit off their crimes. It’s disgusting really but the truth is that we are a part of the problem . If we keep consuming these shows obviously they will keep being made. However, this show doesn’t glorify his crimes and show the perverse man for who he is while also balancing the stories of his childhood and parents. It also throws welcome light on the victim families and that of the neighbor who had to endure that foul smell for over a year! However, the victim’s families have given interviews that they were not consulted before releasing the show and it must be awful for them to go through the trauma every time a new adaption of this psycho comes out - I think this is the 4th Hollywood adaptation in 20 years and another show called confessions of killer - Jeffrey Dahmer is gonna hit screns soon. Also, It is unbelievable how many people turn a blind eye to victims if they don’t ‘matter’ according to societal standards.

Vetrimaaran maintains his perfect record. He takes a simple generic story of village caste violence here and elevates it with his stinging realistic treatment and a pacy screenplay. Dhanush absolutely rocks it as usual. It was as usual hard to watch and hard to look away at the same time. Manju Warrier and Pasupathy are the ever reliable supporting characters. Special shout out to Ken Karunas and deejay arunachalam who play their roles convincingly. G.v Prakash music could have been less dramatic. The locations really gave the vekkai feel. The cycle of violence was shown beautifully. The climax could have done with a bigger conflict and the action scenes of Dhanush killing people are a tad masala for this realistic film. P.s - why is this movie not an A? I couldn’t believe that ppl brought their kids to watch this movie. If I watched this movie when I was a kidI would have been traumatised for sure 100%