Criminals are the protagonists of many films of all kinds, evil characters cause fear, but they also fascinate many viewers, their stories reveal that the human spirit has enigmatic paths and that a monster also inhabits the human being that sometimes awakens us and terrifies. .
Some films refer exclusively to the atrocities that can enter the minds of criminals and the actions they are able to perform; others, however, deepen the motivations, the way criminals operate and the peculiarities of the character of criminals.
- “Look at me with contempt.
- You’ll see an idiot.
- Look at me with admiration.
- You’ll see a man.
- Look at me carefully.
- Will you see yourself?-Charles Manson-“.
This film has a clever plot, where almost all arguments focus on deciphering how the criminal mind of a killer named John Doe works. (anonymous). It is intolerance, expressed in religious convictions, that lead to heinous crimes.
A noteworthy element of this film is the manipulative game that mounts the criminal, a game that, in the end, turns your pursuers into victims, so the fanatical and bigoted killer wins the game: triumph over reason.
A classic based on a book of the same name, develops the idea of two crime geniuses confronted. On the one hand, a dangerous intern who is also a psychiatrist, and becomes a play to understand the spirit of a murderer who ravages the place.
On the other hand, there is the killer, whom the film barely lets talk to: we know him more from his actions than from his speech, a guy with a severe personality disorder, who uses criminal actions to become someone different from him. it really is.
Zodiac highlights one of the most common traits among sociopathic and psychopathic criminals: a deep desire to manipulate others. Based on the story of a serial killer who called himself the “zodiac killer” operating in San Francisco, USA.
This killer overlooked the authorities and challenged them, sent letters and messages coded by newspapers, liked the idea of playing with what he hunted, this is a very common feature of different types of criminals, this gives them a sense of omnipotence that satisfies their unlimited narcissism.
It tells the story of a police captain tasked with appeasing one of Rio de Janeiro’s toughest favelas. This man is going to be a father and he has to leave the police, but first he must find a replacement for his work.
In this role, he devotes himself to training with all his confidence two honest policemen, however, when they come into contact with the reality of crime in the favelas, the protagonists change, the two honorable policemen gradually become subjects with more criminal instincts. They are committed to maintaining order, no matter what, for anything that achieves that goal.
This selection could not be missed in a classic film such as “Mechanical Orange”, based on a novel of the same title. It tells the story of a young antisocial who finds great pleasure in causing extreme pain to others. He leads a group dedicated to committing wrongdoing for the simple pleasure of committing them.
History takes a radical turn when this offender is arrested and subjected to conditioning treatment, with the aim of eradicating his taste for violence. Methods are used to oppose crime, subjecting it to experiences close to torture.
All these films allow you to dely into the complex mentality of criminals, in this way increases your understanding of the modus operandi, characteristics and behaviors that define them, are films to watch and comment on, to see and digest, good for those moments when the dark side of the human being is perhaps more present than ever.