Natural Born Killers
Oliver Stones latest film, Natural Born Killers, is a violent drama that reflects the psychological motivation of two mass murderers, driven by their past. Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. The two murderers, Mickey and Mallory Knox, escapes from their abusive childhood, and they wont let anyone disturb their journey. If anyone does, they die, and it won’t take much to disturb Mickey and Mallory, or get them a bit too excited. Mickey, played by Woody Harrelson, and Mallory, played by Juliette Lewis, are shown in a way that makes you remember them. Never will you experience such ruthless, yet affectionate behavior. They kill with more than hate in their eyes. There is something about their appearance that tempts you to im
I don’t think this movie is about good guys-bad guys. It isn’t really about the two serial killers either. It is about the media and the public, the way they both work together to elevate these killers to the level of hero, much as the same way as the public is continually fascinated with tragic events. The media feeds on the need that the public has; seeing people in tragic settings, ruthless violence and fresh blood. Harrelson, and especially Lewis, are on the mark in their portrayals of the wild pair. They may seem a bit too unrealistic, but nevertheless, you will find yourself thinking about the possibility that all human beings carry the potential to act the way they do under the same childhood circumstances. The cartoon-like supporting characters seems just as unrealistic as Mickey and Mallory, with Robert Downey Jr. as an immoral celebr
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