A struggling comedian’s life gets even harder when he has to confront a stalker who doesn’t let him be but also surfaces a buried trauma of his.
Netflix’s most powerful project to date! Everything this mini-series has done has done it right. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022): https://kaygazpro.com/dahmer-monster-the-jeffrey-dahmer-story-2022-biography-crime-drama/ is also up there disregarding the last two episodes. Baby Reindeer‘s writing, directing, editing, photography, and acting are exquisite. Richard Garr has gone above and beyond and created a masterpiece that will be taught in the years to come. His acting, as well as Jessica Gunning’s, leave you breathless. From an artistic point of view, it is immaculate, and the non-linear way of telling the story adds perfection. While I could write a thesis on it and analyse it to its core, I will just leave you by saying that Baby Reindeer is superb! There is something else that I would like you to know and understand, though. Something that I believe will be the worded version of how you had it in your mind.
There are three elements that stand out: The awkwardness, the laughs, and the honesty… And that bloody honesty I’d like to talk to you about. The honesty about professional failure… personal failure… rejection… mental illness, rape… and self-destruction… Again, the honesty about all of it. The brutal, bone-shuttering honesty.
Baby Reindeer makes you wonder, as a viewer, when was the last time you were that honest with yourself, let alone put it out there for the world to see? Will they laugh at my tribulations? How can I open the door of my inner world to strangers when I cannot do it to myself? How could I admit to everyone everything I don’t have the ability to admit to me The moments I’ve been brave. The times I’ve been a coward. How much I struggled to achieve the slightest thing in life. The things I went through and nobody knew or nobody understood. That’s what Baby Reindeer is.
Any form of abuse is scarring. Personal, professional, emotional, physical, sexual. It hurts everyone the same. No matter who you are, no matter what your financial background is, no matter what your social status is, no matter your age, race, sex, or sexual orientation. Baby Reindeer questions what defines you in life. It sets the bar higher than ever before and dares to beg the questions… How much does success mean to you? How much happiness means to you? Which one comes first? Which one makes you complete as a human being? Ultimately, how far are you willing to pursue success and happiness?
We are not meant to be alone in life. We’ll always seek understanding, compassion, affection, and love. But it’s not just finding it. It’s also adapting and knowing how to approach it.
Hats off to all the cast and crew who worked on that show!
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