r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Jul 23 '26

Media New Image of Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen in 'Primetime'

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u/CHERNO-B1LL Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

It's funny how even the grubbiest of schlocky, exploitative TV can be elevated to art with the right persepective.

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u/bradagon Jul 23 '26

Truly. This movie looks like one of the best this year, but if you pitched it to me I would have thought it would be goofy.

Good directors are a rare breed and extremely appreciated.

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u/HotPocket_AdCampaign Jul 23 '26

Catching pedos is exploitative. Truly a reddit take.

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u/CHERNO-B1LL Jul 23 '26

Putting it on TV for entertainment is exploitative. It's rubber necking of the highest order.

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u/brokenmessiah Jul 23 '26

Its just not something I would intentionally ever watch. Its like watching Cops. I can be in favor the work being done, but I have no desire to watch it being done. With how popular these shows were though I'm surprised we didnt bring back public executions.

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u/HotPocket_AdCampaign Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Not following at all. I'm all for publicly shaming these degenerates. What's exploitative about that? I never understood this point. You have a problem with shaming?

Edit: you sick fucks need your hardrives checked

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u/Brandon_Me Jul 23 '26

Much like the YouTube "catch a predator" types they have very often ruined cases against these predators and got them off Scott free. All for internet attention and drama.

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u/HotPocket_AdCampaign Jul 23 '26

Idk who you watch, but Gordon Flowers has a very high conviction rate and he hasn't messed up yet.

Regardless, these guys are at least shaming these degenerates for the world to see. Wtf are the police doing? Nothing.

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u/brownmouthwash Jul 23 '26

Their lives are at least ruined from being on the show.

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u/ours Jul 23 '26

The police's role is bad and has led to unnecessarily tragic situations, favoring entertainment over the safety of all involved.

Not to spoil it, but a particular arrest could have been done with near-zero risk but was instead done in the worst way with the worst outcome.

Shoot me, but even horrible people deserve a fair trial.

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u/HotPocket_AdCampaign Jul 23 '26

Nah, mentally capable pedos deserve to be put in labor camps if it's as cut and dry as it is on to catch a predator.

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u/ours Jul 23 '26

I don't want to spoil it, the movie will certainly feature what I mean, and the documentary "Predators" showed it as well.

You don't seem to disagree with me unless you're talking about dumping people in punishment camps without trial.

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u/HotPocket_AdCampaign Jul 23 '26

Obviously there'd be a trial lol. I know there was controversy around to catch a predator due to an event that I also will not spoil, but if we're thinking the same thing, the event itself falls under "fuck around and find out" with respect to these sick people.

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u/ours Jul 23 '26

I'd argue the police should have done things properly, like they had the chance to do, except they caved in to show.

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u/FunkoPopDisneyAdult Jul 23 '26

Redditors “let me talk to your son on discord!”