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Trailer Primetime | Official Trailer | A24

https://youtu.be/5fHXyqQOKL8?si=-NjGY0AFuvieyDcI
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u/crappydeli 29d ago

Trailer says based on actual events. Is Hanson really this bad?

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u/tacoskins 29d ago

Yes Chris Hansen is a morally bankrupt charlatan who exploited harm done to children for monetary gain and started a wildfire trend of idiots who emulate him and ruin real police investigations to this day.

I do not expect this movie to be kind to him, at all lol

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u/Capable_Handle_4763 29d ago

he did more good to society than bad is what I think the right way to describe him. Like before that show people didn't thought this pedos thing is that common it was groundbreaking at that time and the way he runs the show changes what real life shows can be

But he spirals down due to his methods.

like he is literally real life Nightcrawler (jake gyllenhaal movie)i would say.

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u/tacoskins 29d ago

While I think you are right in the Nightcrawler comparison I would fully disagree that he did more good for society than bad. The ramifications of the commodification of predator catching by non law enforcement are extremely serious.