Documentary Review

Aileen Wuornos: Selling of a Serial Killer 1993, and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer 2003 are two documentaries by Nick Broomfield, portraying the case of the "first female serial killer" of America, Aileen Wuornos. the first documentary focuses on how many people around Wuornos including her lawyer and police were organizing tracts with holywood in hopes of making her story into a big movie, and Wuornos' feelings toward this exploitation. The whole time they are awaiting to set her death penalty official. The second documentary comes years later when they are having trials against everyone who had been trying to exploit Wuornos. And they also clear up her death penalty and she finally gets her death.
This was an extremely raw and straight to the point documentary, the filmaker, Nick Broomfield, is very involved in the documentary, he interviews Aileen Wuornos up front and personally with the camera right at his side in various occasions. I think by showing the rawness of the situation and letting Aileen speak allows for the viewers to consider her side of the story and really see her human side, and how she was indeed used and taken advantage of not only during her case, but all her life throughout her chidhood, it gives viewers a different perspective on how you think of criminals, and also the justice system, considering that these films helped unmask the corrupt actions that were going down behind the scenes that were just meant to exploit Aileen and win everyone else attention and fame. I liked this documentary because it definitely sparks thought about how the justice system treats people unfairly, and also how we should try to consider criminals and look at them more closely and at a more even playing level, as fellow humans.