EILEEN WUORNOS

Eileen Wuornos “The Life and Death of a Serial Killer”

Eileen Wuornos

Introduction

A tough childhood full of abuse and rape, a pregnancy at age thirteen, Aileen Carol Wuornos, took to become a prostitute road with the sole mission of killing all those men who tried to rape her. Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer is a documentary that premiered in a limited way. It is based on real facts about the disturbing story of a serial killer and the wrong way in the world. Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer is a documentary directed by Nick Broomfield, who step through the unsettling case of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute accused of the road and sentenced to death for murdering seven drivers, which attempted to rape her. Wournos executed in October 2002 in prison in Broward County, Florida, where she spent her final days awaiting sentencing after all appeals rejected.

Discussion

The documentary portrayed the personality of Aileen Wuornos who was a frightening and fascinating person. Broomfield's film attempts to relate and humanize the detail of Aileen Wuornos life, giving it a respectable look. It will frustrate those who do not show sympathy for the devils. The footage does not show or gave much importance to the victims of Aileen Wuornos, while Aileen Wuornos beast takes a backseat to her victim role (Hickey, 2010). Aileen Wournos is the tenth woman executed in the United States and second, in the state of Florida. Nick Broomfield only dared to confront a series of interviews during the legal process in prison. This documentary includes the last interview that the murderer sentenced to death granted to the director on a Tuesday afternoon before his execution. Broomfield has small appearances in their work. This time the stakes much of it as the rest of the documentary team took a different course. All called to witness to tell their experiences on this and the first film from the director about Wuornos, in 1992 under the title of Aileen Wuornos: Life and Death of a serial killer. If people who want to see a woman in distress, crying with a devastating situation and surprised when a woman says rudeness, this is the perfect movie. Conversely, if one like's these intense stories, about women in distress who stays to be rude, then they should get ready to meet a real serial killer.

Even with the slanted sympathetic showed by the Broomfield about the situation of Aileen, the film showed the contemporary and complex nature of her personality. No matter what anyone feels about the crime she made, Aileen Wuornos should be considered as a victimized soul, who does not deserve a consequence. The question about her widespread abandonment and sexual trauma helped in giving the killer voice in few places, in the documentary, which was the best part in making her situation obvious in front of the people, but it does not show or feel like the purpose. This documentary is a tribute for the human beings with ...