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Well balanced movie

posted 10 years ago by MissBoom
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I've read a few topics on here with people saying

1 - that the movie wasn't factual
2 - that Jodi was worse in real life
3 - that they made travis out to be a saint
4 - that the movie made travis out to be a jerk

I guess i am making this topic to address everyone who's made one of the above statements.

I think the movie was well balanced and that it wasn't taking any one's side.

I think the movie portrayed both characters to be in the wrong.

I did follow abit of the case and i watched jodi's 48 hours interview and other news stories on it on 20/20, msnbc etc before watching this movie.

The only thing that did strike me about this movie was how they seem to tone down both characters. Again i think this makes it more well balance.

In real life, Travis was contributing more to the unhealthy situation than was was portrayed in the movie. Travis handled the Jodi situation all wrong.

He saw her as a sidepiece, then he started freaking out because she was getting clingy. He should've just moved on and ignored her. I read the txt messages he sent Jodi prior to him being killed and he was calling her evil, a slut, a hoe and a bunch of other things. He was provoking her which was not smart on his part. Then he turned around and slept with her after saying all those mean things knowing full well he didn't want her in his life. He should've never replied to her at all and just ignored her completely.

Anyway I think the movie did a good job in portraying that the story has 2 sides. Even though it left out alot of detail. I think it hinted that Travis wasn't this innocent morman guy his friends/family make out to be in the trial.

[–] bluemagicmist 10 years ago

I think it hinted that Travis wasn't this innocent morman guy his friends/family make out to be in the trial.

He was innocent. Travis had a pretty *beep* childhood, what's Arias excuse?

Also, Why is it when a woman calls a man all the names under the sun and he kills her, he's a psycho bastard (which he is of course), but when a guy calls a woman names, he deserves to be killed??!!

How about nobody kills, isn't that what we should be living by. Some of the women on here who say Travis DESERVED being slaughtered, or he drove her to it, or a man who treats women like this deserves to be killed??!! WTF!! Any woman or man who thinks like that should be locked up in a psych ward!!

[–] MissBoom 10 years ago

I never said he deserved it.

i was simply saying.

When you know someone is a crazy psycho. you don't fuel the fire. You do the mature thing and ignore all contact with them. do not respond at all. Even if she calls 1000 times or show up at your door. don't respond.

that is my point. He knew she was a psycho and had issues. He should of ignored her and shut up and you don't fuel the fire. fueling the fire is just idiotic.