Based on the so-so reviews I've seen, know a lot of you probably saw this film for what it was intended to be... a cheesy, cringe-filled hour and a half long "social media is bad for you" PSA written by old men who don't even know how to use phones around a conference table.
I've seen Unfriended. I've seen Cam. I've seen Nerve. None of these even came close to Spree - and I'm placing this movie up there with my other all-time favorites like Uncut Gems and Parasite. This movie isn't a masterpiece, nor does it have the incredible shots and soundtracks of other majorly loved movies. And honestly? It was not supposed to be one of the best. I mean, they literally played the GUMMY BEAR song while some kid kills people to get noticed.
This movie was so out-of-touch that it was perfect. Nothing felt fake - this character was actually totally believable. Maybe not the length of his crime spree, but people have done exactly this before. There have been tons of murders uploaded to or even filmed live on various social media platforms - and why else would someone do that other than to get attention?
I think people tie a rope of hate around any content made about social media with the assumption that it's going to be some cheesy garbage that makes social media look like it's inherently evil. This filmed showed that it isn't the platform itself, but rather the person who uses it. Even Bobby, despite being grandiose and annoying as h***, felt realistic to me (think: Ricegum or Jake Paul).
If you pay attention to the chat as well... it is totally on point. It included the people advertising their own channels, people trolling Kurt, even people who egged him on. If something like The Lesson really happened, I guarantee it would have a chat exactly like that.
Overall? I loved this movie. It is an accurate representation of social media without feeling like it was written by someone who's never used it.
I've seen Unfriended. I've seen Cam. I've seen Nerve. None of these even came close to Spree - and I'm placing this movie up there with my other all-time favorites like Uncut Gems and Parasite. This movie isn't a masterpiece, nor does it have the incredible shots and soundtracks of other majorly loved movies. And honestly? It was not supposed to be one of the best. I mean, they literally played the GUMMY BEAR song while some kid kills people to get noticed.
This movie was so out-of-touch that it was perfect. Nothing felt fake - this character was actually totally believable. Maybe not the length of his crime spree, but people have done exactly this before. There have been tons of murders uploaded to or even filmed live on various social media platforms - and why else would someone do that other than to get attention?
I think people tie a rope of hate around any content made about social media with the assumption that it's going to be some cheesy garbage that makes social media look like it's inherently evil. This filmed showed that it isn't the platform itself, but rather the person who uses it. Even Bobby, despite being grandiose and annoying as h***, felt realistic to me (think: Ricegum or Jake Paul).
If you pay attention to the chat as well... it is totally on point. It included the people advertising their own channels, people trolling Kurt, even people who egged him on. If something like The Lesson really happened, I guarantee it would have a chat exactly like that.
Overall? I loved this movie. It is an accurate representation of social media without feeling like it was written by someone who's never used it.