He is indeed a monster. A controversial TV series landed on Netflix last September 21, 2022. In the first week of its release, it maintains its number 1 spot on Netflix. Netflix also announced that this is the 9th most popular English-language TV show on their platform of all time. It was about Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer and his murder of 17 men between the years 1978 and 1991.
It was starred by Emmy Award-winning Evan Peters and directed by another Emmy Awardee Director Ryan Murphy. If you think this is all about Dahmer and his gruesome killing of several people, you’re probably wrong. It’s a story of the perpetrator and the victims. The series also showed the issues that the characters faced during the conflict.
It was disturbing yet anticipating to watch. Every episode has its own story that will help you to connect all the dots; why the protagonist resorted to that behavior, why this happened, who’s to blame, etc.
Jeffrey Dahmer is a guy who had a deranged family and had an interest in dissecting dead animals. Because of his nerd and weird nature he had grown lonely and isolated from his peers. When Jeffrey’s mother left him after getting divorced from his father, Jeffrey became an alcoholic and problematic with his academics. The one who’s excelling in science is now an expelled student. Also at this time, Jeffrey started to explore his sexuality which will explain why most of his victims are male. Lionel Dahmer, Jeffrey’s father tried to mitigate his son’s falling life by sending him to another school. It became unsuccessful so he decided to send his son to the army which will have a big contribution to Jeff's monstrous acts toward his victims. A series of killings will be committed by Jeffrey Dahmer but no one will notice it, not until one of his victims flees from him. This is where the justice will start and the murders would come to an end.
After watching the 10 episodes of the Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, I got impressed by how they delivered the story. In contrast to the typical plot of every series where the earlier episodes will only revolve around the introduction of characters and the settings, Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story successfully delivered it in a way that you don’t need to watch all the way to the last episode just to have a context of the story. They managed to include important details that make each episode interesting and vividly clear to you to understand the following episodes. Despite the hints in the early parts, they are still able to follow the proper building of the tension, up to the climax and then to the ending.
I want to commend the actors especially Evan Peters and Niecy Nash for carrying the whole film. For me, these two actors effectively portrayed their roles which made me sit on the edge of my seat and occasionally teary-eyed during some episodes.
Also as I mentioned earlier, this is not just a story of Jeffrey Dahmer, but also the story of the family of the victims and how they faced the emotional and mental struggles of losing someone. Hearing both sides of the story, the viewers can freely choose their own biases and conclude their opinions.
Various issues were also shown in the series — lack of child support, racism, lack of police security, the poor justice system, poor mental healthcare, the problem with drug and alcohol regulation, and pornography. Probably there’s more if you will watch the entire series. It’s sad to think that several lives are lost before the faults in the system were revealed. If everything was okay at first, I think the heinous acts committed by Dahmer should’ve been prevented.
However, there are parts that seem irrelevant, and removing these won’t have a significant effect on the series. Maybe they add it to make it exactly 10 episodes? But since it was created for the purpose of entertainment I still understand why they need to put some metaphors and other creative ideas.
At around Episode 7, I was impressed at the sound technicality used to let the viewers experience the point of view of the character. SPOILER ALERT — one of Dahmer’s victims is deaf. And in this episode every time the deaf character communicates with another character, the background music/sounds go muted. Only the time when the viewers can feel or hear something is when a loud sound occurs.
If you’re a person who’s a fan of crime fiction, I will suggest you watch this. Personally, I am not a fan of this kind of genre but due to the buzz it created on social media, I became intrigued to watch it. What I really like about this series is the way they shared all of the
factors that may have contributed to the twisted mind of Jeff Dahmer. In the end, you will see a gray area which will make you think if he's just the only one to blame. Also, look out for the last episode! There’s a line there that gives you an idea that people have different perceptions about religion and Christian beliefs. Overall, I’ll give this series a 9/10.
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Wow, thank you!
You're welcome @cli4d! Have a nice day 😊👍
A very detailed review great write-up Cliff. I haven't watched the series yet and probably will not be watching it due to some violent stuff ongoing but since there's a ton of spoilers, memes and other post circulating thanks to the Pinoy maritess critique I already have an idea on what this is all about.
Thank you kuya @tpkidkai hehe. I don't know if I am just used to violent movie stuff but for me, the way of killing is not that elaborate in the series. Just a glimpse and then boom hahaha. HIndi sya gore na to the point pinapakita na binubutas yung ulo or pinuputol yung mga galamay hahaha.
Hndi ko actually napanood yung actual series... Yung inteverviews lang. Pero basing dun sa mga salaysay nya sa recordings. Prang napipicture out ko mga scene. In fact, ilang araw yung tumatak sa isipan ko 😂 yung tipong naghihiwa ng karne nsa isip ko yang taong yan pumapatay at kinakain flesg nla. Kadiri.
Not advisable na ipanood sa mga bata.
Watch mo yung series ate kasi baka magkaroon ka ng bagong perspective about kay Jeff, bakit nya kaya nagawa yun, etc. Hindi masyadong brutal yung patayan pero maeenjoy nyo yung mga back stories emerut hahaha. Madadala ka din sa galing nila umarte hehe
I become more interested to watch. I like watching documentaries of this type. Serial killers all other kinds of crime stories but watching it in a movie is a on different level. Are the gruesome scenes elaborate?
Hello, sorry for the late reply. The gruesome scenes are not that elaborate, not on the level of disgusting gore movies. I am sure you will still enjoy it ate @bluepark .
I still have one chapter left to finish, I'm on number 5. I have read that the plot was only going to be 8 chapters and there are additional things to be added. From what I have seen so far it is intriguing yet overwhelming, Jeffrey Dahmer, what he did is horrible, the scenes are tenacious and devastating.
The performances in the film are amazing, that's one aspect to note.
Oh, nice @neruel ! The exciting part is around episode 6 to episode 8. Happy watching! Update me if you finished it hahaha. Also, parts 9 and 10 are worth watching especially if you will dig deeper at the meaning.
Jeffrey Dahmer is indeed horrible. The victims don't deserve what happened to them. No one deserves that.
I've been planning to watch this, but I wasn't so sure if I could squeeze it into my sched anymore ;;-;; I've only read about this in Tumblr and the killing methods excited me
Kahit paisa-isa lang. Ako nga almost two weeks ko din bago ko yan matapos hahaha
If I like a show Kasi I binge it eh plus need a good mood to start on a series
Oh, sabagay. Parang minsan din kasi nakakatamad na din manood pag paputol putol no?
Yes, Kaya need mood and time UwU
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Thank you :))
You're welcome @cli4d! Have a nice day 😊👍
Beautifully witten.
Now I am intrigued to watch it.
Thank you @blackavalon :)). You should watch it if you have some free time
Sure I will
I liked your review. You have presented it very nicely.
A person is not born a monster type thing. Dahmer never received anything beautiful or good from an early age. His childhood was very bad. All in all the whole environment, his parents, society and in some places he himself was responsible for his becoming a psycho. And this Dahmer story is all true.
We have the same input @shahinaubl :)). Dahmer is a victim of ugly circumstances. But like they say, the law excuses no one so he needs to face the consequences of his action.
I watched his real interview and I got goosebumps on how he calmly speaks and shares his brutal killings.
I'm scared to read this since I haven't watched it and I plan to watch it. I don't want any spoilers see 😎
My first impression, from the thumbnail, is that it has Dexter vibes. If it's anything like Dexter, I'm going to love it. It's the next program on my Nextflix watch list 😄
Don't worry @adetorrent I wrote this without spoiling too much of the story. Just a glimpse and then my opinion of the series.
I haven't watched Dexter yet but I'll consider it :))
Hey! I think Evan's performance was one of the things that gave this series the most recognition, because many of us knew the story, so it wasn't something new. These series can affect the families of the victims a lot, so the producers should take them into account before filming.
I agree! Evan performed very well in this series. From the looks to the way he spoke, he managed to bring Dahmer to life.
Yeah, I hope Netflix producers consulted the families of the victims before releasing this series. I imagine the pain it gave to those individuals
Ya la estoy bajando para comenzar a bajar para tenerla lista, me parece súper interesante. @cli4d
Update me if you finished watching it :))
Considero que es una gran serie, la actuación de Evan peters es increíble y el trabajo de dirección no se queda atrás, logrando transmitir tensión en cada escena, fácil de lo mejor que nos ha traído el 2022.
I agree! one of the best that 2022 brought to us :)))
I've been seeing this movie around but I wasn't intrigued enough to watch it. Your detailed review has gotten me curious, I'd like to see for myself how the scenes unfold.
Dahmer seems too innocent to be guilty of such heinous crimes. This is more reason why I'm curious.
Thanks for sharing!
I think I have gotten a movies to watch for the weekend. I wouldn't like to conclude Jeffrey Dahmer is a monster because of how he was brought up. I don't want to think much I am just being so eager to watch the movie.
I remember my friend's mom posted a warning on Facebook not to watch this. Unknowingly, her daughter watched worse crime stories.