Does the "crime scene" have to be so brutal? No!
Had I seen the "crime scene" yesterday, I would probably have gone like this:
Contrary to my inner urge to switch off, I would have been tormented by the story, which is somehow quite captivating. I had almost constant heart palpitations and a dull feeling in the stomach. I would have hidden behind my pillow several times and loudly "Oh no!" called. After the end of the credits, I would have been lying on the couch, feeling that I had seen an exciting movie but at the same time being tortured with unnecessary brutality.
That would have infuriated me. I had doubted the filmmakers and somehow the human being as a whole, and asked myself, "Why am I doing this?" After that, I would have gone to bed in a very bad mood, with the images of bruised brain and flying corpses still in my head.
But fortunately I have not seen the "crime scene". Because I have decided to do this to me so often not so often. Instead I saw a few episodes of the US comedy show "Last Week with John Oliver", laughed a lot and fell asleep. And probably therefore today better started the day.
Raw violence instead of exciting plots
Do not get me wrong: I do not need always-heal-world television and Rosamunde Pilcher. I love a well-made thriller and also look at some crass stuff like "Breaking Bad". But there should always be a good story in the foreground. A story that is already exciting enough in content. With surprising twists, creative ideas, interesting figures.
At the "crime scene", however, I had more and more often the feeling that lack of content tension is compensated with shock effects. There is still a bit of thrill missing? Always with the sadistic psychopaths. The story is still a bit empty? Let's let a child die, then the audience are certainly upset (especially the parents among them).
Not for nothing are the Münsteraner so popular
Exaggerated brutality is always a sign of lack of ideas and laziness. And I think I'm not alone with that opinion. Is not it a sign that the "crime scene" from Münster is by far the most popular in Germany? Instead of blood spraying because of the gags, they are exciting thrillers, get along without a doomsday mood. And half Germany then goes to bed in a good mood. That should be worth it to invest a little more brainwash when writing scripts.
Anyway, what really speaks against the good old "Whodunnit" concept? A corpse, several suspects and interesting resolution are still the best ingredients for a good thriller. If there is a social uplifting topic, then so much the better.
Actually, the "crime scene" yesterday had the best equipment for a really good movie. The blood orgy would not have been necessary.
