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In that light, if they are making an emotional decision to kill someone, is that any different than the person who made an emotional decision to murder someone? ThatвЂ™s the whole point this movie is making-there is no difference. They make an emotional decision based on how much they hate this person. It is a terrible event, but it is an emotional reaction because a lot of people donвЂ™t understand what the legal process is. Maria: Should be our podcastвЂ™s movie mascot because this movie tries to break down stigma, and so do we QuotesД«: The death penalty is an emotional reaction to a dramatic and terrible event. Maria: Nothing, sorry Mental Health: Breaking down stigma, and the psychology of the death penaltyД«randon: Why do we still have the death penalty? Death penalty and it being the result of an emotional reaction to a terrifying event

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Maria: Hilarious really knows how to set tone commentary on American obsession with true crime L7 as Camel Lips musical score Dislike: WeвЂ™ve got nothingД«randon: Its subtlety may be lost to some really nothing Maria: Chose this favorites John Waters is special Like: Dark humor done right, and commentary on the death penaltyД«randon: Humor church scene closing scene anti-death penalty sentiment Show Summary Intro: This film has a special place in MariaвЂ™s heartД«randon: First time seeing this movie is deep ThatвЂ™s it in a nutshell, so just pour yourself a big old glass of whole milk, sit down, and get ready to experience our love of John Waters on this next episode of Peculiar Picture Show. This movie is very much anti-death penalty, so Brandon spends some time talking about that while I propose this movie becomes our movie mascot. Waters, known for raunchy films like Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble and more tame ones like Hairspray and this one, has a knack for telling stories that comment on social norms, and in this one, thatвЂ™s exactly what he does, commenting upon what we think is right and wrong, AmericaвЂ™s true crime obsession, and the death penalty.

The movie is a dark comedy written and directed by the King of Filth himself, John Waters. Beverly gets caught, goes to trial, and ends up being released just to immediately kill again-a lady-a juror-played by Patricia Hearst-who wears white after Labor Day. And then she kills her sonвЂ™s teacher.Д«everly Sutphin is Serial Mom, a murdering mother of a fucker, bringing judgment to the especially nasty-the cheating boyfriend, the condescending teacher, the mean lady who doesnвЂ™t rewind her video tapes. Pretty regular, right? Well, we soon discover she also loves prank calling and harassing a neighbor who took her parking place one time at a grocery store, a long time ago. This is about Serial Mom, and this introduction is supposed to give you a brief synopsis of the plot, so here I go.Д«everly Sutphin is your вЂњtypical housewifeвЂќ and mother-she sews, makes meatloaf, and brings fruitcake for her sonвЂ™s teacher at their parent-teacher conference.

Much like I love the movie I Love You to Death, but maybe thatвЂ™s in a future episode. The movie is from 1994, which as I explain during the episode, is apparently the defining movie year for me, your host-or one of your hosts-Maria Milazzo, and really a kind of important year for me in terms of mental health, as thatвЂ™s when I was 14 years old, and if youвЂ™ve been listening to this podcast, you know that was around the time I was going through some trauma.Д«ut unlike the movie Natural Born Killers, which is also from 1994, and a movie Brandon and I talked about on an episode a while ago (check it out if you have a chance), I donвЂ™t think my love for Serial Mom is related to nostalgia and connecting it to important milestones, like perhaps my affection for Natural Born Killers is. This next movie is one of my favorite films of all time.