Review of Disconnect

Disconnect offers us three story lines about the negative sides of the internet. This is a well scripted drama, about a journalist reporting on online sexcam sites. about a high school boy getting shamed on social media, and a couple getting their identity stolen. Interwoven story lines are nothing new, ("Pulp fiction", "Y tu mama tambien" come to mind) but they really come well together here. What's really interesting is how the MALE characters react to grief and personal loss, as opposed to how the FEMALE character react. The father of the suicide-attempt son, reacts by going on a search for his sons Internet bullies. But his daughter tells him "you just do that just to make you feel yourself less guilty" and his wife reacts by going into caring mode. The father of the Internet bully, when confronted by the other boys father, doesn't apologize for his sons behaviour, but starts a fight. The husband who lost a baby, wants to go Rambo on his suspected identity robber, while his wife clearly enjoys the fact that they are doing something together for the first time in a long time. So, perhaps the real disconnect is the one between men and women.