A fascinating character study of a young newswoman grappling with mental illness (or on the spectrum?). She's smart and capable, deserving of her coworkers' praise but too defensive to accept it. That same insecurity extreme to her romantic life; her loneliness is simply awful. The movie depicts Christine Chubbuck as a person who wants bigger and better, but not at the cost of doing what she loves; she's a human-interest reporter in a newsroom culture that stresses "if it bleeds it leads".
The point I'm getting at here is that the film isn't about the tragedy of Christine as it is her painful life. It's surprisingly empathetic given her place as a TV history footnote, and Rebecca Hall deserves immense credit for her standout performance; it is exceptional. There isn't a lot of they're about this reporter, but Hall humanizes her admirably.
This isn't a shocking story, it's a heartbreaking one. I constantly wanted her to find happiness that just wasn't there.
The point I'm getting at here is that the film isn't about the tragedy of Christine as it is her painful life. It's surprisingly empathetic given her place as a TV history footnote, and Rebecca Hall deserves immense credit for her standout performance; it is exceptional. There isn't a lot of they're about this reporter, but Hall humanizes her admirably.
This isn't a shocking story, it's a heartbreaking one. I constantly wanted her to find happiness that just wasn't there.