Last Updated on December 10, 2021 by Sangita Ekka
This painting is an honest attempt to draw Cameron Britton about whom I got to know from the Mindhunter series on Netflix, season one.
Mindhunter’s first season is based on the life of Ed Kemper, a high IQ American serial killer also known as the “co-ed” killer for the pattern in his killing – his victims were young female students from “co-education institutes”.
Cameron Britton played the role of Ed Kemper, a prisoner who clearly stood out from the rest when interviewed by the FBI agents, giving the whole series an elite side of criminal behaviour.
I watched Cameron again on Manhunt season 2, this time, on a completely different role as Richard Jewell. If you don’t know who Jewell is, watch the show before looking up anything on him.
I would forgive myself for giving out a tiny spoiler about Cameron’s role in Manhunt’s second season.
There comes a time when Jewell is under accusations and his life and reputation is in ruins. At that point in time a pizza delivery boy upon recognizing Jewell and remembering the details of accusations, knowingly drops the whole pizza in front of him, making Cameron’s 7-foot stature to stoop and collect it from the ground.
I confess, when I watched that, something hit me real hard at my core.
That’s the impact Cameron Britton has left me with – his sincere effort in doing justice to the character he plays, irrespective of the character he plays. I cannot stress enough about his ability to beacon human emotions, and I say this acknowledging my cold demeanour.
Needless to say, I am star-struck.
Often people have this notion that watching crime series has a negative impact on people. I think, it’s just too generalised an opinion. At the end of the day, it’s all just information. I find it almost tragic when people ignore dark content, it’s such a missed opportunity of fantastic work of art.
Whenever I tune in for a crime documentary or anything from the thriller genre, I tune in with a lot of hope. Manhunt and Mindhunter have kept that hope alive.
I constantly take in the storytelling, the attention to scene details, background music, the actors, dialogues and so much more. It’s not that I enjoy the repetition of a tragic incident, but the whole effort that goes into giving the tragedy an artistic rendition, so we – the audience can soak in the information and learn and feel something new.
On that note, thank you Cameron Britton for playing the roles of Ed Kemper and Richard Jewell so fantastically well.
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