Watched You Can See Everything

Watched You Can See Everything by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim from imdb.com Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait becomes a mind-bending three-year journey. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super interesting examination of truth-telling. Spoilers below the cut in the sense I’m discussing what I think the movie is saying and how it constructs its narrative. . . . . . The evidence about her guilt or innocence — whether she lied about the machines not working — is presented inconclusively, even as Nathan Fielder continuously attempts to interpret and understand her. The film is edited down from a month of content, so this ambiguity is an intentional choice. In contrast, the (excellent) teaser was absolutely framed to scream “psychopath!!!” (The poster, too.) Ultimately, whether we think she is guilty or innocent doesn’t really matter — why we think she’s guilty or…

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