promethesis Review of Depp V Heard

Depp V Heard (2023)

dramatised 'documentary', but gives some insight

[7/10 · 18 August 2023]

As someone who didn't follow up on the news regarding the trial, and being a European, this dramatised documentary gives some insight in what happened between Depp and Heard and the media+social media circus it generates. After seeing the 3 episodes (binge-watchable) I am inclined to support Heard, not Depp, simply because (it appears so in the documentary) that social media were full of fans of Depp that didn't like Heard, to the point of harrasment, and how it (supposedly) came to be that the social media had such a massive sympathy for Depp. Though I am aware some dramatic techniques, soundtrack music even, can influence someone while watching the docu...Fact is there was a trial with a verdict, and a film... is not a trial. This said, maybe the documentary is far too short to cover all information, but it raises some gigantic questions about social media, and fans, people who stay loyal to their idols without questioning them if they become compromised or do actions, even supposedly, a normal healthy person would and should not do. This information is all available in this documentary.