Christine is the true story of Christine Chubbuck, a 29 year old television reporter working for a local TV station in Sarasota, Florida. After watching the film, I wondered why I had never heard of this story before because I'm usually up on news stories that make the national news. The story however occurred in the summer of 1974, right before I was entering my senior year of college and I believe I was working as a camp counselor and didn't have access to any news during that time. Before I go any further, I would like to insert a SUPER SPOILERS warning here. If you haven't heard of this story before and prefer to watch the film without knowing the big plot twist, then stop reading HERE, go see the film and continue reading later on.
Before the shocking event at the end of the film, I kept wondering what was the point in chronicling the life of this news reporter. As the narrative unfolds, the story appears to be a real downbeat tale of a woman suffering from severe depression—a sad sack if you will who is hard to care for at all. As I say in all my reviews involving weak ego characters—these are the "sad sacks" who simply do not make for good drama.
In the case of Christine, her internal character arc is headed in the wrong direction from the beginning. Physically she is …show more content…
When he brings her to a self-help group, she confesses that she's a virgin but would like to get married and have children. Perhaps the straw that breaks the camel's back is when George reveals that he's been chosen to be transferred to a more desirable market in Baltimore. This propels Christine to drive over to the home of Bob Anderson, the station owner, in the mistaken belief that he's also chosen her to move to Baltimore. However, he reveals that he's chosen Andrea, the sports anchor, to go with George. It's obvious that Christine regards this as a betrayal, due to the exaggerated image she has of
Before the shocking event at the end of the film, I kept wondering what was the point in chronicling the life of this news reporter. As the narrative unfolds, the story appears to be a real downbeat tale of a woman suffering from severe depression—a sad sack if you will who is hard to care for at all. As I say in all my reviews involving weak ego characters—these are the "sad sacks" who simply do not make for good drama.
In the case of Christine, her internal character arc is headed in the wrong direction from the beginning. Physically she is …show more content…
When he brings her to a self-help group, she confesses that she's a virgin but would like to get married and have children. Perhaps the straw that breaks the camel's back is when George reveals that he's been chosen to be transferred to a more desirable market in Baltimore. This propels Christine to drive over to the home of Bob Anderson, the station owner, in the mistaken belief that he's also chosen her to move to Baltimore. However, he reveals that he's chosen Andrea, the sports anchor, to go with George. It's obvious that Christine regards this as a betrayal, due to the exaggerated image she has of