Amanda Knox

Amanda Knox

Netflix’s “Amanda Knox” starts with a statement about this case that should have been obvious to me, but wasn’t. Many have wondered why the world became obsessed with this nine-year-old case, but perhaps Knox herself put it best at the start of the film: “Either I’m a psychopath in sheep’s clothing or I am YOU.” Either this seemingly sweet, naive girl actually tortured someone to death for fun when she was 20 years old and studying abroad, or she didn’t and if she didn’t, her innocence means none of us are safe. Both scenarios are terrifying.

“Amanda Knox” does an excellent job of laying out the facts of the case. It won’t change anyone’s mind who already believes Knox is guilty of being involved in what Sollecito once described as a “macabre game,” and it certainly takes her side throughout – however, it’s an extremely well-done piece of filmmaking that succeeds by narrowing such a big story down to just its two main characters (the other one being Sollecito) while making us aware that such things could happen to any one of us.

In November 2007 Amanda Knox was living in Perugia Italy with her British roommate Meredith Kercher. She says that after spending the night at her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito’s house she came home to find a bloodbath: The window was broken and Kercher’s throat had been cut; there was blood everywhere and even feces in the toilet. A year later Rudy Guede was convicted as having been involved in Kercher’s murder his feces were among those in the toilet; his DNA was all over the scene yet local cops never let go of their theory that Knox (and maybe also Sollecito) were somehow mixed up in it too.

Why? Well first there was how Knox acted on the day Kercher’s body was found. She came home and showered before finding the body which police thought odd, to say the least and was caught by cameras kissing Sollecito while the police were still processing the scene. She didn’t seem to be reacting to the discovery “normally,” whatever that means for a 20-year-old American girl in a foreign country.

The next day when she was brought back to the scene by prosecutor Giuliano Mignini (who compares himself to Sherlock Holmes in the movie, if that tells you anything about his ego) Knox had something of a breakdown, slapping her ears and screaming. Mignini became convinced she was remembering killing Kercher there. The Italian cops interrogated and allegedly abused Knox until she officially implicated herself.

Amanda Knox recounts the tales of horror faced by her in the hands of Italian authorities. She claims to have been slapped on the head and told she was HIV positive. The media also invaded her privacy, as demonstrated by Daily Mail reporter, Nick Pisa. He is portrayed as someone without principles who acknowledges receipt of Amanda’s prison diary but goes ahead to publish parts of it anyway; then justifies this action by talking about “journalistic principles” when questioned where he got it from.

What followed next can only be described as a complete misuse of journalism they made use of her sexuality against her moreover charging that with being immoral which formed basis for prosecution’s version about what happened that night. There were so many half-truths and lies put out there by people like Pisa; at some point he even says “It’s not like I could double check” because somebody else would run the story first. He still sees Knox as a “story” instead of a human being.

In fact Knox’s DNA was scarce almost all over this case and that which once convicted her later proved irrelevant or contaminated while Guede left his DNA everywhere at crime scene. This means you must assume she tidied up everything including co-killer’s faeces found in toilet or committed offence dressed in hazmat suit.

Yet Mignini et al regularly brush aside such facts with remarks concerning what they could see through looking into Knox’s eyes; after initial conviction even went ahead to describe himself prophet within his own country. This wasn’t about justice or murder but men who saw an opportunity to exploit a girl towards their career advancement both prosecutors and journalists.

If still believe Amanda Knox is brilliant criminal who escaped punishment for murder, then probably nothing will change your mind after watching this movie. Most part of information presented has been known earlier though some accounts given here during interrogation were new from either herself Sollecito or other detainees. It is only when one watches everything being shown within single powerful film can he/she understand full story line involved. “Amanda Knox” whether she did it or not still remains terrifying tale that needs telling.

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