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Nightcrawler (2014)

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Nightcrawler. This is a film I have seen previously and throughly enjoyed and so decided to watch it again to see if my opinion had changed. The protagonist Lou Bloom portrayed spectacularly by Jake Gyllenhaal is a captivating character to see on screen due to his psychopathic/sociopathic traits that leave the audience shocked and oblivious as to what he will do next. Gyllenhaal's character is very motivated to be successful with no afflictions to breaking the law or enacting morally wrong solutions to problems, depicting him as a ruthless, menacing individual. This further creates a suspensful atmosphere due to the accelaration in the serverity of his crimes, imploring the audience to wonder if there is anything Lou isn’t willing to do to in his crusade to success. Despite this, Gyllenhaal's character appears very pleasant in social situations and comes across as harmless due to his stature and demeanour. This oxymoronic behaviour further adds to the engima of his character. T...