My favorite movie is the House that Jack Built. Aside from deeply relating to Jack, the execution and filmmaking in and of themselves are perfection. You're taken along Jack's journey through Verge and his commentary which means you get an insight into Jack's life - something that no one gets to see. Jack had a perfect understanding of himself, despite Verge's opinion - he knew he was a psychopath and in fact enjoyed the title. Mr. Sophistication. Truly. The choosing of different killings throughout his life, especially discussing the first kill, makes Jack feel more real. That he has experiences that were meaningful to him, and he cherry-picked them to share with Verge. That he wanted to share it, even. Psychopaths loathe humility. Why do anything if no one sees it? Do you even exist at that point? Also, I'd like to discuss Jack's first kill (it's not his first kill persay, but it was the first orchestrated one, since killing the woman with the jack was reactive). It's so sloppy. Which is surprising, considering he was deep in the throes of OCD at the time - you'd think he'd have done more planning. He not only gets witnessed by passerby, but tells a long elaborate, flimsy lie about being with the police and how his badge is at the silversmiths, then he realises he is getting absolutely nowhere, and changes the story to being with an insurance company. How he was able to get inside her home after all of that is beyond me. Then he launches his attack - and this is the pinnacle moment. As she lays on the ground gasping and sputtering for breath, Jack realizes the gravity of the situation. He even tries to apologize and revive the woman. This is not out of guilt, but a response to recognizing the trouble he's in. Thus, this movie is a wonderful on-screen adaptation of Anti-Social Personality Disorder (ASPD), because it's accurate and nuanced. You don't see that a lot in the media.
Anton, from No Country for Old Men, is described as one of the best portrayals of psychopathy in television by psychologists. More later [...]
