Netflix’s Mindhunter is the latest example of the unique, outsider characters in the work of David Fincher…
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It soon becomes apparent, however, that Fords fascination with Kemper runs beyond the strictly professional.
On the surface, Fords the model American citizen: precise hair, impeccably-pressed shirts, even-tempered.
His apartment is more than pristine its bereft of personality.
His style and demeanor make him seem far older than his 28 years.
Compared to college student Debbie (Hannah Gross), he seems like a relic from the 1950s.
As Ford interviews Kemper and other killers, however, he becomes ever more fixated on his work.
Like Ford, Graysmith is a quiet, intelligent guy who becomes consumed by the task hes set himself.
Its one of several scenes that suggest a connection between Somerset and the killer hes hunting down.
In the case of Ford, its Debbie and Ed Kemper.
The Zuckerberg portrayed inThe Social Networkisnt always likeable, but Fincher appears to admire his drive and dry wit.
Its a poignant moment, even if Zuckerberg has brought much of the isolation on himself.
Talk of Finchers directing style often turns to his tendency to demand a lot of takes.
What arguably matters is what all those takes signify: a filmmaker whos fascinated by specifics.
If the camera moves, its for a reason.
If he cuts to an object or an actors body language, its to tell us something important.
Like his characters, Fincher has a way of looking at the world that is entirely his own.
Its that outsiders perspective that makes his work, and the protagonists in them, so endlessly watchable.
