AsianTrumpSupporter
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I'm not the biggest fan of David Fincher, but he has definitely made some movies that I enjoyed. I thought Fight Club was overrated. Se7en was good, but it was very stylized. The Social Network is probably the first movie by Fincher that really impressed me (thanks, in part, to Aaron Sorkin's writing, of course).
I just watched the first episode of Mindhunter, and I loved it. It felt much more restrained and realistic. I'm a bit of a true crime junkie, but I really only like the really good stuff like True Detective season 1, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, etc. Based on the first episode alone, Mindhunter is in that category of shows.
The cinematography is awesome, but it's not hyper-stylized the way Se7en or Fight Club are. It's very clean and restrained, which I prefer.
What surprised me the most about the above trailer when I first saw it was the serial killer who speaks the opening lines. That is Ed Kemper, and I immediately recognized him since I had watched a documentary about him and footage of one of his interviews a few months before I saw this trailer.
Obviously, the person in the trailer is an actor, but his appearance and voice are eerily similar to the real Ed Kemper. If you don't know who Ed Kemper is, don't read up on him before watching the show since you'll probably come across some spoilers for the show.
The writing, acting, and directing are all top notch so far in Mindhunter.
9/10 for the first episode.