first and foremost i would like to commend everyone involved in this project for their incredibly well-crafted delivery.
i'm quite certain that many people in the united states do not realize how the British react when they hear the name Myra hindley. to say her notoriety is on par with that of Charles Manson may give them some insight. no one can fathom how or why true evil burns at some point in the hearts of men and women. when crimes such as the ones hindley and Brady are committed...we want to know why. and many times we can never find an answer that makes sense. this film is not trying to seek an answer to those questions. nor is it trying to portray the families of the poor murdered children as vengeful and filled with murderous longing. it is simply human nature to want to seek revenge on those who have wronged us. what this film conveys above all is that we can all rise above the pain and evil in this world and seek a peace either with god or simply within our own souls. we can try to remember that there is the potential for good everywhere. sometimes it alludes us for longer than we expect but when we keep looking for it - eventually we can find some glimmer of hope.
Myra hindley and Ian Brady committed horrific acts for which they were deservedly punished. i do not necessarily believe that Myra should have been paroled. most likely that would have resulted in her own murder by someone who was confused, hurt and afraid of her and what she had done. and the cycle of violence would continue onward.
what i do believe is that no one has the authority to take another human life. the case of Derek Bentley is proof enough of that (and the reason why the UK has outlawed executions)
forgiveness is a bitter pill to swallow - a horse pill, if you will. but its benefits are innumerable. if we apply what lord longford attempted to do with Myra hindley to our own lives, our own wrongs, the wrongs perpetrated upon us by others and learn to forgive - even if we can't forget. we may well be much better off in the end.
i am also reminded of the instant forgiveness shown by the Pennsylvania Amish community towards the madman who recently killed so many of their little girls. they have already started rebuilding their community - they have hope because they have embraced forgiveness and if that's the one thing this film has conveyed - it has been a success indeed.
i'm quite certain that many people in the united states do not realize how the British react when they hear the name Myra hindley. to say her notoriety is on par with that of Charles Manson may give them some insight. no one can fathom how or why true evil burns at some point in the hearts of men and women. when crimes such as the ones hindley and Brady are committed...we want to know why. and many times we can never find an answer that makes sense. this film is not trying to seek an answer to those questions. nor is it trying to portray the families of the poor murdered children as vengeful and filled with murderous longing. it is simply human nature to want to seek revenge on those who have wronged us. what this film conveys above all is that we can all rise above the pain and evil in this world and seek a peace either with god or simply within our own souls. we can try to remember that there is the potential for good everywhere. sometimes it alludes us for longer than we expect but when we keep looking for it - eventually we can find some glimmer of hope.
Myra hindley and Ian Brady committed horrific acts for which they were deservedly punished. i do not necessarily believe that Myra should have been paroled. most likely that would have resulted in her own murder by someone who was confused, hurt and afraid of her and what she had done. and the cycle of violence would continue onward.
what i do believe is that no one has the authority to take another human life. the case of Derek Bentley is proof enough of that (and the reason why the UK has outlawed executions)
forgiveness is a bitter pill to swallow - a horse pill, if you will. but its benefits are innumerable. if we apply what lord longford attempted to do with Myra hindley to our own lives, our own wrongs, the wrongs perpetrated upon us by others and learn to forgive - even if we can't forget. we may well be much better off in the end.
i am also reminded of the instant forgiveness shown by the Pennsylvania Amish community towards the madman who recently killed so many of their little girls. they have already started rebuilding their community - they have hope because they have embraced forgiveness and if that's the one thing this film has conveyed - it has been a success indeed.