As a cinephile with a keen interest in true crime narratives, I have to admit that Ryan Murphy’s “Monsters” series has been a captivating watch for me, especially its latest season focusing on the Menendez brothers’ story. However, as someone who has seen various portrayals of real-life events, I can’t help but feel a pang of discomfort when it comes to this particular series.
Last week, Ryan Murphy’s crime-focused anthology series titled “Monsters” aired its second season, reenacting the 1989 murders committed by Lyle and Erik Menendez against their parents, José and Kitty.
In a court trial, Lyle and Erik asserted that they defended themselves by taking the lives of their parents, whom they had endured years of mistreatment, primarily at the hands of their father, José. They expressed deep apprehension, fearing his actions might escalate to the point where he would take their lives.
Presently, the actual individual known as Erik Menendez, who’s imprisoned for life alongside his sibling, has voiced his opinion on the TV show, expressing that he feels Murphy held a negative intention towards the accurate representation of the brothers in the project.
Lyle Menendez shared a statement from Erik on Facebook after the series premiere, stating: “I feel we’ve progressed past the falsehoods and malicious depictions of Lyle, constructing a cartoonish version of him based on outright lies prevalent in the show. I can only assume they were done intentionally.
With a sense of sadness, I must express my suspicion that Ryan Murphy’s portrayal of our lives may not be based on truthfulness, indicating that he might have acted with less than honorable intentions.
The statement goes on to say: “It’s disheartening for me to see how Netflix’s inaccurate depiction of the events surrounding our crime has moved us away from truthful representations — moving back to a time when the prosecution constructed a storyline based on an outdated belief system that men were not sexually assaulted and did not experience trauma from rape in the same way as women.
Over the past two decades, I’ve witnessed countless courageous individuals, bearing the weight of personal embarrassment, break their silence to disrupt and reveal those despicable lies.
Now, Murphy constructs a repugnant storyline using distasteful and shocking depictions of Lyle and myself, along with disheartening defamation.
Is truth alone not sufficient? Let facts speak for themselves. It’s disheartening to realize that a single individual with influence can potentially reverse years of efforts aimed at uncovering childhood traumas. Resorting to violence is neither a remedy nor a response, and it’s always unfortunate.
I sincerely pray that people always remember how violence towards a child can leave countless hidden and unspoken crime scenes, shrouded in darkness amidst glamour and rarely brought to light until it touches everyone connected. To those who have extended their help and support to me, I express my deepest gratitude.
In the series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” Nicholas Alexander Chavez takes on the role of Lyle, with Cooper Koch portraying Erik. Notably, Javier Bardem stars as José, while Chloë Sevigny plays Kitty.
The next season in the Monsters anthology is set to focus on serial killer Ed Gein, and it will star Sons of Anarchy actor Charlie Hunnam.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is now streaming on Netflix – sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.
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2024-09-23 17:04