While there are obvious creative liberties taken, like Christine's relationship with her mother was portrayed very tumultuously here, when in reality they were very close. Anyway, the point is that, Chubbuck's story is a very interesting one and one that would have made for an intriguing movie, if nothing else. Christine gets lost in the shuffle simply because of the fact that the footage isn't available anywhere, though a video does exist and it doesn't look like it'll ever be made public. Christine's story and her televised suicide is 'overshadowed', if that is the right term to use, due to Budd Dwyer's televised suicide in the late 80s, footage of which you can currently find online very easily. That might spoil elements of her story to some unfamiliar with her life, but I find that this is the type of movie that, if you decide to watch, you at least know some of the details surrounding her and what she did. Chubbuck's story is an interesting one in that, and you can do your own research on her story, it appears that her case was the first televised suicide attempt. I'm interested in what drives people to commit the actions they commit, whether it is suicide or homicide. It's not like I'm some sort of expert, but being someone who spends a lot of time on the internet searching for stories like hers, or stories that focus on the darker side of human nature. I'm someone who's very familiar with the story of Christine Chubbuck.
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