shawn helton 21st century wirethe 1994 cult film natural bear killers examination media manipulation archetypal psychology violence embed within american pop culture.although two decades since natural bear killers nbk first shock viewers adrenaline fuel brutality bite satire darkly ironic media montages enigmatic picture overall depiction american media complex effective today chaos road mickey mallory knox deprave icons twist world nbk photo illustration shawn helton film jar surface see micky portray woody harrelson mallory knox juliet lewis metaphorically reborn violent past outlaw-lovers embark psychopathic cross country murder spree well come find much psychologically challenge piece cinema.over years nbk see comparisons hollywood crime classics badlands 1973 bonnie clyde 1967 serial killer mockumentary man bite dog 1992 well dystopian mind-bender clockwork orange 1971 nbk also thematically link network 1976 another motion picture scathing appraisal mass media well 1960 road-film easy rider 1969 strikingly similar dark thriller kalifornia 1993 also star juliet lewis play near identical role.in many ways much media drive subtext nbk never seem relevant film recognize mass media grow obsession violence trashy entertainment film also acknowledge public fixation reality tv incarnations perhaps envisage multi platform information craze age social media.to day oliver stone direct controversial feature natural bear killers base story quentin tarantino remain harsh critique american media pop culture cast spotlight lurid agitprop use steer public perception various form infotainment.over course analysis explore underlie aspects natural bear killers well contextualize relation real-life violence see modern era cult personality natural bear killers reflect heartless transformation mass media.on road tragedy satirefrom outset sight sound mood take precedence traditional narrative structure throughout nbk film begin roadside montage predatory animals coyote eagle rattlesnake struggle survive leonard cohen classic song wait miracle slowly fade creep along forebode imagery sequence subliminally conjure familiar eugenics base survival fit axiom something reflect ruinous fracture socio-political environment become pervasive modern america.all action shift dramatically grainy black-and-white footage america southwest red filter glow back full color elliptical-style edit well cross-cutting parallel set tone illusory motion picture magnify tension induce dutch-style camera angles.18 different film format use create nbk addition many unusual light techniques everything black-and-white dusty old 8mm 16mm 35mm stock cctv video animation dine dash nbk see mickey knox quest become nietzsche overman establish sequence nbk finally settle inside cafe see television rapidly change channel channel go all-american series leave beaver 77 sunset strip late 1950 secret agent crime drama resignation speech president richard nixon juxtapose old horror film relic feature boris karloff.the short pan shoot emblematic america dark evolution 20th century serve stark bell weather rest high pace surreal picture fact strategically place image products object see throughout entirety nbk evoke strong emotional response viewer bring mind psychology behind propaganda daemon subliminal dissolve bring mystical depth nbk.in movie first scene camera slip across cafe slide past character late reveal owen traft arliss howard guardian angel daemon link knox pair traft vanish eye traft late see film prison break sequence read newspaper highway 666 murder prefigure dark media frenzy soon envelop knox outlaws.celebrating fresh deer kill pack foul-mouthed cowboys file cafe see mickey order key lime pie partner crime mallory look part prostitute part pocahontas seductively dance jukebox mickey survey room bright toxic green contrast action within scene green tone traditionally calm restorative quality kind use nbk denote sickness inside mind spirit animal nbk cafe cowboys run scorpion road impact fate face mallory quasi-totem.shortly thereafter mallory challenge one boozed-up misogynistic buckaroos hand hand combat l7 shit list kick jukebox cafe scene erupt chaos soon-to-be famous fugitives dispatch one person pinball cowboy roadside cafe pinball cowboy keep alive tell tale mickey mallory twist version count game eeny meeny miny moe.following murderous cafe ruckus knoxes ride desert wild dissolve intertwine project news clippings image past crimes hydra myth form monster flick clip additionally musical schizophrenia nbk collection modern classic songs intermix fragment atmospheric snippets signify fade yet stitch together memory trent reznor/jane hamsher select soundtrack.later roadside pit stop mallory invoke book revelations four horsemen apocalypse describe see vision mickey rid red war horse suggest star-crossed lovers might fall angels moment float image multi-armed mallory see sky bring mind devour hindu goddess kali cupid revenge nbk dingy satire tv sitcoms old love mallory serve dysfunctional backdrop mickey mallory hard-edged romance.oedipal electra hide ordercontinuing roadside scene drift dream sequence/flashback form 1950 style sitcom parody entitle love mallory see mallory dysfunctional family completely control abusive incestuous father ed wilson rodney dangerfield scene inversion soft tv sitcoms dominate airwaves real-life lecherous wilson unleash disturb diatribe amid background laugh-track.during scene deliveryman name mickey enter frame fall love mallory first sight mickey leave mallory process steal ed car late mickey arrest imprison manage escape prison work farm tornado nbk tornado prison break may see reference classic film wizard oz storm system forever alter mickey future world.mickey mallory return wilson residence seek revenge mallory father mother could see loose interpretation dark lyrical finish enigmatic song end doors wilson murder shock home invasion scene house set ablaze mallory brother kevin sean stone set free inferno.with new set kill mickey mallory grow close demented oedipal/electra complex resolution wilson residence two get hitch blood ritual ceremony film scenic rio grande gorge bridge taos new mexico mickey proclaim couple marriage sanctify god world conjure friedrich nietzsche overman concept well apollonian/dionysian influence within killer process.in analysis entitle dionysian apollonian nietzsche birth tragedy alexander gatherer cardiff university provide detail look apollonian dionysian philosophical concepts oppose concepts dionysian hereon di apollonian hereon ap central theme within nietzsche first major work birth tragedy hereon bt contemplation oppose force nature primarily use analyse greek culture general greek art particular state role greek attic tragedy place play greece cultural pinnacle continue gatherer essay analyze critical aspects ap di nietzsche concepts ap di along entirety bt well receive initially author call book badly write ponderous embarrass image-mad image-confused sweet 1999 p.49 however ideas leave notable legacy still discuss matter ethics politics art indeed michael motta 1991 liken oppose force mental illness state stag mania bipolar artists liken di urge create great ability step back control process reduce depressive phase link ap critique reflection take precedence impulsivity inhibition hold sway exhibitionism mind interpret mickey mallory unresolved tension ap di philosophical reason dissent madness.although stone view mickey mallory tragically flaw fail system frame prison system police system mass media true american criminals however ideological stance film false paradigm stick social justice vortex mask carl jung rebel archetype point stone sometimes radical political perspective.returning nbk see mickey mallory make blood pact exchange snake ring present mickey connect reptilian realm via caduceus chest tattoo significant point nbk snake imagery observe recall occult mythological associations serpent additionally seem shiva/serpent attachment link mickey counterpart mallory kali connection underlie current symbol immortality ouroboros distort biblical theme also echo nbk book genesis garden eden exemplify mickey assist escape prison rattlesnake.many associations often see throughout nbk reflect deep archetypal presence contain within film.in anton ehrenzweig hide order art explore deep analysis unconscious mind many elements relate main character nbk evidence creative work poemagogic phantasy point incomplete superego maturation important source mental illness ego absorb death instinct mute work creative process self-destruction go rampant destroy entire word mickey mallory lack mature ethical component lead share self-destructive psychosis turn act murderous rage ehrenzweig coin phrase poemagogic interpret aspect emblematic induce ego creativity layer dream state nightmare/dream state mickey mallory visually come life strew together time-worn scenes nbk like fragment vitriolic memories blood bond ritualistic roadside marriage film rio grande gorge bridge.media make political agitatorswhen nbk continue berserker-like chaos capture wayne gale robert downey jr. rat consume tabloid host fictitious television series american maniacs show obsessively cover violent action mickey mallory cost gale amalgam australian tv investigative host steve dunleavy long time reporter talk show host geraldo rivera.american maniacs use image cult leader charles manson university texas shooter charles whitman sadistic killer richard ramirez credit set tone sordid crime show reminiscent current affair hard copy nbk representation popular true crime program give film another disturb art imitate life layer one scene gale describe target kill several law enforcement officer hand knoxes ironically reflect many real-life crimes see plaster across today headline america.all american maniacs well could template seedy video-stringer film night crawler package market gloss american gladiators world news makers gale say repetition work question reuse reenact death scenes producers callously exclaim think nitwits zombieland remember anything see gale mind warp program take shape maximum psychological impact.this stone film truly showcasing often cold-hearted calculate nature mass media carefully engineer narrative.with media analysis mind might also consider passage cult distraction mass ornament film theorist sociologist writer siegfried kracauer pure externality audience encounter reality reveal fragment sequence splendid sense impressions reality remain hide viewers could neither attack change disclosure distraction therefore moral significance whether banal program intermix mass media terror lens viewer choice accept media manipulate distractions wholesale attempt unpack critical think question nature reportage american maniac gale american maniacs glorify tragedy ratings.as nbk move forward see media trail trial mickey mallory duo take custody mockumentary style scene center around super-fans tacit supporters knoxes decidedly social justice flair series fictitious man street interviews.the whole segment relate various political agitator group see today like occupy wall street ows controversial identity focus activism black live matter blm well fbi cia various counter-intelligence program 1960 1970 s. ows blm alliances neo-liberal think-tank/ngo design gather mean divide control participants class identity socio-political concerns.nbk court house scene feature fervid group-think supporters could see another signal social strife america turn century mark pointedly polarize corruption 1992 l.a. riot gross federal negligence ruby ridge incident waco siege well heavily publicize menendez murder case strange salacious trials lorena bobbit tonya harding show trial o.j simpson all-time rat bonanza count 95 million watch simpson car chase live tv.interestingly though choreograph bomb world trade center 1993 carry fbi handlers federal informants curiously report event time could reason absence media montages see throughout nbk.the volatility 1990 prove ideal backdrop nbk picture make wave high-profile sensationalized crime motel mayhem murderous bride groom conjure death mickey innocence lodge late nbk symbols fully display see close camera shots pair tattoo mickey light dark yin yang symbol crudely draw christ-like tattoo contrast mallory scorpion ink ride along abduct hostage make way neon-lit log cabin lodge well could subtle reference freemasonary witness ritualistic behaviour show lodge stylistically motel resemble something macabre cinematic world david lynch.in background mickey mallory motel bed project image window pane range clip rag dictatorships young mickey haunt father suicide pale horse recall book revelations take place violent torture scene hollywood film scarface write oliver stone play tv front hostage.when love turn dark mickey mallory argue time-lapse imagery pray mantis see symbolize need contemplation chaos two separate briefly shamanic chant cascade turbulent night crimes visions terror project onto side buildings.whether quick cut edit oppose often disturb montages mix vitriolic live action clever special effect absurdly horror fill projections startle animate graphics reminiscent pink floyd wall nbk conceptual master work.as hallucinogenic often kinetic film progress massive manhunt derange knoxes launch detective jack super cop scagnetti masochistic vigilante law-man tom sizemore repress demons contend manifest psychotic behavior towards prostitutes.we late learn scagnetti mother gun infamous shooter charles whitman university texas 1966. roadside shaman knoxes come face face red cloud vision.shifting mood hear haunt piano-driven history repeat a.o.s name 60 counterculture chemist sound engineer augustus owsley stanley iii atmospherically play background mickey mallory high hallucinogens lose gas odds one another first time mallory question mickey nature events lead become spree killer.while look gas knoxes approach red cloud grandson first pass jacob four-horned sheep reveal another biblical reference presence rare breed sheep guardians another significant scene nbk sovereign oglala lakota activist russell mean add unique depth sequence play navajo warren red cloud perhaps reference us marine mitchell red cloud .once inside red cloud hut inner turmoil knoxes expose learn red cloud serve vietnam war remind one stag gulf tonkin false flag lead war gulf tonkin resolution grant president lyndon b. johnson ability militarily engage full-scale conflict north vietnam make possible due fabrication crime.during latter half vietnam war development controversial counter-terrorism techniques utmost importance director cia william colby one program materialize name phoenix program operation phoenix employ various terror tactics destabilize north vietnamese leadership claim eradicate vietcong use psy-ops extortion release criminals random target civilians achieve aim geopolitical critics believe template destabilization use afganistan iraq libya syria recent years.given stone vietnam veteran us army view deliberate inclusion red cloud service record significant aspect story perhaps reflect false premise vietnam war base upon skin-walker mickey inner demons come surface prior kill red cloud.the pivotal scene red cloud dramatically alter emotionally unhinge killers take shamanic journey force face reality cleanse ritual involve chant fire snake mickey torment abuse come surface vivid drug induce flashbacks haunt past awaken shoot red cloud tragic death red cloud first time mickey mallory feel weight actions.with axe grind mass murder mickey mallory scagnetti manage apprehend pair dramatic shootout drug zone pharmacy bite rattlesnakes follow quasi-spiritual pilgrimage conduct red cloud observe drug zone logo see caduceus image wing staff wrap two snake often inappropriately use medicine say conductor dead drug zone subconscious slogans envelop mickey drug zone shootout police neon green filter scene also represent poisonous consumer culture mickey mallory drug snake bite stalk store anti-venom like walk dead mike smith energetic cartoon animation also feature pharmacist id pair watch gale american maniacs mickey revel newfound celebrity catch tv mallory take scagnetti watchtower charles whitman open fire 27th story university texas clock tower august 1st 1966 one well-known mass shoot american history image source hartford courant scagnetti late hatch scheme kill mickey mallory fast-talking neurotic warden dwight mcclusky tommy lee jones plan twist brand justice inside riotous batonga penitentiary scagnetti plot fail nbk prison riot scene mallory execute cell.scagnetti fictitious link well-known true crime merge illusory world nbk ut shoot subconsciously graft fantasy onto traumatic event effect concept mimic way news stories sometimes strangely unexpectedly overlap within blend hyper-reality fact fiction.in recent years series surreal unreal news stories since smith-mundt act effectively render obsolete us lawmakers july 2nd 2013 confirm rt early month longstanding federal law make illegal us department state share domestically internally-authored news stories send american-operated outlets broadcast around globe change effective july broadcast board governors bbg give permission let us households tune-in hear type program previously allow outside nations smith-mundt act ensure decades government-made media intend foreign audiences end radio network broadcast within us amendment tag onto national defense authorization act remove prohibition year unprecedented increase propaganda years despite claim ndaa provision offer transparency american public.on another note uncanny historical elements associate nbk fresh fame hit sitcom cheer woody harrelson intrigue choice play character mickey knox emerge father charles harrelson contract killer link organize crime charles convict murder grain dealer name sam degelia jr 1968. late 1981 receive two life sentence murder us district judge john wood three tramp charles harrelson id forensic experts leave believe one three arrest dealey plaza jfk assassination 1963 image source jfkmurdersolved state six-hour suicidal standoff police 1980 charles apparently high cocaine admit kill judge wood also claim involve president john f. kennedy assassination.when consider harrelson-kennedy connection 1989 book crossfire come mind.crossfire write well-known researcher jim marrs also adapt highly controversial successful oliver stone film jfk passage crossfire relate apparent harrelson-kennedy link aside twice convict murder hire harrelson father actor woody harrelson long history involvement dallas underworld character link directly jack ruby continue crossfire also state late fort worth graphics expert jack white testify house select committee assassinations already notice resemblance harrelson young tramp 1981 interview chuck cook harrelson claim big story reporter would ever question kennedy death additionally jo ann harrelson note similarities tramp photos husband couple fact diane lou oswald mother woody also marry charles harrelson midland texas make strange background concern jfk saga.throughout 1981 question materialize regard assassination judge wood upi article defense lawyers maintain charles harrelson frame police informant charles ex-felon say friend hampton robinson iii fail show testify drive car suggest someone possibly federal agents plant gun could arrest deny tell department public safety agent pagel carry gun kdfw-tv interview 1982 charles harrelson back track somewhat claim kill kennedy point directly large conspiracy concern us government involvement death kennedy well allege link drug trade america.the interview startle revelation add enigmatic jfk mystery process provide another strange backdrop nbk believe lee harvey oswald kill president kennedy alone get back alone without aid rogue agency us government least portion agency believe naive charles harrelsonon independence day 1995 charles along two inmates gary settle michael rivers try escape atlanta federal penitentiary late surrender warn shots fire guard entropy ecstasy nbk mass murder mayhem hit prime time tv.fragmented psyche death drive mind controlwhen explore concept sigmund freud death drive relation nbk consider thoughtful essay jon mill entitle reflections death drive gain good understand tension play within psyche mickey mallory freud argue death thantos aim life maintain dialectical tension juxtaposition life principle ancient command eros yet two force mind remain ontologically inseparable relational age death drive appear drown man analysis see tug war within main character nbk catch within life death cycle.also observe throughout nonlinear narrative nbk media mob throng onlookers mesmerize murderous duo violent deeds course film arguably reveal schadenfreude joy derive misfortune others .in essence abuse become abusers within fragment framework nbk twist story push observer accept perhaps identify malevolent turn knoxes flaw tragic upbringing reality recognize rise perceive corruption particularly law enforcement form social justice group think.however film purposely present false paradigm subconsciously seek radical retribution something fracture viewer perception utilize stereotypical pattern case violent mold excuse rampage carry mickey mallory knox.this type false paradigm form precondition response favor vigilantism prevent viewer ability see things unbiased way induce type cognitive dissonance passive audiences block one consider rational outlook aftermath trauma.these concepts central understand nature nbk stir question morality societal behavior role play media public ongoing celebration violence sense view nbk excessive use trauma-based imagery statement modern age culture perpetually inundate destructive media programming.in many ways mind control abuse heavily present within topsy-turvy world nbk however presence film see necessarily indoctrination viewer perhaps warn unaware psychic assault sense kinds media.the film lace reference dissociative identity disorder conjure cia mind-warping military back program mk-ultra illegal project use hypnosis sensory deprivation form torture coerce individual psychologically represent film main character vacillate periods ultra-violent behaviour delusional wishful daydream something reflect complex background abuse.here in-depth abc news documentary examine project mk-ultra role play scottish-american psychiatrist donald ewen cameron heart mk-ultra also see controversial paper entitle psyop mindwar psychology victory write part avow satanist michael aquino high rank security official state inspire lieutenant colonel john alexander article pyschotronics employment extrasensory perception transmission reception information via mind.nbk use disturb content might best understand critique mass media large role media play force trauma-based imagery public manner similar covert military project word nbk volatile imagery mean savage attack media observe critique media abuse whole something overtly support cruelty.other aspects abuse also present nbk whether mallory unseen abuse father ed hostage hold captive psychotic pair lodge motel scagnetti derange vile cop mechanism tragic upbringing.towards end film stockholm syndrome spell crack reporter gale attempt transform sake mickey mallory late lead demise discover truly natural bear killer see camera capture action tell tale mickey mallory one time film final surreal sequence see mickey mallory drive rv parent idea knoxes represent future society future nuclear family one without traditional moral value transform death american culture something echo leonard cohen song future end film prison break mickey wax poetic prison riot spark talk gale prison scene stone enlist 200 harden criminals realistic riot scene.cult crimes daily shooterwhen concern america cult crimes investigative journalist maury terry book ultimate evil come mind wind dark treacherous path terry research uncover dark detail so-called helter skelter kill also know tate-labianca murder son sam shoot bizarre ritually craft murder cascade across america 1960 throughout 1980 s.in article publish los angeles magazine writer michael bendrix discuss terry controversial book web terror surround apparent satanic ritual abuse sra cult case connect coast coast although manson david berkowitz never know belong different time different coast umbrella satanic-cult organization call process process church dark history splinter scientology also recall temple set church reboot anton levay church satan well jim jones people temple interestingly jones friend dan mitrione operative train advance counterinsurgency techniques work fbi cia add prevail mystery brian jonestown massacre.according researcher john judge jones poor preacher start people temple meet mitrione judge uncover much media manipulation aftermath brian jonestown massacre much use besiege american public distortion facts something see reflect many high profile case today.in arrest book program kill writer researcher david mcgowan see examination american media government agency propel serial killer saga chapter entitle myth serial killer passage directly relate narrative nbk case crimes occur america today americans probably familiar consider classic serial killer profile notion first put forth venerable fbi coin term serial killer pioneer concept profile allege attempt understand phenomenon mass murder appear case though concept serial killer profile put forth largely misinform public case henry lee lucas elements serial killer profile apply instance serial killers say act alone drive private demons far remove ordinary behavior action would indeed could share private passions others henry case patently false notion officially acknowledge lucas work one time many three accomplices late mcgowan link cia politically motivate counter-insurgency campaign within vietnam operation phoenix domestic version operation chaos terror feature serial kill throughout 1960 order create climate fear push police state crackdown.the cia operation chaos collect substantial amount information domestic dissidents 1967 1973 admit cia.over 40 years ago horrific crime spree take place sometime 1972 -1974 dub zebra murder shock crime spree shake san francisco area core.the murder supposedly refer zebra radio communications channel police talk channel z. reportedly four black muslim men call death angels spawn know cointelpro hangout nation islam.the death angels say shoot future mayor san francisco art angos researchers subject suggest death angels train counter-intelligence assassins task foment race war america.in 1990 idea lone serial killer phenomena fade background explode revamp media-driven image mass murder around every tabloid corner decade come close tabloid news produce rat network like abc cbs nbc starve news world change o. j. simpson trial open door large outlets run type sensational tv program previously reserve popular show like current affair hard copy inside edition everything salacious soft feature celebrity piece murder stories courtroom dramas divorce court judge judy seep regular television fair.similarly world today public become reprogrammed fear-based odyssey war terror era recent happen barrage daily shooter mass casualty incidents ripple across america europe form gladio-style operations see another phase assault reality case rise forefront media pass footnote concern serial kill largely due public desensitization.this new kind crimescape inject collective hive mind host socio-political concern race religion reform security obscure forensic synopsis crime itself.the notion serial killers fact act alone lone wolf banner coincide find many today mass-shooters number case cover 21wire involve multiple suspect actors drill recently america events surround orlando pulse night club call question eye-witness account suggest multiple suspect allege lone wolf attack authorities may blame apparent deaths.additionally back 2013 allege pulse nightclub shooter omar mateen place terror watch list 10 months interview three time fbi 2013-14 work one large security firm g4s secure solutions headquarter jupiter florida us around world since 2007. firm formerly part cia-linked government contractor security firm wackenhut corporation mateen extensive background g4s reveal another yet another curious connection security terror.when discuss mass shooter phenomena relate terror security writer researcher jay dyer jay analysis state follow purpose organize black op events psychological warfare effect mass shoot warfare psychological warfare intent attack party army desire bring acquiescence enemy warfare merely tool bring psychological submission side intention wipe enemy force secondary deplete one force resources enemy mold think accordingly sense terrorism purposeful display chaos fear arise radical disturbance normal daily pattern social routines enemy intent achieve alteration psyche target populace indeed critical piece daily shooter events come together evidence often suggest highly organize coordinate event involve many players players craft three dimension view event carry event follow members police security service crucially members global media last important group provide fourth dimension reality public.how view questionable event pinnacle architects impressive psy-op.a fifth dimension base fourth architects social engineer observe reactions event data collect social media monitor meter opinions analyze public reactions measure conclusions use form baseline design future shock awe operations react directly public response cast crisis media feed madness hit front page.reality rebornin exploratory essay entitle critical theories mass media write paul a. taylor jan harris see clear role nbk relate modern era shock modern urban environment figure term welter new micro-perceptions disorientate cut contingent image realm experience also characterize cinematic experience cinema thus train sensorium help subject adapt new technological social reality nbk cover dark sometimes philosophical territory often hint something much dark imaginations comprehend sense viewer feel like guilty voyeur culture violence relive trauma gratuitously callous obsessive lens mass media.in past critics media accuse nbk give rise copycat crimes well columbine high school massacre dunblane massacre interestingly two high profile shoot 1990 number questionable elements forensically conflict eyewitness testimony apparently carry out.nbk think ultra hyper-reality unreality real reality critics film cite nbk dangerous content presentation employ heavy dose artificial reality order inject certain universal truths nature man media article ceasefire magazine andrew robinson deconstruct jean baudrillard hyper-reality concept prominently observe watch nbk hyperreality special kind social reality reality create simulate model define reference model reality generate ideas term implications much reality everything surface without mystery real reality perfect schematic true like special effect para-reality extra layer lay instead reality experience real real effect break boundary real imaginary real without origin reality reality connect informative piece randy laist ph d. entitle murder montage oliver stone hyperreal period see complex blend reality play nbk mickey mallory icons new reality image rip context innocent killer fictional character roam free across video prairies new manmade nature natural bear killers elicit complicity cultural tendency satirize blend critique enactment way collapse border character audience well moralistic valuations guilt innocence perpetual age terror highly sophisticate methods use alter distort reform public mind nbk able pull back curtain mass media script reign read alternative hollywood news 21st century wire hollywood file cult crimes mass shoot media mind control natural bear killers 1994