Survivors of TTI hold our brother close. We are so grateful for the talent and personal responsibility that Nick brought to this film. It is a visual masterpiece. I think that the people reviewing it negatively don't understand that this is a true story, and don't understand the narrative tone that correctly underscores the surreal experience of slowly being murdered in the gorgeous landscape.
If you're looking for an adrenaline fueled thriller about the Troubled Teen Industry; those exist - and they too are far less fiction than the world believes. US Youth die in these programs regularly. I think we are at 29 deaths a year?? (unsure as there haven't been publicly agreed to stats since 2008)
Let us not forget Aaron. Let us carry him with us every step of the way. And when we finally cease to torture the 'troubled' out of our youth, he will be with us. When we finally address the many causes which torment the collective soul, maybe we can envision a world where the sensitive and creative ones are empowered and supported instead of abused and murdered in these 'programs'.
We closed the Stanford Prison Experiment after 6 days as it was an obvious Human Rights violation, so what is our hangup with TTI (other than the billions it generates per year).
Rest in Power Aaron, it's all for you. And Jon Martin Crawford, and all our other brothers and sisters hung on our family tree.
