Leonardo DiCaprio: "The Devil in the White City"

Leonardo DiCaprio's latest acting job is "The Devil in the White City," a movie based off of a non-fiction book about  "one of the first documented American serial killers" who possibly murdered 27 to 200 people in 1893. I myself love to read books and watch anime about serial killers. I don't particularly like the gore-filled anime, but serial killers are very interesting to me. The motives, skills, and trickery which lie within almost all serial killers draw me into the book, anime, or movie.
One particular movie I have watched is the Japanese movie called ,"Maou." It is about a lawyer named Naruse Ryou who is seen to the public as angel-like and never loses a case. In truth, he is actually a "murderer" (he's technically not the one killing people) who seeks revenge for his dead brother, Naruse Hideo. Hideo was killed when he was in middle school by one of his classmates, Serizawa Naoto, who bullied his friend. While protecting his friend, Hideo was stabbed by the Naoto. Using tarot cards and other objects  such as a tear-gas spray gun or teddy bears, Ryou manipulates those who are close to Naoto, or have relations with him, to kill Naoto's close friends who had helped him bully others. This causes Naoto to suffer from the losses of his friends from middle school. In the end, Ryou had planned to kill Naoto too. Watching how Ryou managed to manipulate others was very interesting to me. Although killing is not a justified way of doing things, I am interested in how DiCaprio will portray a serial killer. Serial killers have such twisted ways of killing people, which grab the attention of some.

Here is the link to more information on "The Devil in the White City."    

--Ellen--