In Nightcrawler (what a silly name) there are two interesting ideas. The first one is the concept of violent, brutal archive footages and a curious urge to see them: In the age of technology, chances are every graphic accident or fight is recorded somewhere on a camera, and because it's not fake, a lot of people are well drawn into this sort of stuff.
The second intriguing concept is to analyze humans with strong anti-social personality traits, the so-called sociopaths and their role in modern societies. There are theories supporting that these individuals can shortcut their way into their respective work environments, obtaining rapid progress.
Nightcrawler well establishes both of these concepts in the course of its plot, but ultimately it fails (or doesn't want to) delve deeper to make the whole case. It just settles in scratching the surface and when the curtains fall, it leaves us scratching our head.
The second intriguing concept is to analyze humans with strong anti-social personality traits, the so-called sociopaths and their role in modern societies. There are theories supporting that these individuals can shortcut their way into their respective work environments, obtaining rapid progress.
Nightcrawler well establishes both of these concepts in the course of its plot, but ultimately it fails (or doesn't want to) delve deeper to make the whole case. It just settles in scratching the surface and when the curtains fall, it leaves us scratching our head.