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What is the part of truth and what part of fiction in Monster ? Season 2 of the Netflix anthology has made fans jump Menendez Brotherswho do not recognize themselves in the portrait that Ryan Murphy made them.
So much so that Erik posted a message on social media to express his indignation about the way the series treats his older brother, Lyle. So Ryan Murphy wanted to respond. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the screenwriter explains:
“I think it's interesting that he came out with that statement without having seen the show… It's really, really hard – when it's your life – to have your life portrayed like that on screen.”
Then Ryan Murphy justifies his desire to bring different points of view into the conversation, without leaving aside that of the murdered parents:
“He doesn't mention the fact that 60 to 65 percent of our show, in the scripts and on screen, focuses on the abuse and what they claim happened to them. We do it very carefully, and we give them their day in court, and they talk about it openly. In this day and age where people can really talk about sexual abuse, talking about it and writing about it and writing about all points of view can be controversial. It's a Rashomon approach. We have four people involved and two of them are dead. What about the parents? As storytellers, we had an obligation to try to put their perspective into our research as well, which we did.”
Eventually, Ryan Murphy also defends the series against critics who accuse it of leaving doubts about an incestuous link between Erik and Lyle: “If you watch the series, what the series does is present the perspectives and theories of the people involved in the case. [Le journaliste de Vanity Fair] Dominick Dunne has written several articles on this theory. We present his point of view, just as we present the point of view of the defense attorney, Leslie Abramson. And we had an obligation to show all of that and we did.”
The Menendez Brothers will make their point of view and their version heard in a documentary also to be seen on Netflix, from Monday, October 7.