How the Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving
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A new Elizabeth Holmes documentary manipulates viewers into experiencing the same deception it depicts.
The documentary 'You Can See Everything,' directed by Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder, forces audiences to confront how easily their beliefs about a person are shaped by storytelling. Through camera angles, editing, and the order of information, the filmmakers make viewers repeatedly change their feelings about Holmes. The article notes that Holmes was acquitted of defrauding patients but convicted of misleading investors who lost $700 million. The author argues the film demonstrates that people form emotional impressions first and then seek facts to support them.
What commenters are saying
Commenters split into two camps. One camp criticizes the article for minimizing Holmes's fraud, noting she drove an employee to suicide and ran unreliable tests on patients. Another camp argues investors failed due diligence and deserve their losses. Several comments clarify that Holmes was acquitted of defrauding patients on a technicality, not because the tests were valid. A high-ranked comment says the film does not answer whether Holmes is manipulative or oblivious, and that the article overstates the film's hypnotic effect. Another comment argues that sociopathic manipulation works by planting doubt, and the author's need to write the article shows her manipulation succeeded.