Lonely young men on the internet, gun culture, school shootings and a need to be seen are themes colliding in Oscar Boyson‘s disturbingly twisted feature film debut Our Hero, which might just be a little too real to be a comfortable watch for many. The name is a bit ambiguous as the title character is not exactly the shining definition of a “hero,” but I suppose that is the point.
Premiering at Tribeca last year, this is a movie born out of the darker corners of the internet and social media but also an online trend of fake empathy. It zeroes in on entitled and wealthy NYC teen Balthazar (Jaeden Martell), who finds pleasure in his ability to cry on cue and fake great humane empathy for victims of shootings in various threads on his computer in his lush room overlooking
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