Megan is Missing. Disturbing.

I watched a movie Wednesday night that has not left my mind and will probably not leave it for a long time....if ever.
The movie is called 'Megan is Missing'.
It is so intense, so disturbing, and so eye-opening.

I love scary movies, I love movies based on true stories, I love true crime shows. I'm addicted to the ID Channel, shows like Snapped, Dateline: Real Life, 48 Hours Hard Evidence, etc....you get the idea! :)
But of all the movies, true crime tv shows, not one has ever made me really see how terrifying, sadistic, crazy, heartless, and just.....messed up people can be.

This movie is based on actual events of like 7 cases of child abduction. Kinda just rolled all into one. It's centered around two girls 13, and 14. Who of course, chat online and meet people, thinking everyone is honest and are who they say are. The 14 year old decides to meet up with a "17 year old boy" she had been chatted with.
Never to be seen again.
Then her 13 year old friend chats up the boy as well, trying to see if he knew what happened, if he had anything to do with it.....and happens to also disappear, just 3 weeks after the disappearance of her friend Megan.

The feeling of being invincible when you're young is an awesome feeling. You think you can take on the world, things happen to other people...but it will never happen to you.
I look back at myself, between the ages of 14-17 and thank God I'm alive. I cringe at the thought of the things I did, the things that could've happened to me, and some things that did happen...that never should have. Poor choices, being too trusting of "friends" and acquaintances, not thinking about consequences. It happens. And I suppose those types of mistakes have to happen to make you who you are. It's just scary to think about the bad situations that could've easily been way worse.
And I of course, think of my 15 year old son. Knowing I don't know all that he does. Knowing he's growing and making his own choices, knowing they will not always be the best choices. All I can do is pray and talk to him. I try to make him aware. He finds me annoying, but at least I know I've planted a seed. And maybe something, anything, will stick....and he'll stop and think for doing something too crazy.

Anyways....I got off subject, sorry! So, this movie has two parts that were horrifying to me. One where it shows two photos and says they are actual photos, then a video of a supposedly actual video that was found. I had a hard time believing that. But it was still so disturbing. I had to go online and see what I could read about it.

I found this website or blog which didn't give a lot of details, but apparently the director had commented on it. If you read through the comments and read the one posted by Michael Goi, he eased my mind by saying that it was not the actual footage.
All the same, it's still disturbing.

You know, you read about crazy stuff that happens and crazy stuff people do, but it doesn't ever really register. I mean, to me, it's heartbreaking and I feel for the parents or family, but the true evilness of people somehow doesn't exists in my mind. I know it's there, but maybe I choose to block out the really horrific parts.
No matter how many crazy scenes in movies or actual people talking about actual events on tv I've seen....none have ever had an impact as the last 20 minutes of this movie did.
Maybe because a part of my mind thought it may possibly be real footage.
But still, knowing it's not, but knowing it was based on actual events is heartbreaking.

I think every parent should watch this movie once. And once is enough. I really can't imagine anyone being able to sit through it twice.
Just know, it will stay with you, it will disturb you, it will make you sick to your stomach. But it will also make you aware. And maybe make you want to communicate a little more with your children.