Good morning. After the most recent media screening, I had a conversation with comedian Nathan Fielder about his absurd documentary You Can See Everything. This film was co-produced by him and director Lance Oppenheim, and it follows the downfall of Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, right before she was about to be sent to federal prison.
I asked him why it took three years to shoot this film – considering that if we only looked at the 34 days he spent living with Holmes, her partner Billy Evans, and their two children, the film could have been completed much sooner. He told me that they wanted to gather more material for this couple’s next steps in their lives, and also to present Elizabeth Holmes more clearly. What kind of person is she really?
Reporters always love dramatic characters, especially when they don't follow the script. Just from this trailer, it's clear that Holmes no longer wants to play the role of the "billionaire genius girl" in a black high-necked shirt with a deep voice and the technology to change the world – a technology that was advertised as capable of performing hundreds of medical tests with just a drop of blood. Now, she has become a somewhat bewildered and quirky character: wearing her mother's jeans, with a holy-like smile, staring unblinkingly at her "soul mate" Evans; who is a person with strong control desires and ambition, even showing a series of questionable behaviors such as being completely naked in front of the camera. We also saw two angelic babies – Holmes calls them her "angels" – whose birth has postponed her trial and sentencing. Why not invite a comedian to join this family to spend the last 34 days of her freedom, before then serving a 135-month prison sentence for charges of investor fraud and conspiracy? What a crazy couple! Perhaps it's better to eat popcorn while watching this drama.
I like this movie. I also recommend watching Tilda Swinton's mirror scene in “Michael Clayton” to experience how Holmes rehearses herself over and over again with that character trait that has now been abandoned. This character was based on her imagination of Steve Jobs. Then, think about how many patients and doctors were deceived by her, how many people bought into that illusion just because they wished it were true. We once called her an extraordinary entrepreneur, but later we questioned her business model.
The problem with oddball characters is that they make you overlook the more important aspects of the underlying story. Last year, when Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan's show, we paid more attention to his transformation towards a "masculine" image – from a nerdy, nervous and reserved person wearing hoodies, to a street-style tech guy with gold chains and thick curly hair. The host was busy chatting with Meta, the newly promoted "tough guy" protagonist, about hunting and jiu-jitsu, and didn't delve much into those controversial policies that later led to a $18 billion settlement.
In today's business discussions, there's also a group of equally eccentric characters taking center stage. Elon Musk posts erratic content on social media, engages in moonshot-like projects, and even personally pushes for an increase in the Earth's population; Dario Amodei and Sam Altman openly debate whether their products will kill us, as if it's beyond their control; Jeff Bezos has transformed from an image of a customer-centric ordinary person into a muscular billionaire, cruising around in a yacht worth $500 million, and even sent Katy Perry into space. These stories could almost be written by themselves, unless we stop to see what's actually happening.
However, before becoming overly obsessed with Holmes 2.0, it's worth taking a look at the lies, harm, and corruption that led to this character being sent to prison.
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