Jimmy Savile Controversy

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Throughout this essay I will use the theories surrounding power, spectacle and memory to analysis and explain the controversy surrounding Jimmy Savile, with the child/sexual abuse crimes that have come to light since his passing. I have chosen to use this example, as not only does it show the three elements in action but also shows the spectacle falling apart leading to the failure of the other elements. To do this I will explore power by focusing on celebrity culture and how he manipulated that, leading to exploring the spectacle he created by his charity work, which served as a smoke screen. Memory will be explored by contrasting the views and opinions of people before and after these crimes had come to light, how he manipulated people’s memory of him compared to people seeing through it after the spectacle had been broken and the downfall of his power which came after his death. …show more content…

When Louis Met Jimmy took place in 2007 and shows Theroux meeting Savile serving as more of an interview style documentary. Whereas, ‘Savile’, was released in 2016 and reflects off the earlier documentary and Jimmy Savile as a whole in light of the crimes, interviewing victims and former colleagues of Savile. Furthermore case studies and news reports with further evidence supporting or contradicting what is shown in the documentaries from various other news sources. During When Louis Met Jimmy, Savile appears very overexcited to be in the documentary being very talkative and over energetic, although this fitted with his public persona, he seems overconfident, perhaps knowing that he won’t get caught . Whereas, Savile takes place after his passing, focusing on him in light of his crimes depicts his behaviour and the act he put

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