The Thin Blue Line is a reflexive performative documentary released in 1988, which is the time of telling, while the documentary centers around the murder of Police Officer Woods on Saturday 27th November 1976, which is the time of event. The Thin Blue Line questions the reliability of documentary truth. Director Errol Morris investigated the conviction and subsequent sentence of Randall Adams for the murder of Officer Woods. The intent, just as in a traditional documentary, is serious, but the form
Nowadays, films can have an enormous impact on society. It can change ideas and thoughts. It can change people’s lives. Example of that is the film created by Errol Morris, The Thin Blue Line (1988). Errol Morris, born in 1948, is a very successful documentary film maker. Gates of Heaven (1978); Vernon, Florida (1981); Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997); First Person (TV series, 2000); The Fog of War (2003); Standard Operating Procedure (2008), are the most famous documentaries that he made followed
not commit. This is reality of wrecked system that is resulted by injustice and corruption. Ultimately, Errol Morris confirms this reality based on a true story of an innocent convicted Randal Adams for a criminal case by creating a film, The Thin Blue Line. David Harris, an important accuser, claims Adams was a murderer and shot Robert Wood, a Dallas police officer. With Morris’ suspicion of Adams’ innocence, he turns himself to be a detective movie director and investigates the criminal case that
The Thin Blue Line is a symbol of honor to most and corruption to some, but the mainstream media has portrayed it as a symbol of maleficence and betrayal to the people. This symbol isn’t just for those Police Officers that wear the badge over their heart day in and day out. It’s for the 99% of citizens who live an unsullied lifestyle as well. I am extremely proud to be within the ranks of the aforementioned group. The Blue represents the Police Officer and the courage they find deep inside when
Thin Blue Line (1988) is ‘a film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted of murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.’ (Chislom). This documentary is filmed and directed by the award-winning director and filmmaker, Errol Morris; it centred around Randall Dale Adams; a 27-year-old worker and 16-year old David Harris. These two males were suspect of the murder of Dallas police officer, Robert W Wood in 1978. This documentary is structured to persuade the audience
psychiatrist who was frequently consulted in death row cases. Convinced of Adams innocence and the false accusations made against him Morris began making a film on the subject. The Thin Blue Line is a fantastic piece of pulp fiction documentary that is both a murder investigation and an examination of the thin line between truth and fiction. Its stylized aesthetics
Enforcement “The thin blue line” is a phrase that many people have heard of yet do not fully understand. It is a name that applies to law enforcement officers and their essential role in society. It shows support to the living law enforcement officers and commemorates the fallen ones. It is usually presented as any black shape or object with a blue line through the middle. The half above the blue line represents the general public and law abiding citizens, and the half below the blue line represents the
Morris did so by making the documentary The Thin Blue Line. The release of this documentary was an excellent example of how media influences not only the public but the world. Morris was able to not only persuade the public, but he was able to prove Randell Adams innocence. He was able to get an indirect
Anthony Maddalon, “Movie Response TBL”, 2/13/17, Alicia Hammond [section 01D] The movie The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris inadvertently touches on the issues of memory and how memory can be linked to bias. One being the different schemas for crime scenes, criminals, kids, out of towners, and townspeople. From these schemas and spreading activation, bias can be shown in the depictive image formed. The documentary gathered witness statements and interviews to show re-enactments throughout the film
The films, The Thin Blue Line and Cloverfield are both alike and dissimilar in different film aesthetics. The aesthetics that are presented to the film’s viewers vary in many ways ranging from the type of camera used to the lighting in the films. Despite the differences both films present truths about the world using aesthetics. I think these certain aspects helps the audience give a full, undivided attention to what is currently happening in the movie. When the movie has our full attention that
Travis Baird The Thin Blue Line One of Americas strangest and most brilliant documentary filmmakers Eroll Morris in his documentary "The Thin Blue Line" analyzes the case of the 1976 murder of a Texas police officer Robert Wood. Morris's purpose is to prove the innocence of the wrongful conviction of Randall Adams. Morris adopts a serious tone and use ethos and logos to appeal and to seek the reveal of the truth but also to fix a wrong, Morris is a self-proclaimed investigator and a justice seeker
Gandalf, the powerful wizard of The Lord of the Rings, sagely reminds us “Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life.” (Tolkien 92). There are arguments both for and against administration of capital punishment in our society. This paper will list a few arguments that oppose the death penalty. In this time when advanced technology assists in collecting and interpreting evidence, it is incredible that we still make mistakes in our legal administration and our decision-making. Also
When looking at the report “treading the thin blue line: Embedding culture change at New Zealand police” it shows that there are members within the police force that are resisting the changes that the police minister Judith Collins and the police commissioner Peter Marshall are trying to implement. This report has shown that there are two main groups resisting the change, frontline staff and women officers of the New Zealand police force. The front line officers are resisting the change because
How the Relation of the Camera to the Real is Problematized in “The Thin Blue Line” and “Yuki Yukite Shingun” Documentary films can include every type of discourse about the real world. The accomplishments of nonfiction film are derived from more than the stereotypical edited interview segment, and recently have been a totality that is useful as much for showing reality as it is for expressing the creative visions of its director. It is possible for the most extrinsic implications to be presented
A red line is the difference written in blood between two groups. A blue line is the difference based on authority. A black line is the difference based on words, that is, law. A white line is the difference based on death. Constantinople: The door was chalked with a heap of chalk; around the house stretched a thin white line, indicating that the house contained plague. This is an unpleasant image, on which I will not dwell. A strange, contemporary thought: almost every property in London has
letter “e”, the ink under the microscope is thin and dull. Comparing a normal view, the ink is thick and dark. The letter “e” is being thin, because it gives a clear details of what the newspaper letter “e” looks like. When moving the slide to the right. Looking through the ocular lens, it moved toward the left. The letter “e” moves toward the opposite direction. When the slide is moved to the left, up and down. In the cheek cells, the methylene blue helped to identify the visual details of the
in the center. In the middle of the ankh, a scarab beetle is surrounded by several colorful accents. The wings of the scarab are devised of two different shades of blue. Larger, dark blue rounded rectangles are on the outside of the scarab; smaller turquoise pieces comprise the inner portion of the wings. The body of the scarab is a blue-gray, hazel color, whereas the legs are slightly darker,
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best pieces of art. “At Eternity's Gate” is a portrait of a man that appears to be distressed and mournful. He wears all blue while sitting on a chair in front of a fireplace. He is in a room which is seems empty. The man in the picture seems to be distraught with his hand covering his face, he is also hunched forward with his elbows on his thighs. The man is wearing all blue with brown shoes. The man has a receding hairline and what seem to be wrinkle on his head probably meaning he is very old