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
paint a picture of an empty bedroom?" However, once I started looking at all the elements, my mind changed. Van Gogh's use of line really gives depth and character to the piece. The first line that caught my eye was the line outlining the bottom of the bed. The strong stroke really gives you a sense of distance between the bottom of the frame and the floor. Had it been a thin line like those to depict the floorboards, it would look like the bed was sitting directly on the floor. His use of brush strokes
A Two-Class Society Exposed in The Stolen Party In a perfect world we would all live together in peace. But we don’t live in such a world. In Liliana Heker’s story "The Stolen Party" we are reminded of the real world and the thin line that separates the lower class from the upper class. In an instant we see all the discrimination and inhumane treatment some people feel they have a right to inflict on those whom they consider "not one of them." The story is about Rosaura, the nine-year-old
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
certain heroic qualities, but who turns out not to be a hero. Milton's introduction of Satan shows the reader how significant Satan is to Paradise Lost. He uses Satan's heroic qualities to his followers, and his ability to corrupt to show the thin line between good and evil. Satan was one of the highest angels in Heaven and was know as Lucifer, meaning, light bearer. This shows he was once a good angel. Milton makes the reader see him as a leader and a strong influence to all in his presence. He
Maybe I say you wrong, man. Maybe I say you in wrong place at wrong time chico. Maybe I no even speak to you, maybe I let someone else talk. I got someone you should meet. Say hello to my lil’ frie…. I’m sorry, let me start over. There is a thin line that exists between the depiction of a villain and a gangster that Hollywood has mastered walking on. While villains and gangsters may do many of the same things in movies, like stealing and killing, they each do them for different reasons. Villains
also what you, as a teacher, feel is important for the students to learn. To me this seems to be a very big responsibility, so when I started considering my teaching philosophy, I did not take the task lightly. It seems to me that there is a very thin line between fulfilling your own expectations as a teacher, and giving the children what they need and even what they want. I decided that I as a prospective educator, found no teaching philosophy that fulfilled all of my beliefs and hopes. I felt
Enigma What is an Enigma? Enigma “means a mystery” (Guynn). Although there are several alternative meanings, to the Germans this meant a thin line between victory and defeat. During World War II the allies not only intercepted encrypted messages, they broke them but not without the help of A.M. Turing. “In the early years of World War II,” (Sales), the airways in Poland were flooded with coded messages that created confusion with the “cryptanalyst working in the cipher bureau” (Maziakowski)
campaign. Officers were encouraged to stop and seize or search suspicious vehicles to put a halt on drug trafficking (Harns, 1998). But placing this aggressive approach into effect had many negative outcomes. One problem was that it put police on a thin line with the constitutional laws. To no surprise, pretty much no data estimating how often police searches fall outside constitutional laws exist. Only cases that catch the courts attention are logged into the record books. A case study held in “Middleberg”