The thin blue line uses a combination of scene reproduction, interviews and personal narration to trace the unjust case of killing the police 11 years ago, and successfully unearthed the truth of the incident.
The entire documentary uses dark tones to further highlight the atmosphere of the shooting at the time. In addition, the method of zooming in, close-up and freeze-frame was adopted to highlight the main scenes of the shooting scene at that time, giving the viewer an immersive atmosphere and better integrating into the situation.
The shooting of the interrogation scene in the dark night further highlights the intense confrontational scene of the interrogation at that time.
The numerous cigarette butts directly reflect the length of the interrogation process, as well as the lack of evidence and difficulty in handling this case.
The multiple presentations and repetitions of pistols, hypnosis watches, blue cars, car lights and other dark scenes have allowed people to find out the general situation of the case in a suspenseful atmosphere, and also let people have a deeper understanding of the incident. Of inquiry.
The change in the juvenile's testimony directly caused passersby with no criminal record to become the murderer in this case. The reason for the change in the juvenile's testimony was simply because he did not want to involve himself in the case and wanted to get out as soon as possible. Just because of this, innocent passers-by have been framed. This has to make people think about whether there are more unjust, false and wrong cases that have rushed to an end due to insufficient evidence or failure to verify the authenticity of the evidence.
At the end of the documentary, there is a recording of the teenager who pleaded guilty to criminals. In the recording, he mentioned his views on the situation at the time and his reaction to the results. He made a clear statement and said that "criminals always love to lie". The sentence allows viewers to realize the reasons why innocent people are defined as criminals, and allows people to reflect on the status quo of society.
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