Thin blue line

Savanna 2022-09-04 04:01:28

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 innocent were rashly convicted

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.

Scene of interrogation

The shooting of the interrogation scene in the dark night further highlights the intense confrontational scene of the interrogation at that time.

The interrogator's cigarette butts during the interrogation

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.

Simulated shooting

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.

Doubts about testimony
The lady expressed the possibility of perjury

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.

Traditional cognition

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.

View more about The Thin Blue Line reviews

Extended Reading

The Thin Blue Line quotes

  • Sam Kittrell: In talking to David you don't ever feel hostile feelings coming from him. I have never seen David any way other than cordial, friendly to me as he could be, "Yes, sir," "No, sir," never disrespectful. So I've never seen the bad side. I've seen the results of it, and I've talked to him about it, and he's aware of the results of it - he remembers the bad side. But I've never seen him committing a crime or in a violent or volatile state.

  • Errol Morris: Were you surprised when the police blamed him?

    David Harris: They didn't blame him. I did. A scared sixteen year old kid. He would sure like to get out of it if he can.

    Errol Morris: Do you think they believed you?

    David Harris: No doubt. Must have. They didn't have nothing else until I give them something, so... I guess they get something, they run with it, you know.

    Errol Morris: Were you surprised they believed you?

    David Harris: I might have been. I don't know. I was hoping they'd believe me, you know. After all was said and done it was kind of unbelievable. But there it is. I've always thought if you could say why there's a reason Randall Adams is in jail, it might be because the fact that he didn't have no place for somebody to stay that helped him that night... landed him where's he's at... That might be the reason. That might be the only, total reason why he's where he's at today.