Film Appreciation

Zita 2022-10-19 16:33:48

"Thin Blue Line" was filmed using a semi-documentary technique that reproduces the facts. It presents an authoritative and fair judicial trial that is far from the truth. There is no narration in the film itself, and the advancement of the story depends on editing the interviewee's narration. The conversation of one person leads to the next person, Adams—Harris—police—judge—witness—lawyer—witness, one by one. Appear. The unique stylized interview method adopted by the director makes the characters lose direct contact with the case, but to a certain extent allows the audience to see them more clearly. "The Thin Blue Line" itself can be said to be a sociological and psychological attention and reflection on people who are usually not paid attention to and live on the margins of society. Its lens calmly treats everyone in the film who is trying to prove their integrity or honesty or acting impartially, and show their so-called "truth" to their fullest. In the process, they arouse the audience's own thinking to find the answer to the case. It can even be said to be the answer to life, and the depth of the film comes from precisely this. I think this is a movie worth watching.

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The Thin Blue Line quotes

  • Floyd Jackson: David didn't have a conscience. If I do something bad I think, "Shucks, I shouldn"t done that, I feel bad about it." It didn't bother him. It didn't bother him at all.

  • David Harris: [asked if Randall Dale Adams is innocent] Did you ask him?

    Errol Morris: Yes.

    David Harris: What did he say?

    Errol Morris: Well, he's always said he's innocent.

    David Harris: There you go. You didn't believe him did you? Criminals always lie.