human darkness

Jana 2022-09-07 14:47:37

Formally, this film adopts the method of retelling and reproducing the plot based on the language of the characters, which is the biggest difference from the documentaries I have seen before. In my opinion, such "half-true" documentaries are acceptable. Its value lies not in the intuitive reproduction, but in the fact that it prevents the audience from misunderstanding to the greatest extent. In terms of content, the film tells the story of an unjustly convicted criminal in Dallas, Texas, USA in 1976, who was convicted of murdering a policeman and sentenced to life imprisonment. This is a film that makes people think. Adams keeps repeating his (her) crazy words in the film. As a suspect identified by the police, he uses his own logic to refute the words of those who want him to plead guilty and sentence him to death. In these In the rebuttal, we can indeed feel that the police and some so-called witnesses have doubts and problems in their testimony and thoughts, and it is not possible to directly judge Adams to be guilty unilaterally. And when I read it, I always felt that the logic of the magistrate seemed to contradict me in some places. It may also be because I don't know the laws of the United States, but I think adding the affirmative and negative votes of the two judgments together is true. was not so convincing, and I even began to doubt the professionalism of that judge. In the film, the scene of the rotating and flickering of the police lights has been repeated all the time. I think this picture is very alert, and there is a feeling of creating a tense atmosphere. In addition to feeling the powerlessness and helplessness of being wronged, what I remember most is the identification of a female witness in the film, she was abnormally emotional Excited, "That's the man! That's the man!

In short, "The Thin Blue Line" still makes me feel a little more interesting than the documentaries I watched before, probably because it shows a process of solving a case. As long as it uses suspense and doubts, it can attract your thinking and make you concentrate. The attention continued. Then more and more want to know their ending. .

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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.