I think that this documentary was different compared to others we've seen in a way that Morris staged reenactments to reconstruct a crime scene and interviewed both the actual people convicted of murder. Even though it had its slow and redundant moments showing the officer getting shot a few times, it kind of gives the audience a different perspective on who might have actually committed the murder. It seems like Harris could have just been there at the wrong place at the wrong time. In a way this documentary is similar to Don't Look Back. It doesn't really answer who's innocent, but it presents a new form of truth, allowing the audience to see both sides of the story in order to make a judgement for themselves.
I think the Think Blue line satisfies the truth seeking of documentaries, the unveiling of truth is where the film gets its documentary status. It is heavily fortified by the false images in the reenactments,but these images allow the truth to be found since they lies expose lies. The film is a perfect example of Williams idea that documentary film should not be limited in its borrowing techniques from other kinds of film making. It makes documentary film interesting, not just presenting to us a controversial story or something interesting.The film actually served to expose an official truth as lie, and rewritten an official truth legally stamped history.
Did anyone notice the non-diegetic music was the same in SOP? At first I didn't know this was an Errol Morris film but further in it became apparent. I like Morris's take on reenactments but in this film he does it too much. I can't tell which one I am supposed to believe. It's as though he is telling me one thing and spends 20 minutes to disprove it, and then the cycle repeats itself.
Don't get me wrong, I think Morris's films are easy to watch and entertaining but they are too long. I made my decision who the cop-killer was in the first 20 min of the film. 103 minutes was way to long to me for something that was almost clear in evidence who did it. The younger guy was a juvenile...
This film proves that there is definitely a "wrong place at the wrong time," but the main thing to get from this film is to never get in trouble in Texas. Especially a police-murder...
I think that this documentary was different compared to others we've seen in a way that Morris staged reenactments to reconstruct a crime scene and interviewed both the actual people convicted of murder. Even though it had its slow and redundant moments showing the officer getting shot a few times, it kind of gives the audience a different perspective on who might have actually committed the murder. It seems like Harris could have just been there at the wrong place at the wrong time. In a way this documentary is similar to Don't Look Back. It doesn't really answer who's innocent, but it presents a new form of truth, allowing the audience to see both sides of the story in order to make a judgement for themselves.
ReplyDeleteI think the Think Blue line satisfies the truth seeking of documentaries, the unveiling of truth is where the film gets its documentary status. It is heavily fortified by the false images in the reenactments,but these images allow the truth to be found since they lies expose lies. The film is a perfect example of Williams idea that documentary film should not be limited in its borrowing techniques from other kinds of film making. It makes documentary film interesting, not just presenting to us a controversial story or something interesting.The film actually served to expose an official truth as lie, and rewritten an official truth legally stamped history.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone notice the non-diegetic music was the same in SOP? At first I didn't know this was an Errol Morris film but further in it became apparent. I like Morris's take on reenactments but in this film he does it too much. I can't tell which one I am supposed to believe. It's as though he is telling me one thing and spends 20 minutes to disprove it, and then the cycle repeats itself.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, I think Morris's films are easy to watch and entertaining but they are too long. I made my decision who the cop-killer was in the first 20 min of the film. 103 minutes was way to long to me for something that was almost clear in evidence who did it. The younger guy was a juvenile...
This film proves that there is definitely a "wrong place at the wrong time," but the main thing to get from this film is to never get in trouble in Texas. Especially a police-murder...