Review of The Thin Blue Line (1988) by Alison R — 16 Nov 2016
Morris presented a documentary that at the time seemed nontraditional to the general public, to bring to light the injustice and unfairness of the system citizens rely on for order. Perhaps that was not his intention when he initiated the research and first started the production for the documentary.
However, centuries later and the strength of th message the documentary left on the audience is stil intact. The story of Adams being wrongfully and unfairly sentenced to ilie in prison for "killing" the police officer because a kid testified against him is, sadly, not one in a million However, it was the first that caused a significant wave of awareness about this long-over-due problem.
Morris did such a good job incorporating traditional documentary-like traits such as producingng a nonfiction film that is real and truthful made up of factual narratives and witness statements, as well as incorporating nontraditional traits that gives the viewer the allusion that they are watching a criminal justice show like CSI or Ciminal Minds.
In fact, after the unmistakeable buzz the documentary caused, Adams case was reopened and he was released shortly after. The Thin Blue Line is a documentary that not only twitched the mold that had been set for documentaries, making it one of its kind at the time, but also stimulates the viewer to take action to fix the problem being emphasized.
It is overall, an exceptionally produced documentary.
This review of The Thin Blue Line (1988) was written by Alison R on 16 Nov 2016.
The Thin Blue Line has generally received very positive reviews.
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