Review of The Thin Blue Line (1988) by Jakob S — 13 Dec 2010
The Thin Blue Line is a powerful documentary about the shooting of a cop in Dallas, Texas in 1976. From the beautiful shots to the incredible score by Philip Glass this movie leaves an eerie effect that will stay with you. Errol Morris's movie looks at the false conviction of Randall Adams and begins to explore all of the lies that led to his conviction. The movie also portrays the real killer David Harris, a terrifying teen, trying to spite his father and to prove himself. After watching this movie, one has a new understanding of the violence and corruption not only in Dallas, but in the United States.
Even though the movie gets confusing and explanation would have been nice. The beauty of the filming and editing get the message across. After all, nothing is perfect.
Perhaps one can summarize the movie with two lines from the movie that one can't help but think about. "If there's hell on earth, it's Dallas county.", and the argument that it's, "The thin blue line of police that separated the public and anarchy.".
This review of The Thin Blue Line (1988) was written by Jakob S on 13 Dec 2010.
The Thin Blue Line has generally received very positive reviews.
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