Depicting the story of a man who was convicted for a crime he did not commit, The Thin Blue Line dissects the incident through different lenses in order to bring light to the truth of the event.
One of the things that this documentary does really well is re-enacting the incident through different perspectives on how everything took place. It almost seems like they are telling the same story over and over again with the same visuals. But, each time they tell it there is something new or something different that has not been revealed before. That causes the audience to feel the sense of twist in the story, which the film makers do really well.
Another thing that the film makers did which is rather creative is the final scene where they show a tape recorder with just the audio of the interview. It is said that on the day of the interview the camera broke down but their alternate solution to that issue shows real creativity. With each response they change angles and show a close-up of a part of the tape recorder. As much as it feels detached to the rest of the film, it defines it as a unique aspect and also as the conclusion of the film.
One of the positive outcomes of this film is that the man who was convicted of the case was released a year after this documentary was released. This film demonstrates creativity as well as a fighting for truth and justice.
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