Paradise Lost Rhetorical Analysis

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“Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.” One such movie, Paradise Lost:The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hill, directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky was accredited for capturing the bigger picture, exposing raw footage, interviews, court room speculations, and personal family gatherings as originally found. The filmmakers used a plethora of rhetorical devices to show the audience their perception of the court cases, whether they perceive the defendants guilty or innocent. They communicate their reflection of their subjects to the viewers, in such a way that is not blunt yet still appeals to the immense audiences with reasoning, credibility, and emotion.

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