Serial Film Analysis

While listening to Serial, I enjoy the fact that it lets you observe an event from both sides, without being biased. I like how it flips back and forth between guilty and innocent, keeping you on your toes. Just like everything, there are no black or white, just shades of gray. Sarah Koenig constantly gives you points that support each side with each new episode and it keeps me wanting to listen to the next episode. Hearing this mystery has awakened my desire to read mysteries such as the Agatha Christie series; but my preference lie in the criminal shows, such as N.C.I.S., Graceland, and all documentaries. I personally love shows that make the viewer consider the seedy side of human nature. True crime shows and podcasts are so popular because …show more content…
These shows and podcasts are the portals to the unknown of the dark side of civilization. I think Serial is different from all of the other horror or mystery shows and movies given that Sarah Koenig uses real testimonies and evidence as well as recent interviews that she has with the witnesses. This also makes the Serial podcast like a documentary about a murder, but you can only listen to it; as entertaining as these true crime shows can be there are drawbacks. No matter how tough a reporter attempts to remain unbiased, as they will always succumb to their own personal biases. In Serial Sarah Koenig states that she hopes that Adnan is innocent or else she would be wanting a guilty man to be set free for the murder of Hae Min Lee. As of right now I believe these types of programs should remain the way that they are and they will provide information and entertainment for people around the world. Horror shows that have demons and zombies are all derived from a person's imagination. There is no scientific evidence defending it; whereas, murders have an intensive use of science to help solve who is the