The Untold Story Of Emmett Till Analysis

In Keith Beauchamp’s documentary, “The Untold Story of Emmett Till,” the dark past of a Mississippi town is brought back to the light of the public. The film discusses the seemingly harmless event which ultimately lead to fourteen year old Emmett Till’s brutal torture and death through the eyes of those who were close to the boy and his family. These events which are relieved by family members and eyewitness’s of that day, along with those to follow, are told to lead up to the unimaginably heartbreaking ruling of non-guilty for this young man’s two killers, J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant. The filmmaker formats the piece as such, as well as uses the emotional testimonies of family members and friends, to support the claim that these men were guilty in the first degree of kidnapping, torture, and murder. It can be concluded that Keith Beauchamp is successful in arguing his claim because of the excellent use of pathos in the testimonies of the family, logos in the claims …show more content…
The torture and murder of Emmett Till was one that reverberated through the hearts of the entire country, every sympathy went out to his mother, and when his murders were found non-guilty many were outraged. This particular case demonstrated the immensely contrasting mentality of the country at the time, and the author does a phenomenal job at recapturing it in this documentary. From his use of footage, images, and testimony of those present at the time he creates an excellent picture of the workings of society in that age. It is because of these things that it can be concluded that the purpose of making this film was to rekindle the desire for justice within the country and to remember what can occur within an intolerant society. He not only establishes this sense of desire to preserve justice with his use of old footage and testimony, but also established