Errol Morris

Transferring to SIUE was not particularly my first choice after graduating in Robert Morris University (RMU). I was applying to transfer to different Universities such as SIU, SLU, WUSTL and UIS and other nearby university that is not to far away from home. I was accepted to five universities and I went to visit all of them where I admired each campuses. I was getting pressured from my mother to where will my next destination be, and I did not know what to tell her at that time. I came across to…

Both The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris and La Jetée by Chris Marker are movies whose diegesis revolves around their respective filmmaker’s unique theories on memory. My argument for this paper is that Morris’ stance on memory paints it out to be a fluid, changing subject and he does so through his use of highly stylized elements of mise-en-scene, sound, and straying from the codes and conventions of documentary-making. Chris Marker, on the other hand, portrays memory as a solid, immobile…

In 1976, an innocent man named Randall Adams was convicted and imprisoned for the murder of officer Robert Wood, after the presumed killer David Harris gave a false statement against him. This case inspired the documentary, “Thin Blue Line” and led to widespread controversy about the investigation. The documentary features several interviews of individuals involved in the case and these interviews highlight many aspects of how human memory works. The interviews reflected different ways that…

Percy V. Morris Walker Percy and Errol Morris’s perception on photography could be considered similar but yet they are very different as well. Both of these authors believe something is lost when dealing with photographs or certain scenarios in general. They both have the proof and evidence to back up their theory as well as examples to which their theory applies to. But on the other hand both of these authors do indeed have differences, they have multiple stylistic differences. Percy…

conditioning. Using dogs and electrical shocks, he developed a new theory: learned helplessness. “Failure to take steps to avoid or escape from an unpleasant or aversive stimulus that occurs as a result of previous exposure to unavoidable painful stimuli.” (Morris, C.) In layman’s terms, the more we are exposed to negativity, the more likely we are to give into it; the more likely for it to consume us. But sometimes that isn’t the case at all. Sometimes, we are capable to overcome the negativity…

The thesis of the documentary The Thin Blue Line is that, in the murder of Officer Robert Wood, the police were more interested in convicting Randall Adams than finding true justice. Throughout the documentary, director Errol Morris uncovers the story of what really happened on the night of November 29, 1976. Interviews with police, lawyers, and eyewitnesses help to piece together the actions of everyone involved in the investigation, and the lengths taken to obtain a death sentence. 1. In an…

within “Thin Blue Line” are done to convey a sense of mystery, the techniques used for “Act of Killing” are used to give context to subject matter, and speak to the mentality of many Indonesians when it comes to the murders of innocent people. Errol Morris’ Thin Blue Line is a film that documents the murder of police officer Robert Wood, and the process of conviction for Randall Adams, and David Harris. Within the film, the re-enactment of the murder of officer Wood is constantly adjusted…

times of Robert S. McNamara, the previous Secretary of Defense under the Kennedy and Johnson organizations. The piece is a blend between authentic footage and a meeting with Robert McNamara by the chief, Errol Morris. While permitting McNamara to recount the story from his point of view, Morris likewise partitions the film into eleven lessons that can be detracted from McNamara's life. What results is an inside take a gander at a standout amongst the most critical and questionable figures of…

The way the government aimed to deny these incidents ever occurred, Gourevitch and Morris deliver an in-depth perspective on the events taken place in a prison system in Abu Ghraib, located in Iraq. It’s astounding how the people whom lead our precious America could be such savages in the face of temptation. And so much so, how could we as a country be the country we are and continuously deny our roles in these events. The leaders of our free have once again aimed at keeping world information,…

Battle over the size and role of the government has been raging for centuries. In drafting the Constitution, the Founders wanted to establish a government that had powers to protect the people’s rights and perform other needed functions, yet not so powerful that it would violate the rights of the people in the process. Therefore, the term democracy is significant in which it allows the people to share their view and take action in their country. There is no such thing as a small political issue.…