As a journalist, I'm intrigued that this film helped to solve a wrongly decided case through an interview process. By asking questions, Morris was able to get the truth out and catch things on film that actually brought the real story out. If you ask the right questions, it's always possible to get the real story of somone. I am impressed, though, with his ability to ask the right questions. That is the hardest part of the interview process.
As a non-fiction writer, I am interested in the juxtaposition of many interviews in one film, and in documentary in general. We talk a lot in class about how memory is flawed, and differs from person to person even when they experience the same event. In this case, it's the combination of a lot of memories and a lot of experiences from a variety of people involved in the case that can be pieced together to find the truth. This makes me consider if the essay is an incomplete form in trying to come up with truth. Of course, it's a different kind of truth because it's based on personal preferences.
However, I am drawn to adding more perspectives into the depiction of an event. It is probably because of my journalistic background. For my final essay I'm going to experiment and see if I can create an experience by either writing from two perspectives or writing from the perspective of someone else who was there. I'm not sure how that will go, but I think it will be cool to try. It may create a story with more dimension.
Considering this film after reading the Orchid Theif, it makes me think that if someone is determined enough in a project and puts enough time into it they can come up with a solution to a mystery. However, a lot of times there is no answer to the mystery as Susan Orlean finds out in the Orchid Theif. She decides to abandon her search for a blooming Ghost Orchid because she may be better off not knowing. Of course, when this film freed an innocent man I'm sure Morris believed his pursuit of the truth was warranted. There are only so many situations where you can say you found out what the truth of the matter is. It must be rewarding when you are always searching for it.
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