Errol Morris Essays

The 1988 film, The Thin Blue Line, was the first documentary of its kind. Director Errol Morris, created the Interrotron, a device where the subjects are able to look right at the camera, cutting out the third party, and allowing the audience to feel as though the subjects are talking directly to them. This interview technique was accomplished by taking Morris out of the room and putting him on a screen where the subjects were able to simultaneously talk to him and look through the lenses of the

The Thin Blue Line, directed by Errol Morris in 1988, and Cloverfield, directed by Matt Reeves in 2009, are two completely different films. However, although they are different films, they both utilize realist aesthetics to offer a truth about the world we live in today. The Thin Blue Line and Cloverfield apply realist aesthetics such as direct address to camera, on-camera interview, textual information on screen, handheld camera, and several other aesthetics to reveal what truth is offered, how

The documentary, The Thin Blue Line, directed by Errol Morris, tells a story of an innocent man, Randall Adams, falsely prosecuted of killing a police officer in Dallas, Texas. Even with legitimate evidence, indecisive eyewitnesses’ testimonies, and an unfair investigation showing Adams innocence, the court still found him guilty and sentenced him to death. After researching around to find out more information about this case, it was pretty darn clear, Adams was innocent and that he was simply at

know about. In our country’s justice system, many wrongfully convicted people are never given a chance to be exonerated and remain in prison for their entire sentencing. Errol Morris, an American film director attempted to shine a light on the dark side of the criminal justice system. In his 1988 documentary, “A Thin Blue Line,” Morris conveys the need for our justice system to be reformed as he trails the court case of Ranadall Adams, a man wrongfully convicted of a murder; following the case through

When we think about gothic fiction it is hard not to think about Dracula, a renowned novel written by Irish author Bram Stoker. It was published in 1897 and has set the foundation of the vampire villain character, which is still popular today. Although our current popular culture altered vampire-fiction immensely, Bram Stoker’s Dracula still remains the most popular vampire-fiction novel there is. The plot is set in the late nineteen century and we can say it is written in epistolary form, as a

Introduction Literature has proved to be throughout time a powerful tool for creating enduring myths, legendary characters and fictional stories, making thus the truth irrelevant as long as the narrative was gripping. Such aspects, together with the context and period into which a novel was written brought to life stories that have become immortal and are going to last for eternity. This seems to be the case of the 19th century author Bram Stoker, who, upon fact, legend and fiction

Stonehearst Asylum is roughly based on a short story short story "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" by Edgar Allan Poe. In this period piece the cinematography is employed to support the gothic theme of the era the film finds itself in. The Gothic theme is supported by four Gothic elements present in the film namely the isolated setting, entrapment/ imprisonment of the characters, the violence and insanity. According to the Oxford dictionary (2015:) can gothic be explained as belonging

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Media Influence on Body Image Outline Preface: The old adage says that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, however, in recent times the obsession of a signified perfect body has been escalated by media greatly. While most communities teach young individuals that physical beauty does not matter as compared to the inner beauty, this seems to contradict the same as depicted by media through reality shows, billboards, magazines, and a myriad of other platforms. In recent studies, body image perceptions

In Dracula, Bram Stoker counters against the modern culture of the time. He claims that technology is limited in its capacity to help save lives or destroy the monster although many people wanted to use and trust technology. However, people unwittingly rely on technology too much by not preparing any back-up plans or trusting that technology will be perfect. Moreover, Stoker highlights the limited perspective and the fear of characters towards knowledge. Even though knowledge should have given more

I am going to write an essay about the “Super Prison”, Alcatraz. As you may know, the government made a prohibition to ban all alcohol. That didn’t workout so well for the rest of the world. The gangsters and the thieves and all of the other bad guys, either started making the crops to make alcohol, or they bought it from other places/countries. They became unstoppable, and everybody was afraid of them. If they were put in jail, they would threaten to hurt the officer 's family. Nobody could

One of the folk legends and traditions Van Helsing draws upon suggest that the most sufficient weapon used while trying to combat supernatural evil are symbols of divine good. The symbols that Helsing uses in the fight against Dracula take form of the icons of Christian Faith. In the novel, a crucifix is used to “shield” the human life from Dracula when he attempts to kill them. In chapter 21, Dracula lunges to attack Van Helsing and the men and this is when Christian icons appear in the novel; “Van

In regards to gender, Stoker’s Dracula usefully depicts progressive gender roles in Victorian times as well as demonstrating society’s attitudes toward gender. For instance, societal angst about independence interfering with proper female behavior is shown through the various diaries the characters write in. The main character, Jonathan Harker, uses the confidence of his diary to contrast his wife Mina with the brides of Dracula, writing, “I am alone in the castle with those awful women. Faugh! Mina

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Feminist Reading: Dracula between Beauvoir’s and Roth’s Ideas In her article, “Suddenly Sexual Women in Bram Stoker’s Dracula” Phyllis Roth argues that Dracula is a misogynistic novel which is obvious in the system of power in which men are dominant and active figures whereas women are just followers and obedient to their system. She draws on Simon de Beauvoir’s idea that “ambivalence as an intrinsic quality of Eternal Feminine”, in order to show that women are victims to men powers. In her chapter

Turning a passage of Dracula into a book cover. I have read the book Dracula published in 1887, by Bram Stoker. Jonathan Harker, a lawyer, travels to Transylvania in order to help his client count Dracula, who intends to immigrate to England and who needs Jonathan's help with the legal details. Harker is at first glance much impressed by the count but is soon creeped out by Dracula's ability to claim on walls, speak to wolves and by his lack of servants in his castle. Harker realises too late

How important is appearance in everyday life? At work? Or even at school? Although appearances do not affect one’s chance at survival in ordinary life, they undoubtedly are very important in The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins. As time goes by, Katniss and Peeta have to be more careful as to how they look and act when around the Capitol, or in front of the camera. Katniss and Peeta’s appearance, altered by the capital, is important for their survival before, during, and after the games.

According to Dracula: the novel and the legend, “Dracula is not lacking in fertile imagination, complexity of plot or an unsurpassed capacity to send a chill down the spine. In cultural terms it deserves to be treated as a major work of fiction, for Dracula possesses that rarest of attributes- an invitation to be read and re-read, each time is closing fresh glimpse of insight and further layers of meaning and symbolism.” Dracula was one of the most sold and translated books of all time. Braham Stoker

Amy Wanguba Bram Stoker Dracula Fictional novel 1951-today 488 pages Written in 1951, this book starts off with an English lawyer named Jonathan Harker who travels to a castle in Transylvania. On his journey there he passes by a non-city environment like area where he is warned about the place he will be going to. Harker, being scared, still continues to travel to the castle of Count Dracula. The problem is that they meet wolves that almost killed them while they were