Death Penalty And Stereotypes In Film

We, as a society, have always believed that documentaries are fact and that feature films are stories, simply made for entertainment purposes. Anyone who watches a film will walk away with different ideas and theories based on their background, almost everyone will walk away from a documentary feeling they have been told the whole truth and nothing but. How then, does a filmmaker manipulate viewers unknowingly? If we peel back the layers, we see something the naked eye is unable to see, the drive behind the manipulation.

Death. It’s a serious and yet sad topic. But how do you feel when you hear the term ‘death penalty’? Does it make you feel uncomfortable, or do you feel relief when you hear of a murderer facing death row? It’s a controversial