Errol Morris's motivation can also be seen as trying to empower the idea of free speech in America using his documentary as an example of it. ... This essay will highlight the style and aforementioned issues which resulted from The Thin Blue Line. ... Therefore Morris, helped empower the idea of free speech in America, and used his documentary as a powerful example to free an innocent man, as well as mediate the idea of being "a good example of how powerful and persuasive film can be, and a hopeful turn in film's dangerous role as a medium of truth." ... It also used itself...

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