Write an essay in which you discuss issues of crime and punishment in the United States, as depicted in six films – The Thin Blue Line, Bowling for Columbine, The Farm, Capturing the Friedmans, Inside Job, and 13th (Ava Duvernay), What do these films tell us about crime in the U.S?

Write an essay in which you discuss issues of crime and punishment in the United States, as depicted in six films – The Thin Blue Line, Bowling for Columbine, The Farm, Capturing the Friedmans, Inside Job, and 13th (Ava Duvernay), What do these films tell us about crime in the U.S? What do these films tell us about the relationship between crime, punishment, and economic class? What do they tell us about the politics of punishment? Use specific elements from these films (eg., characters. scenes, themes, etc.) to illustrate your points, and cite the films using time code. Try to compare and contrast among films to make more general points and to speak to general themes.

To cite films, use the director’s name (or directors’ name) and timecode. Timecode identifies the hour and approximate minute to which a note refers. Seconds are not recorded.
Example: (Morris 00:13) This refers to the thirteenth (13th) minute of Morris’s film.

Double-spaced, 12 font, 5 pages

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