Jamie Baron response

Because, like literally everyone else in the world right now, I’ve watched Tiger King, one part of the reading that was interesting to me was on page 3 (of the scan) in which the author elaborates on the importance of “interpretive framework” when viewing archival/documentary footage.  In many ways Tiger King reminded me of The Thin Blue Line, which ultimately built sympathy for the man who was framed for murder, resulting in his release from prison.  Although The Thin Blue Line doesn’t use as much actual archival footage, the “interpretive framework” of the film intentionally creates sympathy for the man and casts doubt on his guilt.  Tiger King was a very interesting series because I think it did a good job of making almost every person look equally innocent and guilty.  Although I also think that the sympathy tends to lean more heavily in Joe’s favor, it also points out a variety of his problems too.  Viewer’s sympathy for him would be much more rare if it weren’t for the “interpretive framework” that the series creates in order to make viewers decide that Joe is a genuinely decent person regardless of the problematic things he did.