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Question!

posted 19 years ago by MariahCarey1088
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I didnt watch this, but I flipped through it occasionaly and all I saw every time was someone sitting on a chair telling a story. Is that what the whole movie was?????

[–] otterman47 19 years ago

Yep, that's pretty much it (I think some might have been standing). I watched all of it and it was pretty dull (which is unfortunate considering the the seriousness of the topic and relative talent of those involved). In short, you didn't miss much. At the very end you get to see the real people (who the actors were portraying) say a few words about what their life is like now.

[–] queenofquiet 19 years ago

The Exonerated is actually a play, a monologue play (meaning people talking to someone not on stage, as opposed to each other for the most part) about these people on Death Row who's convictions were overturned when it was discovered that they were innocent and the victims of the failings of the Justice System. All of the parts of the play were composed from actual depositions and interviews with the victims themselves, and at the end (on the tv movie) the actual victims each said a short piece about themselves now.
hope that helps!

if you can't say something nice, at least say it where i can't see it.

[–] kyleb18940 19 years ago

Actually, you are mistaken to a point.

Some of the people were proven to be innocent. Others, like the individual Aiden Quinn plays, had their convictions overturned on technicalities. They weren't "exonerated", they were set free because evidence was banned from being admitted.

In his case, fingerprints of his that were found at the murder scene were excluded as being "excuplatory" by the defense, despite the fact that he said he'd never been there.

I'm just making the point that there were better subjects they could have chosen for the project

[–] Stratego (29244) 2 years ago

"I'm just making the point that there were better subjects they could have chosen for the project"

Boy, you can say that again! Turns out Robert Earl Hayes is guilty of the crime for which he was exonerated.

[–] courtneystodola 19 years ago

It's actually really good, a differnent kind of art that is definetely an aquired taste. I thought it was really poetic, and a great way to show the audience the seriousnees and hippocracy of the death penalty. I thought that the "testimonial" was a really great way of making these true stories more personal to the viewers. The actors were only used in their so people would watch it, or else it would have been a documentary type movie. I loved it!

[–] seaview-1340 18 years ago

I have just seen The Exonerated at the Riverside studios in London and it was the most compelling production I have seen in many years.Not entertainment in the usual sense of the word but a powerful dialogue sending Sunny Jacob's message out to the world.Not for the faint hearted but a thought provoking insight into the injustice rife in the American justice system.
Absolutely mind blowing!!

[–] VhaugnndeixU 18 years ago

This really is a terrific film. Highly recommended viewing for true insight into the effects of the Justice System, wrether right or wrong.

~~WALK GD WITH ME IN JAMAICA~~

[–] Stratego (29244) 2 years ago

So what's her message? "I have not been exonerated, because I'm guilty as hell"???