Extended writing | The Jinx

Read the extracts on pages 10-14
Write a “perfect paragraph” on each of the following questions

Different readings – Remember to refer IN DETAIL to the text to support your ideas on readings – e.g. what do the characters do/say etc?

John Hendrickson at Esquire called the series' ending "one of the most jaw-dropping moments in television history”
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/news/a33674/robert-durst-jinx-ending/

Mike Hale from The New York Times said it was "gut-wrenching, remarkable television.”
https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/the-jinx-finale-review-robert-durst/?_r=0

Preferred Reading:

The filmmakers are on a quest for justice – for the purest of reasons.
They are revealing the “truth” to the audience.
Their work has been crucial in the re-arrest of Robert Durst – they have made a difference.
The Jinx received critical acclaim and created a media buzz, particularly for the final episode.
An oppositional reading may struggle with the ethics of the documentary and may see it as “vigilante television” (see e.g. Jenna Stauber’s article on slide 15)
A negotiated reading may accept the documentary’s purpose as valid but question the media “exploitation” of a man who is potentially mentally ill
Audiences may be critical of e.g. the stylized reconstructions, positioning of Durst, slow motion sequences which dwell on the murders, restructure of timelines and emotional manipulation of the audience (see e.g. pages 16 and 17)

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