Introduction

In accordance with the theme mentioned in the Higgins book the movie chosen is, “the dead man walking”. This movie is in line with what Higgins is stating in his movie and book. (Josh, pp. 12).

Thesis Statement

“"Dead Man Walking" is a document on the scary process of killing the current United States, with the final sequence where we see the staging of chilling the lethal injection, to an audience "protected" by glass”.

Discussion

Dead Man Walking (death penalty in Spain and Mexico, while you're with me, in Argentina and Dead Man Walking in Chile) is based on a true story. Sister Helen Prejean was the spiritual adviser to Patrick Sonnier, a murderer sentenced to death in the state of Louisiana in 1982 for murdering two teenagers. From this relationship with Sonnier came his book (“Dead Man Walking”), a spiritual and deeply moving testimony about the judicial system in American criminal. His work on this issue began in New Orleans in 1981, when he agreed to be part of a project to support the death penalty. His first job was corresponding with Sonnier. In the movie "Death Penalty" shows two clear trends on the subject, on one hand the people who are in favor of enforcing the sentence that is, run at Matthew Poncelet and on the other side people who think that you should not do that. In favor of the death penalty: the development of the film characters are clearly want the execution of the condemned, their example would be the parents of the victims, much of society is manifested in the prison doors to order his execution, prison officials themselves think is right to execute these people. . However, in the case of ecclesiastical counselor of the penitentiary of Louisiana , it is not clear that is against the death penalty ...