Zapruder Film & Rodney King

Within the last couple of years a new form of film has come out, and that is the "accidental" video. We see this with the Zapruder film of the Kennedy assassination. With the accidental film we moments captured that may not have meant to be significant until an event happen. We see this with the Zapruder film, seeing the president was significant but nobody knew that he was going to get shot that day. Zapruder was merely filming an important part in history to document it for himself and happened to catch an extraordinary event. The Zapruder film soon became very popular, and was studied numerous times to try and figure out what had happened on that day.

Many people can remember the exact place they were when they find information out, but if they do not see it first hand it can impact them differently. Many people can remember where they were on the day of 9/11, but seeing that second plane crash into the tower, changes everything. It makes you feel that the event is truly real, and can never be changed. The same is connected with the Rodney King beating. Someone caught the police beating him when he was pulled over, which was disturbing on so many different. This video soon became very important evidence in the case against the police and Rodney King.

"Accidental" film can often be vital to many different things surrounding the event that was captured. It often enhances a persons flash bulb memory, and essentially proves that the event took place. It also gives an every lasting account of what exactly happened.