Seth Turner Professor Wilson Speech 22 April 2013 12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men is a filmed based on the theme of reasonable doubt. A jury of twelve men are chosen to determine whether the eighteen year old boy killed his father or not. The initial evidence that includes two eye witnesses would suggest that this case is a closed decision and they boy will surely be found guilty. The jury does not take long before coming to a vote ending in 11 votes for guilty 1 vote for non guilty. The man who voted
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12 Angry Men (1957) is the gripping‚ penetrating‚ and engrossing examination of a diverse group of twelve jurors (all male‚ mostly middle-aged‚ white‚ and generally of middle-class status) who are uncomfortably brought together to deliberate after hearing the ’facts’ in a seemingly open-and-shut murder trial case. They retire to a jury room to do their civic duty and serve up a just verdict for the indigent minority defendant (with a criminal record) whose life is in the balance. The film is a powerful
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12 Angry Men: Reaction Paper The film 12 Angry Men gives an inside look at the inner workings of a jury deliberation as twelve random strangers are called to do their civil duty. In a group of diverse people from different backgrounds‚ Henry Fonda’s character attempts to convince the rest of his fellow jurors not to easily convict a troubled young man just because it would be the simple solution to all of their problems. The jurors are placed in extreme circumstances in which heat and angst drive
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For more than half a century‚ “12 Angry Men” has served as America’s foremost cinematic self-image. It’s a terrific entertainment‚ but that alone doesn’t explain its status as one of IMDB’s perpetual top-10 films of all time (No. 6 as I write this)—an old-school‚ single-set talkathon perched incongruously among adolescent fantasies. Like Schindler’s List (No. 7)‚ it speaks powerfully to our belief that one individual with a conscience can make a real difference in the world‚ and that’s a genuinely
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The movie “12 Angry Men” focuses on a jury’s deliberations in a capital murder case. The jury is sent to begin deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old boy from the slums accused of stabbing and killing his father. If the boy is found guilty‚ he will be sentenced to death by electrocution. The case appears to be open and shut. The defendant has a weak alibi. A knife he claimed to have lost is the murder weapon found at the scene. Also‚ he claimed to be at the movies
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Emotions have significant role in the film 12 Angry Men when the jurors have to come to a decision about whether the boy is guilty or not. The different emotions shown by the jurors hinderstheir perspective and judgements on the case as well as towards the testimonies from the witnesses taken during the trial. Juror #3 was firm and determined that the boy was guilty. He had a powerful hatred towards teens in general after having past experiences with his own son. This makes him look past all the
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Hum115 12 Angry Men The character in this movie that was the most effective critical thinker was juror 8(Henry Fonda). The types of characteristics that Fonda‚ exemplify is provisionalism‚ creativity‚ and critical thinking. By doing this he is uncover new ways of interpreting evidence‚ turns to certainty and shortsightedness when arriving at conclusions. For example‚ Fonda commented on how the boy had been slapped around all his life and was treated poorly. This kind of thinking leads to more external
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Daniella Portelada April 5‚ 2011 Susan Naide CJ 102 12 Angry Men Throughout my life I have been presented with opinionated questions to answer and a lot of the times I found it difficult to answer them without asking around a bit. Looking back on that I believe that is it impossible to remain truly impartial. You may start off with your own idea but one everyone else around you starts presenting their ides you may begin to change your mind. If it is something that someone believes in there is
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12 ANGRY MEN In the movie 12 Angry Men‚ eleven jurors vote to convict a young man of stabbing and killing his own father. Initially‚ the men are decisive on sending the boy to the death chamber relying solely on the testimony given by the two eyewitnesses. Despite Juror #8 raising questions about the reliability of the eyewitnesses’ testimonies‚ the majority of the jurors stick by their guilty votes. Juror #8 maintains his not guilty verdict and through the film‚ continues to raise questions
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The movie "12 Angry Men (1957)" directed by Sidney Lumet‚ involves many important Social Psychology theories and concepts. In Psychology 241‚ these concepts are reviewed to explore the basis of psychology in social situations. In this report‚ I will explain my observations of the film. Of course‚ others may have different viewpoints and this is why an open-ended discussion‚ as seen in the movie‚ would be beneficial to ensure a broad understanding of the film. The very first observation I made was
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