Review of 12 Angry Men (1957) by Dave J — 06 Feb 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014.
(1957) 12 Angry Men.
DRAMA/ PSYCOLOGICAL.
Based on the story written by Reginald Rose centering on 12 jurors discussing a case they had just finish hearing involving the conviction of a young Spanish American teenage boy accused of stabbing his dad to death. Viewers are oblivious what the case was about except to know that the boy's life all depends on the hands of the jury with a sentence of either a life or death. Jury #8 played by Henry Fonda becomes the lone juror who thinks the accused may be innocent while the rest of them wanted a guilty verdict. Viewers at first blatantly see it as an open and shut case but as the move progresses, we become convinced ourselves that it may not be what it appears to be. And as juror #8 is striving for his fellow jurors to convince him, he eventually manages to convince each one of them very slowly to reverse their decisions- with reasonable explanation. This is probably the best depiction about how jury's supposed to work since majority of the cases these days are assumed to be stereotypical, prejudice, and personal. Nominated for 3 Oscars including Best Director, Best Picture and Best Writing.
The jury selection for the Jodi Arias and the Travon Martin case are a big joke which if cameras were allowed during their discussions in regarding to some of those cases, we would be able to witness the examples of prejudices and stereotypical ramblings that exist.
3 out of 4 stars.
This review of 12 Angry Men (1957) was written by Dave J on 06 Feb 2014.
12 Angry Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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