12 Angry Men Character Analysis

Guilty or not guilty is a life threatening question for an eighteen-year-old boy in the film 12 Angry Men who has been tried for a first-degree murder. The eighteen-year-old boy has been accused of stabbing his own father and the case has been left in the hands of a twelve-man jury in which a guilty verdict mean the automatic death of the boy. Throughout the film, we are able to recognize various communication skills that the twelve individuals display.
Leadership
There are two types of leaders shown in this film. Since the beginning of the film juror number eight demonstrated to be an emergent leader by not being a follower even though he was the only one who pleaded not guilty and was willing to stand alone against the rest of the jury who pleaded guilty. The second was a designated leader because the man was already appointed to be the spokesman. Juror number …show more content…
Defensive communication was displayed when juror number eight was starting to convince other to change their verdict and when juror number three almost got into a physical fight while he contradicted himself and was the last to change his verdict. Juror number three would always use such a forceful tone and a lot of aggressive gestures like always pointing at others which created a really intense environment for the rest of the crew. Supportive communication was shown by juror number eight through the whole film when he was defending the kid and his case he always remained calm and supportive. Juror number eight would use small gestures like subtle touches in order to demonstrate that he support a certain person or to help prevent others from breaking into a physical fight which followed up by a calm tone which eventually would help decrease the tension in the