In general, books always seem to posses a sense of ambiguity. Films assist to rid the story of its ambiguity by the ways they choose to portray characterization,. “A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings”, Stanley Kubrick. In the film 12 Angry Men, it is quite evident that that the director did an excellent job in personifying the characters, in better portraying the personalities of the characters, and ultimately, in making the story come alive.
The appearance of the characters played a key role in the development of the characterization. The director did an excellent job in giving the minor characters unimportant clothing, while maintaining the importance of the main …show more content…
Some were put under positive lighting by having good behavior while others, under negative lighting by having “bad” behavior. The nucleus of “bad” or unpleasant behavior was, undoubtedly, Juror 3. His behavior consisted of constant outbursts, profanity, and unjustified anger. One of the most famous or prominent examples of this is his rant at the end of the film. When everyone was against him, he felt he was under intense pressure and apprehension and resorts to a rant in an enraged state of mind. He resorted to saying things with negative connotations, such as, “You lousy bunch of bleeding hearts.” (pg. 72) or “That goddamn rotten kid” …show more content…
The director obviously noticed this and immediately went to work on taking advantage of this. He needed a way to portray Juror 3 as a sadistic man, angry at the world. The clearest and easiest way to do this would be to depict his anger through the most obvious place of emotion. His face. To do this, he found an actor with a hard, stone-cold face and asked him to keep an enraged expression on his face all throughout the movie. He way the expressed and voiced his thoughts were was also a key contributing factor on how he would come to be viewed by the audience. Apart from this, sweat was used to express the state of nervousness of the jurors. For instance, in the book, Juror 4 is described as a blase, serious man, rarely ever sweating, rarely ever caught off guard. Yet, when Juror 8 interrogated him regarding the movies he had seen, in the film, he had sweat for the first time to insinuate the uncomfort of his situation. This derives from the stage directions on page 57. “The 4th juror takes a handkerchief and mops his suddenly sweating forehead.” (pg. 57. Twelve Angry Men).
In conclusion, films are useful to rid stories of their ambiguity by the way the directors choose represent the characters. The film, Twelve Angry Men is a prime example of this. This film draws the bright lines which separate each of the twelve jurors. Through concepts such as appearance, behavior and expression,
The appearance of the characters played a key role in the development of the characterization. The director did an excellent job in giving the minor characters unimportant clothing, while maintaining the importance of the main …show more content…
Some were put under positive lighting by having good behavior while others, under negative lighting by having “bad” behavior. The nucleus of “bad” or unpleasant behavior was, undoubtedly, Juror 3. His behavior consisted of constant outbursts, profanity, and unjustified anger. One of the most famous or prominent examples of this is his rant at the end of the film. When everyone was against him, he felt he was under intense pressure and apprehension and resorts to a rant in an enraged state of mind. He resorted to saying things with negative connotations, such as, “You lousy bunch of bleeding hearts.” (pg. 72) or “That goddamn rotten kid” …show more content…
The director obviously noticed this and immediately went to work on taking advantage of this. He needed a way to portray Juror 3 as a sadistic man, angry at the world. The clearest and easiest way to do this would be to depict his anger through the most obvious place of emotion. His face. To do this, he found an actor with a hard, stone-cold face and asked him to keep an enraged expression on his face all throughout the movie. He way the expressed and voiced his thoughts were was also a key contributing factor on how he would come to be viewed by the audience. Apart from this, sweat was used to express the state of nervousness of the jurors. For instance, in the book, Juror 4 is described as a blase, serious man, rarely ever sweating, rarely ever caught off guard. Yet, when Juror 8 interrogated him regarding the movies he had seen, in the film, he had sweat for the first time to insinuate the uncomfort of his situation. This derives from the stage directions on page 57. “The 4th juror takes a handkerchief and mops his suddenly sweating forehead.” (pg. 57. Twelve Angry Men).
In conclusion, films are useful to rid stories of their ambiguity by the way the directors choose represent the characters. The film, Twelve Angry Men is a prime example of this. This film draws the bright lines which separate each of the twelve jurors. Through concepts such as appearance, behavior and expression,