12 Angry Men Documentary

If law is not an effective communicator, then perhaps films are. The reality is that we do not know law. Our educational system disregards the importance of law structure in our society creating a vacuum of ignorance that can be filled with right wing ideology as showcased in the 1970’s. Films fill our ignorance of current events due to the cultural weight they carry. They open up new perspectives and realities. Television is the modern entertainment, it is the modern Flavian Amphitheater, the source of pleasure, the source of acquired knowledge, and the main source of cultural digestion. History has proven the influence films carry when they distract American cities form the reality, or simply fill their heads with new insight. 12 Angry Men …show more content…
One man out of the twelve basically convinces all the other men through unrealistic forms of persuasion in a legal setting. Like I previously mention, on the surface this movie portrays logical behavior in the judicial branch, but it does not demonstrate the reality of a jury convicting a man. The movie basically demonstrates that the American judicial process is fair and well constructed through the use of logic. One by one, each of the eleven men are convinced or rather develop a doubtful discernment on the case. Each men brings to the table a different personality that the American public can relate with. The movie basically fulfills the stereotypes on different socioeconomic individuals living in the United States. In the end all twelve men develop reasonable doubt through a series of phony representations of the case. In reality this would never happen, but the idea of a fair and well structured system gives the viewer hope. This film is a hopeful idealistic representation of what the American leaders wanted the American public to