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The movie 12 Angry Men the 1957 version directed by Sydney Lumet is a black and white film about twelve men from different backgrounds who are on the same jury, they must decide if a young man is guilty of an act of murder committed upon his father. If found guilty the boy will be put in the electric chair until death, if found innocent, he is set free The juror, I will be looking at is juror number four and how he had a large impact on how new evidence was brought to light and how the evidence…

When an individual is a part of a jury, one of the rules is they do not speak about the case outside of court. Though it wasn’t shown specifically in this film, this is a norm of a typical jury. Another norm was smoking. During the meeting, many of the jurors lit up a cigarette while deciding what to do regarding the verdict. It was very normal in that day and age…

What questions about knowledge does the movie “12 Angry Men” raise? Sidney Lumet’s American drama “12 Angry Men”, reveals the story of twelve members of a jury discussing the guilt or innocence of an eighteen year old boy who is accused of murder. Twelve jurors have to decided if the evidences that was presented in the courtroom is enough to convict the teen of murder of his own father and if so, the mandatory sentence for the young man will be a death penalty. Agreement on guilt or innocence…

is the critically acclaimed film, 12 Angry Men, directed by Sidney Lumet based on the screenplay of the same title by Reginald Rose. Just as the film title suggests, an ensemble of 12 diverse men who are jurors for a murder trial are confined to a jury room until a unanimous decision is made. Behind their decision lies the fate of the young man being accused of murdering his father, who…

in murder. All 11 of the jurors believe that the boy committed the murder either by conviction or by looking at others. The 8th Juror, Henry Fonda, with a reasonable doubt about the boy committing the murder sets the focus for the discussion in the Jury room. He portrays openness in his thought as he does not want to send a boy to die, without talking and confirming it with reasonable certainty. He also shows determination and patience to look beyond the testimonies of all the witnesses. The…

I learned that the jury has to has almost no doubt in the case of a murder trial to make a verdict, thus all members have to agree. A second lesson I learned is that the jury is chosen at random in the idea that in most cases the jurors have no prior knowledge to the case. In addition the importance of the 12 member jury was clearly reflected in this movie to show how importance of the unanimity. One of the main issues involved in this movie is the idea of an all male jury although this has…

This case study is over the film 12 Angry Men, revolving around the verdict of a murder case and the 12 jurors charged with making the decision. The jury is comprised of middle aged men or older from various occupations, cultures, and backgrounds. One particular juror is the only member of the jury willing to avoid a snap decision that is pressured by the remaining jurors to get out early. He leads the discussion amongst the other jurors playing devil’s advocate to their guilty verdicts. As the…

8’s personal power come from his personal attributes, which include effort, doing whatever it takes, and legitimacy, taking action congruent with the prevailing value system. Legitimacy is relevant to this scenario because the majority of the other jury members recognize that it is their duty to come to the correct…

outcome? In Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, twelve different members of the jury must make their decision on whether the defendant, who was accused of murdering his father should be guilty or not guilty. While discussing elements of the case, a few jurors speak based off of personal experience. Conflict and more characterization about the juror is the result. Twelve different men are present in the jury. All twelve of them have a different point of view. With many of their different…

The film Twelve Angry Men starts with associate eighteen year recent child from the ghetto United Nations agency is unproved for the putting to death of his injurious father. A jury of twelve men is secured within the thought house to decide on the destiny of the young man. All confirmation is against the child and a liable call would send him to kick the bucket within the hot seat. This decide illuminates the attendants that they're confronted with a grave alternative which the court wouldn't…