The Juror

In the movie “12 Angry Men”, the story revolves around a murder trial of a 16 year old boy in which the 12 jurors are expected to arrive at a judgement. Each juror is of a different background and had a different view about the boy’s role 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.…

one of these being in film. One such of these 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…

who was found guilty by all except one juror after the information of the case was told. Furthermore, the remaining juror argued his point until he was able to convince everyone to the young man’s innocence. Through this endeavour 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…

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 among the 12 jurors is necessary in order to make a final verdict. However, as it is shown in the movie, the decision is not easy to…

determine whether the boy is guilty or not. In the following paragraphs all the personality traits of the 12 jury members will be analyzed and also when , which jury member used which thinking hat will be discussed in detail. PERSONALITY ASSISMENT JUROR 1 (DEEPAK KEJRIWAL) Deepak Kejriwal was the co-ordinator. His work was to maintain a peaceful and healthy discussion in the jury room. In most part of the movie he was able to able to maintain peace in the jury room but also he lost his…

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 views, backgrounds, and personal experiences, it all ties into the jury's final decision . With such a diverse group, many…

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 events progress…

the story of twelve jurors who must come together to deliberate the guilt, and ultimately determine the fate of an eighteen-year-old boy on trial for the murder of his father. In particular, the movie focuses on one dissenting juror, Juror 8, who initially appears to be the sole person not absolutely convinced of the boy’s guilt, and follows his journey of convincing the other eleven jurors of the boy’s innocence. Though this movie was produced in 1957, the main character, Juror 8, demonstrates…

of the juror, Juror #3, passionately wanted to execute the young man for his deeds. This juror was unsympathetic due to his personal grudge. He did not have a good relationship with his son and his son left him; this young man reminded him of his son. Although Juror #3 insisted that he was basing his decision on facts, he brought personal matters into the jury even when the facts were refuted. The defendant exhibited similarities to Juror #3’s son, which led to the tendency of this juror to…

many of the perspective of the case that other jurors where blind to. His perspective on the case is driven by his self interest of justice. As long as there is a room for a reasonable doubt, Henry will defend the case. Juror nine is the old man with a quiet nature, but with an insightful remarks. He is the supporter-encourager of the group because he lets juror eight speak his mind without any judgement. Even though his votes were different than juror eight, the old man believes every person…