everyone, here is a simple movie.
In this issue, let’s talk about the classic court film "Twelve Angry Men" directed by Sidneylu Mitt in 1957.
is also the most classic black-and-white film in my mind. Few people say that this movie is not good.
When the film was made, the director Sidneylu Mitt was only 33 years old. "Twelve Angry Men" was his debut, which won him a Berlin Golden Bear and an Oscar nominations for best director
. The gate of a court appeared, the camera was shaking up, with a line written on it, "The pursuit of justice is the most solid pillar of a government." This sentence can be said to run through the entire film and television
and then directly cut into the theme of the film around A juvenile homicide case began. In Trial Chamber No. 228, the trial of the case is nearing its end. All the evidence and witnesses have been presented. Only the last link is left. The jury convicts
. In American law, the judge is only the referee, and the real conviction is It takes 12 jurors to unanimously agree that they are guilty before they can pass. As long as one person raises unreasonable suspicions, the crime is not guilty.
plus twelve jurors enter a room, and then all the plots will happen in this house
As the saying goes, there are three women in a play, and a group of men is the same.
These twelve people are randomly selected ordinary people, from all walks of life, tall, short, fat and thin. The director arranged a play for each of them before the voting began. To establish the personality of each person, except for the No. 8 juror played by Henry Fonda, the rest of the few people don't care, just want to go home as soon as possible after the vote.
Their indifference is not unreasonable. On the surface, the murder weapon, motive, and witnesses of this case are indisputable. All the evidence is against the defendant’s young man. Everyone thought that they would pass unanimously and guilty, but on the 8th The jurors did not pass the vote. The other eleven people began to question the No. 8 juror
. In fact, he had no reason. He just thought that he executed a child without even discussing it. Some cruel
. Rules, everyone must persuade juror No. 8. During the discussion, a lot of questions arose. The discussion is always good. Then everyone's focus is on the murder weapon, which is a knife. The jurors No. 3 and No. 4 insist. Thinking that this was a special knife, the defendant said that losing the knife was obviously a lie. At this time, the behavior of juror No. 8 surprised everyone, but he took out a knife that was the same as a murder weapon, and it was only It cost 6 yuan to buy it, but a similar knife is not enough to persuade everyone
to have a deadlock in the discussion. Juror No. 8 reluctantly put forward a proposal to fight back. He said that he could give up voting rights and let others be a vote. If the guilt is passed unanimously, he will no longer insist and obey everyone, but the form of anonymous voting is adopted.
This time the oldest juror No. 9 came out to disrupt the situation, but he also has no evidence, just morally supporting 8. No.
, but there is no hard evidence at this time, so juror No. 8 suggested to play on-site restoration
. At the very beginning, the witnesses were witnesses. The testimony seemed impeccable in court. Once you start thinking about every detail, there will be Many doubts
After several rounds of confrontation, everyone is a bit exhausted. During the discussion, more and more people began to change their views. According to American law, the jury does not need to point out who the murderer is. But if you have a little doubt, you can’t be convicted. It adopts the principle of “no suspects”, which reflects the spirit of the rule of law in the United States.
From the perspective of the civil law system, the common law system is a bit strange. They don’t believe in written laws and supremacy. It is the authority given to twelve randomly selected ordinary people. They believe in the power of common sense. We don’t discuss which system is better. In fact, each has its own advantages, any legal system. The
case is over, and the twelve people finally reached a consensus. After they greeted each other, they scattered. "Twelve Angry Men" is a typical American theme movie. Their choice may have saved an innocent. However, it is also possible to let a murderer go. The screenwriter did not tell us whether the child killed anyone. These twelve men are not heroes. They just perform their civic duties.
can’t interpret the full charm of the film with just a few words. The video is definitely worth watching, Thank you for your interest in Simple Movies. Every day, there is a movie that may not be new but absolutely beautiful to recommend to you.
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