12 Angry Men

365 Days of Film pick #63 12 Angry Men I finally got around to watching this and I was not disappointed. It’s hard to find a flaw in this film to be honest. Tight screenplay, engaging and interesting characters, wicked cool cinematography especially when there’s a big break in each characters train of thought. Beautiful 35mm film captures an intense 90 minutes where 12 men deliberate on whether a young Spanish-American man is guilty in the murder of his own father. Each juror is very well acted. Each having their own opinion and offering different insights into the case. Some men are racist and just believes all hispanics are criminals. Some flip-flop incessantly between guilty and not guilty. Each having a “gotcha,” moment for when they finally turn. The score is great, classic 50s scoring can’t go wrong. My big question is why they had women’s toilets in the juror’s room? I know 1950s judicial systems were not letting women be a juror. And only one of the men were racist? I mean I guess it’s possible but I feel like a lot of 50s people probably didn’t like hispanics. 12 Angry Men is great at detailing the pros and cons of having a jury. Being able to deliberate and discuss what you think and why you think that. I like that they never explain if the Hispanic boy is actually guilty or not. Adds a level of realism to it. I would recommend this movie to anyone. **CONCEPT 9/10 ACTING 10/10 PRODUCTION (SET DESIGN, COSTUMES, LIGHTING, SOUND DESIGN, MIXING ETC ETC) 8/10 EXECUTION OF THEMES 10/10 WRITING 10/10 VISUAL STORYTELLING 9/10 ENJOYMENT WHILE WATCHING 10/10 **