12 Angry Men

“You’re talking about a matter of seconds! Nobody can be that accurate.” *“Well, I think testimony that could put a boy into the electric chair should be that accurate.”dang. I’ve been wanting to watch this for years, it seems to be the *courtroom drama. I’d say so!  Going into it, I didn’t realize they would be deciding the fate of a young man’s life. Charged with first-degree murder, an 18-year old boy will be sentenced to death if he is found guilty. You can imagine how intense this makes the jury’s decision. You can imagine how brutal the conversation will be.  This film was incredibly believable. The dialogue, the performances, the biases. All of it displayed together made for a film I couldn’t look away from. I had audible reactions throughout this entire thing. Whether it be laughing when a point was proven so perfectly, or saying, “wow” when another person’s vote was changed. I just kept catching myself saying, “this is so good oh my gosh.” Truly an unbelievably great movie, and I’m so glad it didn’t disappoint. My favorite shot of this entire thing, and possibly already one of my favorite shots in cinema history (possibly!) is when everyone begins to get up from the table and turn their back on Juror #10 when he’s going on his little prejudicial dialogue. They all begin to lose hope and can’t even bear to look at the man.  “It’s always difficult to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this.  Wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth.”bangerrrrr movie. Sometimes it’s hard to believe that a film that takes place in a single room can be this captivating. And the fact this came out in 1957 and handles the themes that it does is actually insane! Also, Juror #8 pulling out that second knife was the coooooldest move 🔥