Friday, November 9, 2007

12 Angry Men

The deliberation in the movie 12 Angry Men is a very good description of what actually goes on in a real setting. It shows you how that in a serious situation, you really need to deliberate and think about what you are deciding. The thing that I like about juror number eight is how that even if he is not sure that the boy is guilty or not he does feel he has a reasonable doubt and that's what not guilty really means. As long as you have a reasonable doubt you can't vote guilty and I think that is what he is trying to convince the other people about. I really enjoy how he uses his architect skills to evaluate the situation and use his reasoning to determine if what the people testified is true. The old man who is great by the way also does the same thing by noticing the details of the witnesses. The arguments are effective because they appeal to the better nature of people and actually make them think about if he is guilty are not.

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