Essay | Twelve Angry Men, A Film Review

In the film Twelve Angry Men, Reginald Rose illustrates how some jurors allow selfish reasons to dictate their verdicts, even in the extreme case of a man's life. He warns his audiences of the life-threatening danger in the form of humans who are both ignorant and obstinate. At the same time, he shows us that there is still hope. While there are men who would advocate idiocy in order to deny defeat, there are men who would advocate justice, although the former certainly outweighs the latter. He seems to believe that the truth can still prevail, so for this reason, men can change for the better.

Most of the jurors are resolute. Most of the men who vote against the boy convince themselves that they are right. It is as Mark Twain said, "When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his...
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