A Deep Philosophical Dilemma (and its utilized answer) Portrayed Excellently

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2019)

12 Angry Men manages, despite being low budget and, as of today's standards, old, to captivate and hold attention for its entire run. The film, mostly carried by brilliant acting and intensely realistic screenwriting, portrays the immense pressure, complication, and difficulty a jury faces even for cases that might openly seem easily soluble.
The film manages, especially in its earlier acts, to uphold the moral dilemma entirely from the point of view of the jury. We are never shown whether the boy is guilty or not - and thus are left with the same perspective as the jury has. It is, despite the jury's final verdict, still quite possible that the boy in question did, in fact, murder his father. However, 12 Angry Men slowly and gradually allows the viewer to gain the understanding of the approach taken to cases such as these.
While pretty much the entire film stays consistently excellent, the ending, and the conclusion overall, isn't as airtight as the rest of the film is. Despite this, 12 Angry Men is still quite a stunning masterpiece, and has hardly gotten worse over the years.