12 Angry Men

Rating: 8/10 (10 November 2017)

12 Angry Men is set in a courtroom with twelve jurors who have to decide if the defendant (the boy) is guilty or not for the charge of killing his father. The boy would get the death sentence if the outcome is that he is guilty and the votes by the jurors had to be unanimous before the verdict can be made. The movie started with eleven 'guilty' votes against one 'not guilty' vote by juror 8. In this film, we see how twelve jurors with varying personalities and temperaments, state their ground and convince the rest on the stand that they believe in. This movie brings out the power of negotiation and understanding to achieve a common consensus.
It was a refreshing movie for me as I had never watched such a movie before. The script was very well planned as it really incorporated elements of negotiation worth learning and the execution of negotiation was also nicely done by the cast.
I would recommend watching this movie as it is indeed very different from the movies now. What intrigues me is how a movie can be set in the court room for the full duration of the whole movie.