Insights from the movie

Rating: 7/10 (3 April 2019)

The movie, though dated, is very much relevant to today's society. I would like to highlight a particular scene in the movie which resonated with me. From the movie, it can be seen that No.8 came to the discussion with an open mind and was keen on exploring the possibility of the alternative option that the boy could be innocent, while the rest were rather narrow minded and were bent on convicting the boy as guilty due to their preconceived judgement. Due to such differing views, it was difficult for the rest of the jurors to accept even the slightest possibility that the child could be innocent in the beginning. From this, it shows how people come into the negotiation with preconceived notion which locks them into their positional argument. Hence, I do think it is important to consciously detach oneself from the problem, and clearly communicate to the opposing party that the interest at hand is to target the issue instead of each other.
There are many other lessons that can be learnt from this movie. Highly encourage one to watch it!