Sammo Hung

The movie 12 Angry Men is about the murder mystery in which a nineteen year old son kills his father by putting knife in his chest. Then juries of 12 people discuss the case & decide the punishment for the son. A lot of fallacies are there in this movie. 1. The first fallacy I consider in this movie is the statement of 8th jury that the reason behind this murder is the area in the boy live. According to 8th jury the murder just took place because the boy live in slum area & the atmosphere of slum

Justice or Freedom In the drama Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, juror 8 does a good job in persuading the other jurors to listen and reconsider the evidence. He uses his rhetorical appeals to captivate the other jurors attention. He gains an authority towards the other jurors which makes them trust him more. Juror 8 deconstructs the testimony and evidence with his rhetorical appeal to make the other jurors consider the innocence of the defendant. First, Juror 8 establishes his credibility to

Twelve angry men “A person is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.” In the play Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, a 19-year-old is on trial for the murder of his father. After many pieces of evidence were presented, the three that are shaky include the height of the father, the woman who saw from the el train, and the old man who saw the boy running down from the stair. Based on these, the boy is not guilty. One piece of evidence that proves the boy’s innocence is the height of the

12 Angry Men In the classic film, 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda influences the heterogynous group that have very different personalities. Fonda becomes a strong leader to change the minds of the juror’s to plead not guilty for the boy who is getting charged for murder. Twelve juror’s with such contrasting characteristics wail over the final decision over this young 18 year old boy. The film is based in a small jury room that is filled with such characterization such as benevolence, conceit, evil and

In “12 Angry Men,” the murder case of a 19-year old is being decided by 12 jurors. In the opening scene, a near-unanimous decision is reached at a guilty verdict by all the jurors except juror number 8. Throughout the movie, through use of rhetoric, juror number 8 attempts to convince the other jurors of the innocence of the defendant. A thorough examination of the evidence he presents can show why this goes on for two hours, rather than a shorter period. The first argument presented by juror

In the 1954 teleplay “12 Angry Men”, viewers initially encounter twelve Jury members tasked with determining the guilt of a 19 year old man who was accused of stabbing his father to death. Each of the jurors, through the use of their unique perspectives’ and personal bias, drew their own conclusions- in regards to the accused’s innocence- after carefully listening to and deliberating the witness testimonies and evidence brought before them. However, becomes increasingly evident that several jurors

“Twelve Angry Men” Introduction: “Twelve Angry Men” a play in jury room in The United States in 50’s written by Reginald Rose is a story about an eighteen year boy from the ghetto who is on trial for the murder of his abusive father. A jury of twelve men is locked in the deliberation room to choose the fate of the young boy. If all facts are against the boy and he is considered guilty they will send him to die in the electric chair. This play turned into a movie in 1957 the producer was Henry Fonda

12 Angry Men Group Analysis By reviewing the film 12 angry men, the project was to assess the importance of group therapy and dynamics portrayed. Within the case, the jurors attempt to have a unanimous verdict in the murder trial around a Latino male that has been accused of stabbing his father to death The group heightens with the understanding that with an accusation of voting for guilty require the death penalty. The deliberation of the case provides adequate characteristics as the group begins

Is this a group? Why? • Yes, this is a Group. • Because – • It comprises of 12 jurors ( more than 2/collective identity ) • - who must decide the guilt or innocence of an accused murderer. ( Common Goal or Interest) • The dozen need to pass a unanimous decision for the case ( Interdependence ) Stages of Group development – Tuckman’s Model • Forming (‘Testing the water’) - At the beginning of Twelve Angry Men, the judge told the jury that it was in their hands to find the facts and that the future

12 Angry Men-Influencing Other Group Members This movie was great to see again and to experience all the different dynamics that were occurring amongst the 12 jurors. The time frame in which this movie takes place is not too different than what we experience today in our judicial system. The major differences today would be we do not discriminate based upon age, race or gender. All three of these factors would influence how the jurors would interact with one another and would eventually have