Regarding the reason why the last angry man finally changed his mind

Ashleigh 2021-10-19 09:49:24

This film is very classic. I have watched a lot of movies recently, and I saw that I was going to be nauseous. Many of them were fast forwarded and watched, but this black-and-white pure dialogue film even let me see the end from the beginning.

It's very exciting. I don't want to say anything else. I just want to talk about why the last angry guy changed his mind in the second and a half when he saw the photo at 1:31:54.

The movie opened in a sultry atmosphere and ended amidst the sound of heavy rain. 12 Among the angry guys, he has the hottest temper. Coupled with the weather, he speaks loudly, interrupts others, and does not listen to others' explanations. What is the reason?
The first angry guy scolded him at 58 minutes for the subtext that he just wanted to kill the kid. This is why?
At the end of the movie, after exposing the suspect’s guilt for the last time, he suddenly took out his wallet and threw it on the table. There was a picture of him and his son (I thought it was a photograph of the criminal’s father and son). He said, "Damn boy, you ruined your life." What does this sentence mean?

Solving these three problems, his final transformation can be understood.

Of course, like this movie, I can only assume some circumstances. I am not a screenwriter, and I don’t know what happened in his heart, just like they are not criminals, and I don’t know what happened that night.

The first question is easy to answer, even if it is not so sultry that day, he has the same attitude, because his character is a grumpy person.
He has difficulty communicating with others. I guess he has a bad relationship with his family (not to mention the divorce rate in the United States. Can such a temper be better in the United States where men and women are truly equal, father and son are equal?) I guess he and his son have There have been cracks.
I also guessed that his son went astray (may be misjudged) and went to jail (or death sentence) because of a bad relationship with him. He hopes to kill other children (subconsciously) by being a juror. So the second problem is also solved. Also, at the beginning of the film, he introduced himself as a juror many times, and said that it was too obvious who the murderer was (because he subconsciously hoped that the suspect was the criminal), these two items may be my backup.

His child may also be innocent (he didn't necessarily believe his child at the time), he met a group of very disabled jurors and was convicted, so he said: damn child, you ruined your life. In fact, he is not saying that his children deserve to die, he is complaining about fate, why can't his children meet such a group of people.
At the beginning of the film, he introduced himself as a juror many times, and his attitude showed that he was accustomed and taken for granted. He didn't seem to take the sacred role of juror seriously.

Finally, he shed tears when he said "not guilty" with difficulty. Was he confessing his previous actions when he convicted the suspects?

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12 Angry Men quotes

  • Juror #8: [after conducting an experiment to see if the old man could have reached his door in 15 seconds] Here's what I think happened: the old man heard the fight between the boy and his father a few hours earlier. Then, when he's lying in his bed, he heard a body hit the floor in the boy's apartment, heard the woman scream from across the street, got to his front door as fast as he could, heard somebody racing down the stairs and *assumed* it was the boy!

    Juror #6: I think that's possible!

    Juror #3: [from the other side of the room] *"Assumed"?*

    [Everyone looks at #3 as he chuckles]

    Juror #3: Brother, I've seen all kinds of dishonesty in my day, but this little display takes the cake. Y'all come in here with your hearts bleedin' all over the floor about slum kids and injustice, you listen to some fairy tales... Suddenly, you start gettin' through to some of these old ladies. Well, you're not getting through to me, I've had enough.

    [starts shouting]

    Juror #3: What's the *matter* with you guys? You all *know* he's guilty! He's *got* to burn! You're letting him slip through our fingers!

    Juror #8: [brow furrowing] "Slip through our fingers"? Are you his executioner?

    Juror #3: I'm one of 'em!

    Juror #8: ...Perhaps you'd like to pull the switch?

    Juror #3: For this kid? You bet I would!

    Juror #8: [baiting him] I feel sorry for you. What it must feel like to want to pull the switch! Ever since you walked into this room, you've been acting like a self-appointed public avenger. You want to see this boy die because you *personally* want it, not because of the facts! You're a sadist!

    [#3 lunges wildly at #8, who holds his ground. Several jurors hold #3 back]

    Juror #3: I'll kill him! I'll - *kill him!*

    Juror #8: [calmly] You don't *really* mean you'll kill me, do you?

  • Juror #8: [taking a cough drop that Juror #2 offered him] There's something else I'd like to talk about for a minute. Thanks. I think we've proved that the old man couldn't have heard the boy say "I'm gonna kill you", but supposing he did...

    Juror #10: [interrupting] You didn't prove it at all. What're you talking about?

    Juror #8: But supposing he really *did* hear it. This phrase, how many times have all of us used it? Probably thousands. "I could kill you for that, darling." "Junior, you do that once more and I'm gonna kill you." "Get in there, Rocky, and kill him!"... See, we say it every day. That doesn't mean we're gonna kill anyone.

    Juror #3: Wait a minute, what are you trying to give us here? The phrase was "I'm gonna kill you"; the kid yelled it at the top of his lungs... Don't tell me he didn't mean it! Anybody says a thing like that the way he said it, they mean it!

    Juror #2: Well, gee now, I don't know.

    [Everyone looks at #2]

    Juror #2: I remember I was arguing with the guy I work next to at the bank a couple of weeks ago. He called me an idiot, so I yelled at him.

    Juror #3: [pointing at #8] Now listen, this guy's tryin' to make you believe things that aren't so! The kid said he was gonna kill him, and he *did* kill him!

    Juror #8: Let me ask you this: do you really think the kid would shout out a thing like that so the whole neighborhood could hear him? I don't think so; he's much to bright for that.

    Juror #10: Bright? He's a common, ignorant slob. He don't even speak good English.

    Juror #11: [looking up] He *doesn't* even speak good English.