From 1:11 to 12:0, in addition to reasoning about the case itself, the more important thing in this film should be that in the process, the jurors tell the stories of their own personal experiences, and everyone has been silent for a long time in their hearts The rediscovery of human nature, caring, tolerance, fear, jealousy... When they think about this case with these things deep in human nature, they have a sense of sympathy and responsibility. The sentence at the beginning of the film is also very well said, "Seek the truth with the true meaning of life, not the world's eyes."
In my opinion, these 12 points of sympathy and responsibility are the fundamental reasons for the reversal of the case. At the beginning, everyone had the idea of closing the case as soon as possible, because they still have a lot of their own things to do next, and they have no time to waste so much time on other people's affairs. Being a juror is just a citizen. Just an obligation that must be fulfilled. Fortunately, the physics researcher stood up. His difference was that when he was at the lowest point in his life, in the same indifferent society, he was lucky enough to get a little care. Now, he wants to pass on this kind of care, and his conscience also tells him His life or death alone cannot be decided hastily because of 12 careless people. This is the spark of hope at the beginning of the story. This kind of thinking started to affect other people, more people realized the great responsibility behind voting, and more people were willing to manage the life and death of this stranger.
We noticed that at the beginning of the film, it was a simple case that was repeatedly mentioned. The Chechen son of a bitch killed his adoptive father, and with all the evidence, it's clear that the son of a bitch is guilty. All 11 jurors in the film think so. However, just like the mistakes we often make in our lives, we often only pay attention to the conclusion, but not how it came to be. In the end, we are often easily exploited by others with distorted conclusions and become ignorant masses wielding cheap justice. The rational Jew began to think about one point of the case under the inspiration of his sense of responsibility. Although he could not prove anything for the time being, he knew that the whole thing was not as logical as he imagined. This is a small step, but it is a crucial small step, because the thinking of rational verification is brought in, which gives the opportunity to find out the truth, or the only opportunity, only empirical evidence can reveal the true knowledge. From here, the film begins to be driven by both humanity and reason.
Under the brilliance of human nature and rational reasoning, the truth is revealed. When the result that everyone thought did not appear, the artist or the military officer raised doubts. The little boy can be legally acquitted, but will the acquittal sentence lead to worse results? After this court, this Society uses another system to judge success and failure, judge good and evil, and there, the law is heartbreakingly powerless. Honestly, I'm still glad the boy was acquitted in the end, instead of being shackled by hypocrisy like "for your own good." But the question is, if the law is supreme, what kind of society can guarantee her supremacy? If this society cannot guarantee the supremacy of the law, what should we believe?
It is said that the director of the film, Nikita Mikhalkov, is a Russian, and borrowing such a film is to tell about various problems in Russian society. I haven't been to Russia, so I don't dare to talk too much. Maybe the racial conflicts in the film are indeed their problems. But I seem to see more of a contemporary Chinese society. I can't tell whether it is the result of the great changes in Chinese society today, or whether it has always been there. While under the pressure of fierce competition, while feeling the loss brought about by the great changes in society, in the land where we live, we are constantly running, desperate, without thinking, regardless of good or bad. Is this the problem? Maybe; can it be fixed? I'm afraid not. Every generation has its destiny, and under the torrent of the times, every individual seems so powerless. But as an individual, you can choose your own path, just like what the physics researcher said to the bird at the end of the film: "Just like this, if you want to fly, fly away, the coast is empty, if you want to stay, just stay, but, you You have to decide for yourself, no one else will help you decide.”
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