The film tells the story of a jury of 12 members who decide whether a murder case is true. In the judicial criminal justice system in the United States, the judge is only responsible for the specific application of the law, and the determination of the facts of the case is determined by the jury. The jury is composed of citizens randomly selected by the court in the city where the crime occurred. An American citizen who is at least 18 years old, can speak English, has no hearing impairment, and has no criminal record has the obligation to serve as a juror. This is how the jury in the film is composed, so the jury includes entrepreneurs, engineers, bankers, salesmen, workers, middle school football coaches and watchmakers, etc., with different fields of work and knowledge backgrounds. 12 Individuals sat together that day to decide the fate of an 18-year-old with whom they had never lived, and once a murder charge was convicted, a death sentence would follow (interjection, many people think that the United States does not have the death penalty, and only does Such a perverted sentence of 200 years in prison. Actually not, the United States does not have a unified criminal code, and each state has its own legal system. In the United States, only some states have abolished the death penalty, and the laws of most of his states are still There is the death penalty. In fact, not only does the United States have the death penalty, but it is also one of the countries that execute the death penalty more than China). All the evidence in the court clearly pointed out that the teenager killed his own father. In the jury's first vote, 11 of the 12 jurors supported the conviction, and only engineer Davis believed that the criminal case was convicted. The standard seeks to be beyond reasonable doubt. There are still doubts in this case. An 18-year-old boy cannot be pushed into the electric chair so easily, and there must be further discussion. Because the jury's finding of facts needs to be completely unanimous, the 12 people had to continue the discussion, and the other 11 jurors had to convince the "nitpicking" engineer. The 12 individuals differ in their occupations, personalities, social classes and positions, which determine that such discussions must be conducted in an atmosphere full of conflicts. The small lounge is filled with not only conflicts of different ideas about the case itself, but also differences. Conflicts of classes, conflicts of different outlooks on life and world outlook. After a series of debates, quarrels, and conflicts, the final result was 13 to 0, and the jury unanimously agreed that the defendant was not guilty of murder. Whether or not the teenager actually killed his father is not the point of the film here, but, in the words of one of the jurors in the film, "I've always felt that this is the greatest virtue of a democratic society. We're here on notice. , to decide whether a person who has never met us is guilty or not, no matter what kind of judgment is made, we will not get any benefits or harm. lost, that's one of the reasons why our country is so strong. "Few films can make such a somewhat dull political language like democracy and the rule of law shine so brightly, making people feel their sanctity and greatness. As a legal person, this film even filled me with a sense of mission all at once. , there was a moment when I felt that what I was doing was so great.
The surprising thing is that the director Sidney. Sidney Lumet was only 32 years old at the time, even younger than most of the actors in the film, from "12 Angry Men" at the age of 32 until "Convicted Me" in 2007 when he was 81 years old. (find me guidance) He is the director of the best courtroom drama in Hollywood, and his creative vitality is astounding. Lao Lu is also recognized as a master of ensemble drama in Hollywood. In addition to the title of the greatest legal film, "12 Angry Men" is also recognized as a classic of ensemble drama. The 12 jurors, no matter how many scenes, are all vivid and lifelike. In Lao Lu's long directorial career, he never won the Oscar for Best Director, which is of course a huge loss for the Oscars. Obviously they also realized this, so they thought that the 80-year-old director Lao Lu's film career should be fine. When the coffin was finalized, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. But a year later, the 81-year-old director also shot the well-received "Convicted Me", obviously his film career has not come to an end.
The film is played by the engineer Davids Henry. Fonda (Henry.Fonda), perhaps one of the 10 best actors in film history. It is an insult to an actor of this level to use the word "good actor" to evaluate him, as actor Henry. Fonda is great. But like most great actors, he was not a great father, not even a good one, he was married five times in his life, and in 1948 he left his third wife, Frances, and their two children , Frances was devastated and ended up in a mental hospital, where she slit her own throat with a blade. Perhaps it was God's punishment for him, Henry. Fonda and Sidney. Like Lumet, although his acting skills are widely recognized, he has always been close to Oscar. God gave him a greater punishment is that he and Frances daughter Jane. Although Jane Peter Fonda inherited her father's acting talent and became a famous Hollywood actor, she has always been deeply hostile to her father. Henry at age 76 in 1981. Fonda took the most important film of his life "On golden pond" (On golden pond), Jane. Fonda is also one of the actors in the film. "Golden Pond" is not only for Henry. Fonda won the only Oscar in his life, and more importantly, won his daughter Jane. Fonda's forgiveness. Henry, who was seriously ill in bed in 1982. Fonda was in tears when he saw his daughter accepting the Academy Award for him. Fonda dies. What a natural actor, even the ending is so dramatic.
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