Indiana University Bloomington Twelve Angry Men 1957 Journal Response

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Please watch the film Twelve Angry Men (1957) and make a journal response similar to the one I will attach.

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Running head: “TWELVE ANGRY MEN” JOURNAL ENTRY

Journal Entry “Twelve Angry Men”
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“TWELVE ANGRY MEN” JOURNAL ENTRY

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“Twelve Angry Men” Journal Entry
SUMMARY

RESPONSE

Introduction: The film revolves around the

The voice in the initial scene gives us an idea

trial involving an eighteen-year-old man

of what the film may entail; that is, a story

accused of stabbing his abusive father to

revolving a murder case. It also establishes

death. The movie sets off in a courtroom in

crucial questions, such as the meaning of

New York Court House, with the judge’s

reasonable doubt and what role it might play

voice in the background informing other jury

in such a film. In the same scenario where it

members about the severity of the case since

would be unjust to state that the defendant is

it involves first-degree murder. He states that

free since all the evidence points to his guilt,

one man is dead, whereas the defendant's life

it may also be wrong to convict him for an

is at stake and that the jurors must decide his

action that he did not commit, especially a

fate (13Youtoo, 1957). The judge further

case as serious as murder, which is punishable

states that the jury can only prove the

by death in this case. Therefore, the jurors

defendant's innocence if there is reasonable

must exercise extreme caution while voting to

doubt regarding the defendant's guilt. He

ensure that justice is served and that the

concludes by saying that the vote is

accused is, indeed, guilty.

unanimous and that they must be careful
about their decisions.
A group of middle-aged men enters the jury

I must admit that the jury room's first sight

room. In their discussion, the jurors present

gave ...


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