Olivia Erickson Psych 3203 “12 Angry Men” The film “Twelve Angry Men” does an excellent job exemplifying many psychological processes. This compelling film featured twelve men that must decide weather or not a certain slum kid was considered guilty or innocent on behalf of a murder trial. To begin the votes, all but one decided the man was guilty. Throughout the film, heated discussions sway the minds of the men to vote not guilty. During the time spent in the jury room, conformity was something
Twelve Angry Men is a play with interesting conflicts. This play takes place in a jury room, where it is hot, sweaty and cluttered. The case is about a young boy accused of murdering his father. One man is keeping them from leaving, the man who voted not guilty. You can imagine how irritated the others might be when there is eleven votes against one and no one is allowed to leave until they have all agreed on a verdict. It is up to one man to convince the jury to give the young boy a fair trial
The objective of this paper is to relate the movie twelve angry men to the course book social psychology. The film is about twelve men who are on are deciding the fait of a young man who is accused of killing his father. In the jury room the discussions, reactions, and occurances that took place can relate to the course book (NAME HERE AND AUTHOR) in many ways. The conections that can me First off one major concept that was apparent through out the movie is prejudice which in its slef has three
The classic movie 12 Angry Men opens with clips of a courthouse, ultimately panning to a specific court room where an 18-year-old boy is on trial for killing his father. Despite the case being the central point which the story revolves around, the movie isn’t about the boy or even his father. The movie is about the 12 jurors who are in charge of the boy’s fate. If they decide he is guilty, he is sentenced to the death penalty, which meant death by the electric chair. The men gathered together with
Twelve Angry Men The film is about a young boy from slum, who experienced domestic violence by his father for a long time, is accused of being the murderer of the death of his father. Twelve jurors need to decide whether the young boy is guilty or not guilty and must be unanimous. At first, only Juror 8 votes for “not guilty”. After a drastic debate and some conflicts, all other jurors agree on the reasonable doubts and vote for “not guilty”. I like the film that it shows me what does the
What can be said about Twelve Angry Men that hasn't already been said before with more eloquence. Sidney Lumet's first and arguably best feature has entered into the annals of film history and has been picked apart ad nauseum by critics, industry professionals and academics alike. Twelve men walk into a jury room eleven say guilty, the one played by Henry Fonda says not guilty; etc. etc. There is a reason for this however; not the least of which is the films enduring timelessness made all the more
12 Angry Men revolves around opinions, perceptions/perspectives, and the logic and reason of the 12 jury members. This movie highlights the importance of critical thinking as well as its components. In order to think critically, one must examine one’s thinking process and the thinking process of others. We can evaluate posing arguments by focusing our attention on various thinking approaches and strategies. We actually have to think for ourselves, exemplified by Henry Fonda’s character, to explore
The movie, Twelve Angry Men, was filled with multiple organizational behaviors which were have been discussed in class and in out text. All characters provided strong arguments, which was supported by strong evidence. After intense debate, it was obvious that some of the juror’s opinions were regulated by their own past experiences, beliefs, and bias. After watching the movie, the two most important factors I noticed were path goal theory, charismatic leadership, and power and politics. Path-goal
"Twelve Angry Men" is an interesting story about the evolution of thoughts under life and death circumstances. In the beginning of the story we find that an eighteen-year-old boy is on trial for the murder of his abusive father. A jury of twelve men of different ages is brought together in a closed room in order to deliberate over the facts of the case. If they find the boy guilty, then he will be put to death on an electric chair. As the stories proceeds they realize the gravity of the situation
Twelve Angry Men is a movie where 12 men have to decide a verdict on a 16 year old boy who is on trial for first degree murder. If found “guilty,” the boy will get the electric chair, which was the death penalty in New York, in the 1950’s. While discussing the boy’s case, the jurors take a look at the facts and evidence tried against the boy during the trial. When they were looking at the facts each juror had their own interpretation of what their importance in the case. This is relevant because