The 1957 film Twelve Angry Men provides a compelling portrayal of several core principles from the field of social psychology, specifically ones that are commonly experienced during jury trials. By analyzing the interactions and decision-making processes of the twelve jurors in the movie who are tasked with determining a young man's fate, one can observe the impacts of concepts such as the true partner effect, Eichmann's fallacy, and the influence of social norms in the real world. One pivotal dynamic exemplified in the film is the "true partner effect," which essentially states that individuals are more likely to be persuaded by someone perceived as an equal partner rather than an overbearing authority figure. This phenomenon plays out through the character of Juror 8, portrayed by Henry Fonda. Rather than adopting an arrogant, superior stance like several of his counterparts …show more content…
One juror explicitly attempts to utilize this mental block, asserting his leanings toward a guilty verdict are merely the inevitable conclusion compelled by the overwhelming momentum of the legal system's processes and context to that point. However, Juror 8 adeptly counters this relinquishing of personal ethical duty, making it clear each juror bears individual accountability to impartially judge the evidence and reasoning through their own moral conscience. He does not allow the juror to hide behind the fallacy of blindly deferring to the path of least psychological resistance paved by institutional power structures. Eichmann's fallacy, which has famously enabled many historical atrocities, is rendered impotent by Juror 8's principled insistence that all people must claim their agency as sovereign ethical
12 Angry Men illustrates the dynamic of a jury of strangers who found a way to turn the tables on a seemingly one-sided case. The jury moved from struggling to establish leadership and group influence to finding cohesion in group roles. The story explores how alternative leadership styles affect group communication and understanding. Through the elaboration of the minority opinion, the jury slowly experienced the domino effect leading to a unanimous verdict. This movie shows how an effective group
OB ASSIGNMENT 12 ANGRY MEN 1) SUMMARY OF THE MOVIE: The movie is an American drama film that tells the story of a jury composed of 12 men that deliberates the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of doubt of reasonable extent. The 12 jurors are unique personalities from different fields of work and personalities. The movie starts with a court scene with the judge advising the jury the details of the case and that the verdict of then jury has the ability to save or kill a man’s life.
Last week we watched the movie 12 angry men in the TOK lesson, which was filmed and directed by Sydney Lumet in the year 1957. I really enjoyed watching it, because it was very interesting to see how talking influences your opinion on something. When you as an audience member watch the movie, you get to know many ways of knowing. The key idea of the movie was to show how these different ways of knowing can be used, to prove someone's innocence if you accused of a crime. The filmmakers wanted the
The movie, 12 Angry Men is about twelve white men deciding the jail sentence of an 18-year old boy who has allegedly committed murder by stabbing his father. The men must decide if the boy is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt awaiting a death sentence by electric chair. The first scene of the movie is the jurors waling into one room and Juror number 1(foreman) is seen leader of the deliberation. He tells the jurors to gather around a table and explains that the goal of the deliberation is to vote
The film "12 Angry Men" exemplifies many theories of social psychology. Using ideology from psychologists, Muzafer Sherriff, Salomon Asch, and others...The film features a group of jurors that pledge guilty and non-guilty on a declared murder. The unraveling of this twelve men arguing demonstrates some of the nature and causes of individual behavior in social situations. In 1961 Muzafer Sherrif developed a theory that became known as Realistic Conflict Theory, this film is a paradigm of
I watched 12 Angry Men as my first movie, and even though it was made long time ago before I was born it still excites me how something so simple for everyone else could be easily changed. The film is based on the 1950’s and it’s about a trial of a young American (18 years) who is accused for stabbing his father and eventually killing him. From this, a group of 12 men is delegated as jury in this case for them to confirm or reject the decision. The trial revolved around the story of two key witnesses:
This report is on a movie called, “12 Angry Men.” The movie is about 12 men that are the jury for a case where a young man is being accused of killing his father. A major conflict that is very obvious is the disagreement on whether the young boy was guilty or innocent. After court when all of the men sat down to begin their discussion Courtney B. Vance (#1) Took charge and respectfully was now the leader. He asked what everyone’s votes were and all of the men except for Jack Lemmon (#8) voted
The 1957 film, Twelve Angry Men, follows twelve male jurors that must come to a decision on the fate of an 18-year-old Latino male who has been accused of stabbing his father to death. In this first-degree murder trial if the teenager is found guilty, the verdict means the death sentence. As the deliberations begin, the movie quickly develops an outlook of the jurors' intricate qualities, prejudices and backgrounds. Juror 1, the foreman, who is a cordial high school football coach, conducts an introductory
The movie 12 Angry Men depicts the story of 12 men serving on a jury who must determine the destiny of a young man charged with murdering his father (Lidz, 1995). This study represents the analysis of 12 Angry Men movie by applying Tuckman's Stages, to determine if these men acted as a group or a team, as well as analyze the dynamics of this group of men as they weighed the confirmation, demonstration, and personal agendas. In Twelve Angry Men, there is no typical uni-directional association of
The film 12 Angry Men depicts the challenge faced by a jury as they deliberate the charges brought against an 18-year-old boy for the first-degree murder of his father. Their task is to come to an impartial verdict, based on the testimony that was heard in court. The group went through the case over and over while personal prejudices, personality differences, and tension mounted as the process evolved. While the scorching hot weather conditions and personal affairs to tend to led the juror to make
film 12 Angry Men back in 1957. It tells the story of 12 men have the life or death decision with a young man’s life and it makes every jurors question their morals and values to see if beyond a reasonable doubt the boy murdered his father. It is so popular and was such a hit it has even made references on famous TV shows like Family Guy in the 2000s and even had several remakes thought out the years, but like all movie remakes none compare to the original. In this classic MGM film 12 Angry Men, the
2014 12 Angry Men In this movie, 12 Angry Men, there are 12 men, which make up a jury. They are examining a case where a boy is suspected to have killed his father. They have to all of course, come to a unanimous decision, but it is 11 to one, and Juror 8 is the only one that votes not guilty. This movie shows the different personalities of a group, that need to work together to come to a common goal, that goal being, if the boy is innocent or not. I personally, did not think these men were
The story of "12 Angry Men" takes place entirely in one room. Placing twelve strangers on a hot day in a room with failed air-conditioning sets up the main story line: these men must unanimously agree on the guilt or innocence of a young man accused of murdering his father. The evidence all points to the boy's guilt but the playwright's use of setting provides a framework for the exploration of prejudice. The various other aspects of the play work together to demonstrate powerfully that prejudice
In the film 12 Angry Men, a group of twelve jurors are deciding the fate of a young boy accused of murdering his father. Throughout the juries dilleration, one man exhibits all of the qualities of leadership. This man is juror number 8 played by Henry Fonda. Fonda not only exhibits the the 10 qualities of a leader but he uses these qualities to lead the entire jury to a vote of not guilty (Fonda & Lumet, 1957). Early on in the film Fonda shows the first quality of leadership vision. Vision can
The play ’12 Angry Men’ was written by Reginald Rose in 1954, exposing an all-white male jury as they deliberate the guilt of a defendant on the basis of ‘reasonable doubt.’ The play highlights how prejudice affects decision-making. An examination of jurors, socio-economic prejudice and legal prejudice establishes that prejudice definitely affects juror’s decision making. A brief overview of societal beliefs in 1950’s America will illustrate the prejudice as recognised in the play. The play is set