Title: 12 Angry Men Category:Literature / English Details: Words: 929 | Pages: 4.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
12 Angry Men
Characterization plays a major part in most movies, this is what gives
the audience insights into a characters personality. The film 12 Angry Men
relies more heavily on the use of characterization than any other movie I can
think of. Due to the lack of special effects and because the film takes place
almost entirely in a small jury room the development of characters was key.
This star studded cast of actors included such names as: Henry Fonda, Lee J.
Cobb, and Ed Begley, even the …showed first 85 words of 929 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 929 total…the movie the major conflict is resolved, the
boy is found not guilty.
To conclude, 12 Angry Men uses strong characterization due to its
lack of special effects and because the virtually the entire film is shot in the
same small room. Also the film makes good use of conflict, although it
doesn’t use the prototypical good versus evil conflict. This film makes
statements about how our judicial system is supposed to operate, and gives
society a model for the ideal citizen in Henry Fonda.
