Twelve Angry Men

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The paper examines how the film "Twelve Angry Men" reflects a racist problem within the justice system, which did not provide an unbiased view of the crime committed. The paper relates that were it not for Juror 8, the result of the conviction of guilty would have been quick and bigoted. The paper discusses how in this film, the problem of the personal opinions on a subjective plane confuses and distorts the view of true justice.

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"In this film study, the problem of ethnic bigotry and social intolerance within the American jury system will be discussed through the film: "Twelve Angry Men" (1957). By understanding the various reactions to the opinions of the people in the jury, one can realize that the Puerto Rican boy accused of the crime has already been condemned due to his racial status. In this manner, the jury system may not offer objective opinions as to how to try certain cases, especially in the case of an all white jury trying a boy of Latin American heritage. The general plot of the film: "Twelve Angry Men," directed by Sidney Lumet, is directed at the racial intolerance of a group of jurors that are picked to solve a crime that Puerto Rican boy has committed."

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