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SEPTEMBER 22�29, 2021
ON THE SCREEN
MOVIES TO WATCH WHEN
YOU’RE STAYING HOME
Returning to the story of ‘12 Angry Men’
whom disagree. We see those
who might want the best for
the world, revealing the insidi-
ous — or perhaps only thought-
less — roots of their ideals, and
are forced to consider from
where we have derived our own
ideas about the world. Worse
than these, we see the gravest
villainy in those individuals who
are without care and conviction.
Taking a side with conviction
may lead to argument, but as
long as you have consideration
for the other side you are both,
at least, moving the conversa-
tion forward. Conversely, ab-
staining from investing yourself
in those questions that truly
matter only works to stagnate
the ideas, and therefore the
machinations, of the world.
Though perhaps slow by to-
day’s standard of movies, there
is something calm and crystal-
line about this classic, and it is
defi nitely worth the watch. “12
Angry Men” can be rented on
Google Play from any device
with an internet connection.
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By John Vollinger
Go! Magazine
A
s the summer weather
has turned to that of fall,
seemingly on a dime (which
always seems to be the case),
I took a return visit to the hot,
stuff y juror deliberation room
of “12 Angry Men” — the stellar
1957 fi lm starring Henry Fonda.
With Fonda’s understated
performance, and backed by 11
other impressive performances
by Lee J. Cobb, Jack Ward, and
many others, we get a glimpse
inside the fi ctional case of an
18 year old from a rough neigh-
borhood accused of stabbing
his own father. Although the
entire story takes place within
the one room, the writing does
wonders in its ability to give the
entire premise of the story, as
if we had heard the entire trial
ourselves.
We learn that the prosecu-
tion has made a solid case,
with very little rebuttal from the
defense, and all of the jurors are
convinced of the defendant’s
guilt — all except one. We
come to fi nd out that this latter
juror doesn’t necessarily think
the young man is innocent,
rather he refuses to condemn
someone to the death sen-
tence in any haste; he believes
that something of this gravity
deserves, at the very least,
some discussion. The rest of
the movie consists of the jurors
talking through the evidence
they have seen and heard, and
deciding whether the argu-
ments against the defendant
hold weight, or if they might
have been a bit too rash in their
assumptions and, consequent-
ly, their decisions.
What plays out, beautifully,
is the timeless discussion of
how we make our decisions,
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