Another old time classic that offers interesting insights on Group behavior, Consensus building, Persuasion, Clear thinking and Personality conflicts. In this court drama shot entirely in a single room, eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant, a teenager accused of murdering his father is guilty but the twelfth juror(The hero) thinks otherwise. The plot involves the approach taken by this one man to convince the other eleven jurors(with varied personalities) on the teenager’s innocence in spite of multiple evidences stacked against him.
The hero slowly and progressively makes each juror to change their decision by asking them to examine the veracity of evidence given to them and decide based on facts and not just hearsay. The movie has some enthralling performances from the lead actors and each of these 12 actors are portrayed different not only by their physical appearance but also in their attitude/ behavior.
The conflict of ideologies and how the final decision is made is captured beautifully in this movie. Don’t get deceived by the old classic status of the film and its release year(1957), watch it and you would feel like watching a new film, just without colour. Its refreshingly brilliant and relevant even in today’s society.