'Angry' white males
It's hard not to feel depressed about the legal system at times. From all those "Judge Fill-in-the-Blank" shows to cases like the People vs. O.J Simpson, the legal field gets hit hard from plenty of sides.
So it's refreshing to be reminded what the system is all about, and the 1957 classic "12 Angry Men" does it better than any film before it, or since.
I review the film's new DVD re-release at Donne Tempo. Not much in the way of extras, and the "50th anniversary" tag is a year late. But watching Henry Fonda work his analytical magic on a crowd of angry types is worth blurring the years over.
(Photo: The jury convenes in "12 Angry Men" - Henry Fonda is third man from the left , Jack Klugman is at the far right in foreground)
Labels: 12 Angry Men
posted by Toto @ 8:26 AM
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The knife moment is so awesome. Great movie.
One of many highlights. And what's so fascinating about it is how it's immaterial whether the young man was guilty or innocent. You can argue that should be paramount here, but the point was about the process, not the result.
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