The biggotry of 12 angry men
The absence of stereotyping and prejudice in society is very rare although not as rare in the last quarter of a century. The 1957 motion picture "12 Angry Men" was far ahead of its time than probably was thought at its inception. The movie displays how prejudice, stereotyping, racism and other behaviors that hinder communication could lead to catastrophic results. This movie, although made forty years ago, has allowed me to take a step back and analyze how I judge the people around me. Individuals should be given more credit than face value and we should think about decisions we make instead of going with the flow. There are many examples of noise in the film. The examples of internal noise are not heard or displayed in the film but by the reaction of the actors you could easily tell that there is some internal noise going on in the heads of the jurors. At one point when juror number three goes off on how rotten kids are, the cameras just shows him thinking hard. That has got to be some serious internal noise in his head. The stand of juror number eight to vote not guilty alone, initially, had to of created internal noise among the jurors just because at that point they knew that the case was not going to be open and s
If each of the jurors just went with the majority and juror number eight never communicates his opposing view than an innocent man may die. Any stimulus heard in that jury room is an example of external noise. The self-disclosure of information from all jurors helps each of the jurors to better understand each other and possibly unveil the true characters of the jurors. The feelings and moods in this case have hurt and helped communications. The juror's self-image affects each of their ability to communicate with each other because they are bringing their own life experiences into the jury room. Changing the minds of eleven strong-minded adult individuals is extremely difficult with inefficient communication. I believe he has a lot of remorse for the way the relationship between his son and he ended. When juror number five was offended by the comments made about the slums he defended what he believed about those very slums. Although they are all strangers a verdict must be accomplished by the group, this puts all involved in a hostile situation because they have no choice but to be there to reach a verdict. I do not think that all of these conflicts can be solved in the time frame they had for the movie though. Juror number nine also seemed passive initially but throughout the film I feel he altered his approach and became more assertive. There are many instances of stereotyping and prejudice in the film. There are several other factors that affect communication in the film. I am sure primarily he did not think he could reverse the entire juries votes but he knew there was reasonable doubt.
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