Twelve Angry Men
            
             The movie "Twelve Angry Men" is a film about twelve men, all white, all within the same middle-aged group, and all basically part of the "middle-class", who are jurors for a seemingly open-and-shut murder case. The judge opens up by saying to the jurors,
             If there's a reasonable doubt in your minds as to the guilt of the accused, a
             reasonable doubt, then you must bring me a verdict of not guilty. If however,
             there is no reasonable doubt, then you must in good conscience find the accused
             guilty. However you decide, your verdict must be unanimous. In the event that
             you find the accused guilty, the bench will not entertain a recommendation for
             mercy. The death sentence is mandatory in this case. You are faced with a grave
             responsibility. Thank you, gentlemen.
             The jurors give their initial opinions before any deliberation within the group of them. They all vote "guilty", except for juror number eight (Henry Fonda). Fonda's character (they never really say any of the jurors names) is an architect, who instigates a thoughtful reconsideration of the case against the accused; he is dressed in all white (not a coincidence) and is a patient truth-and-justice seeker who uses soft-spoken, calm logical reasoning to try and convince the other jurors to see the whole picture. He is courageous, well-spoken and concerned but for these reasons is considered a do-gooder (who is just wasting others' time) by some of the prejudiced jurors. The ninety minutes of the movies is this juror trying to persuade and convince the other eleven members of the jury that there is reasonable doubt in the case and that they should reconsider their verdicts.
             The movie is made so that the audience feels as if they too are a member of the jury. We are never told of the person's guilt or innocence and only learn about the details of the case as the jurors discuss it. Right off the bat, the a...