How 12 ANGRY MEN breaks screenwriting rules

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  @idioume1 · 6 years ago (edited) · pinned

  This channel is a gold mine sitting in a little corner of the web in wait of writers to stumble across it, while seeking to hone their understanding of craft! Thank you for the detailed, great analytical work, which remains clear and concise throughout. It breaks down the complex and makes it more accessible to all!

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  @gonshocks · 2 years ago

  The whole film is pointing out that the kid had the worst Defense Attorney ever.

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  @AlonsoRules · 5 years ago (edited)

  It is unbelievable that a film largely taking place in one room is 5th on the IMDB ratings list, 100% on RT and nearly perfect on Metacritic. A true testament to the writing and acting. Henry Fonda what a genius he was.

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  @erictaylor5462 · 2 years ago

  "He doesn't speak good English." Delivered with a Spanish accent is possibly one of the greatest lines in movie history.

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  @Kronecker44 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TPvDSxMoWk&amp;t=284">4:44</a> Important detail to notice. #5 asked #4 &quot;Don&apos;t you ever sweat?&quot;. &quot;No&quot; he answered. Then, when #8 confronts #4 about the movies and he fails to remember, he starts sweating in his forehead.

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  @HistorywithHannibal · 4 years ago

  I think this film should be used when teaching character orchestration, you can easily tell who each juror is, despite their character names being so similar

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  @HistorywithHannibal · 4 years ago

  The actors in this movie were perfect, I literally can&apos;t imagine anyone else in their roles

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  @donaudampfschiffahrtsgesel5859 · 5 years ago

  One more point could be added in self-defeating argument section , its the point when juror#3 is angry and picks up the knife and yells the father was murdered with this knife, and juror#2 tells him &quot;that&apos;s not the knife, don&apos;t you remember?&quot;

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  @nerolemon · 2 years ago

  Rule one: have a MAXIMUM of 11 angry men per script

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  @LJ-wo1wf · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TPvDSxMoWk&amp;t=925">15:25</a> - the rant about &quot;He was an old man! &nbsp;Half the time he was confused!...&quot; and the camera tightened to show only that juror and the oldest man in the room.

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  @baboonaiih · 1 year ago

  It&apos;s incredibly effective because they don&apos;t tell us the evidence ahead of time. It&apos;s slowly revealed, in pieces, and then the characters provide more context. If we knew all the evidence ahead of time by watching the trial we would already be trying to piece it together which could break the tension.

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  @TJ80sman · 2 years ago

  My high school English teacher introduced our class to this masterpiece. It taught us all a lot about critical thinking, one of the greatest gifts a teacher can give to a student.

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