Chapter 1,403 The battle between reason and prejudice
"Twelve Angry Men" was officially released nationwide. In fact, at the beginning, Li Yi didn't have much confidence in the mainland market.
Even though it looked like it received rave reviews when it was screened, in my memory, "Twelve Citizens" also received rave reviews when it was screened before it was released.
But what about the result?
It's not like it fell into the sand.
But the result was far beyond Li Yi's expectation. Perhaps it was because this topic happened to be hot during this period, so even though the mainland does not have a jury system, it seems that everyone is not unfamiliar with it.
After all, Hong Kong Island does have a jury system.
To a certain extent, thanks to the influence of Hong Kong films on mainland audiences, although everyone is not so clear about this system, it is not unfamiliar.
Therefore, although "Twelve Angry Men" was not a big hit, it was enough to make people jealous at the box office, and the same discussion about this movie gradually began to increase dramatically as the movie expanded its screenings.
Interestingly, the most discussed aspect of "Twelve Angry Men" in the Mainland is not the jury system or the jury system, but "prejudice!"
Zhou Qingquan of "Film Weekly" wrote a long review specifically focusing on "prejudice" and "rationality".
"A lot of things have been discussed in "Twelve Angry Men", but what I want to say here is that what you can see from this film is the "prejudice" that exists everywhere!
In fact, the entire film and the entire jury discussion process, in my personal opinion, is actually a battle between reason and prejudice.
From the beginning of the movie, the topic has actually started to be discussed.
A businessman in a black suit pulled a man with glasses to express his opinion as soon as he entered the jury room.
"I almost fell asleep."
"What the lawyers said made me very angry. It was really obvious who the murderer was."
"I think today's children have to endure some hardships to avoid getting into trouble."
This is a person who has already sentenced the boy to death in his heart. He does not care about the case itself. Any reasons given by others will be difficult to change his original intention, paving the way for a difficult reversal of the discussion.
We don't understand why he has such a firm opinion. He seems to be disgusted with children.
He is placed in the center of the shooting frame, occupying a dominant position in the picture. The diagonal lines decorated on the wall create a tense and dynamic sense, emphasizing the man's inability to calm down.
Only that person, that person standing by the window, looking at the building outside the window, smoking a cigarette, and thinking silently, brought a touch of coolness to this hot and airtight environment, brought a twist of the plot, and also brought a little change to the poor man.
The boy brings a glimmer of hope.
In the first round of voting, only he chose "not guilty", and everyone was immediately upset.
In fact, he was not sure whether the boy was guilty or innocent, although all the testimonies and evidence pointed to the boy as the murderer of his father.
The reason for his choice was: This sentence is related to the fate of an eighteen-year-old young man. I just think we should give him a chance.
His polite smile and unhurried explanation reflect his calmness, kindness and patience.
Chen Weijie has acted in so many movies, but in this movie, although his character does not even have a name, he is sincerely amazing.
Two people, two completely different attitudes, sounded the horn for a heated discussion.
"Prejudice" can be regarded as a person's subconscious understanding of things due to experience and other factors. Prejudice is very common in each of us, because our brains cannot think deeply and come up with unique insights at any time.
We have become accustomed to using various labels to define various things, which is also a kind of bias. While we cannot do without bias, we also rely on bias to make decisions for us. However, it is precisely because of bias
Due to the existence of prejudice, many truths have been obscured, and countless people have been wronged because of this. This film well illustrates the shortcomings of prejudice.
In fact, the case of "Twelve Angry Men" itself has given everyone a natural prejudice. A few hours ago, the son had an argument with his father, and a few hours later, the father was killed, and someone saw him at the scene of the crime.
The figure of the son. The son often disobeyed his father, did many evil things, and lived in the slums since he was a child. He was influenced by evil for a long time. Based on this description alone, we will think that this son must be a cruel and cruel person who is full of crimes.
He hopelessly killed his father. Such thoughts came to mind almost without thinking. This is how prejudice saves brain cells on things that one considers to be meaningless. It is this kind of prejudice that runs through the whole story.
During the trial, if the juror had not raised objections, we might have believed in this knowledge for the rest of our lives.
In fact, in reality, we also have similar prejudices. Keyboard warriors who know what they are doing but don’t know why can be seen everywhere on the Internet. They always obtain certain information through the Internet, and then start to base their ideas on it.
Infer what you think is a possible answer.
In fact, to a certain extent, isn’t this a prejudice?
At the beginning, the main thoughts of the twelve jurors in the room were: The boy was the murderer at first glance, and the physical evidence was conclusive. There was nothing else to talk about. It was a waste of their time. They might as well do something more meaningful.
Things. I guess everyone who watched this movie thought so too.
Let's analyze why we can reach conclusions without thinking about problems? Just because we think this matter is not important, the death of a young child has nothing to do with us. This kind of thinking is very sad, a person's head is full of
It’s all about interests. Naturally, prejudices are needed to fill up ideas. People have lost their original feelings. They are just teenagers. They are going to be deprived of their lives because of a few random prejudices of yours at such a young age. How can you think in your heart?
Wouldn't there be any guilt at all? What if the child didn't kill anyone? That's why the gentleman who raised the objection cursed the big man as a murderer and an executioner, without any humanity at all.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In this regard, I highly appreciate this man who was able to fight for a chance for the boy's life when everyone believed that the boy was guilty. The justice and firmness he showed,
Kindness and other brilliance of humanity finally saved the boy who was bound to be convicted. This can be regarded as a miracle.
During the discussion, the businessman in the black suit took off his coat.
He didn't change his mind at all.
"That kid is a dangerous killer."
"I know the kid is only eighteen, but he still has to pay the price."
If the previous shots prevent us from being sensitive to the word "child", then the shots here can already illustrate his prejudice: just because that is an eighteen-year-old child, that is a child who is considered dangerous, then
A child accused of killing his father.
He did not give more patience and attention to this life-related matter because he was a child. Instead, he couldn't wait to convict the child. This was because he had preconceived ideas before fully understanding the truth of the matter and was influenced by his own subconscious.
irresponsible actions influenced by prejudice.
Seeing this, we can't help but wonder: Has he ever had a child? If so, will he still be so impatient and irresponsible when his child is behind bars?
And when the discussion moved forward, we finally understood: he had a child, and it was a child that broke his heart.
I see!
A father who failed in the education of his children due to his own mistakes still harbors some extravagant hopes for family affection, and has an inexplicable distrust and strong prejudice against all imperfect children.
In fact, isn’t this true of ourselves?
Nowadays, there are too many parents who hope that their sons will succeed and their daughters will succeed. When their children bring disappointment and even despair to their parents, in fact, at this time, prejudice has already been engraved on their souls!
He did not realize at all that such prejudice had destroyed his moral standards as a person, and only exuded hostility.
He didn't care whether the boy was really guilty, and he didn't have the patience to explore whether he was guilty. He just wanted to convict him as soon as possible, as if only in this way could he obtain spiritual comfort and relief.
In the painting, there is a glass window next to his head, which is a symbol of vulnerability, just like his mind at the moment.
And our Mr. No. 8 still dealt with everyone patiently, and refuted their self-incomprehensible prejudices sharply.
Although he was attacked by almost everyone, this did not affect his calmness.
"If you don't believe the child, why would you believe the woman? She's just like him, isn't she?"
"What if they're wrong? They're only human, and humans make mistakes."
His smile showed compassion, and his rebuttal was rational.
He seemed to see through the inner world of those who were determined to be guilty, which contained all kinds of prejudices. These long-standing prejudices needed him to correct them, and these fragile and manic emotions needed him to channel them.
He is very patient and willing to do the work. He knows that if he succeeds, he will save an innocent young life.
The most prejudiced businessman, the father who was furious from beginning to end, cried hysterically after everyone stood in the "innocent" team.
Did he think of his son, whom he had not contacted for a long time? Did he think of the unbearable past? Or did he finally find his conscience and give up his prejudice?
Yes, it must be the last reason, otherwise how could he say the word "not guilty"? This word that is unspeakable for him means that he has been defeated again?
He probably also thought of his son and the past, and he wondered if it was time for him to shake hands with them and make peace with them...
No matter what, he finally compromised.
"Prejudice always conceals the truth." This sentence is absolutely true. The seemingly seamless personal and material evidence became vulnerable under the careful scrutiny of the jury members. What is the reason? It is because of prejudice. We
Prejudice exists all the time in our life. People always criticize others from the moral high ground, but they don’t realize that those noble ideas are actually prejudice. I usually like to watch some taunting jokes. Once the car owner is taunted,
Once entangled, it is difficult to get away, because there will always be a group of people surrounding the car, pointing fingers at the car owner, and even wanting to seek justice.
Isn't this the result of prejudice? When you see someone falling in front of a car, you will naturally think that the car hit them, and then you will start to stand on the moral high ground and start criticizing the other person. Are they really qualified? We also often think about entering a higher education.
There is prejudice. I used to take the bus to school in the morning. Many students had to rush to school early with me, and the bus was extremely crowded. A middle-aged man complained to the people next to him: "Those students from XX High School are taking the exam."
Why should you arrive at school so early when you go to that kind of high school? You might as well arrive later and make room for us students who work and go to good schools."
This is prejudice. Maybe others just failed in the exam and did not go to a good high school. However, these remarks regard everyone in this school as defective products with defective learning ability. This is not an act from the high moral ground.
Criticism, does he have the right? Can he define others casually like this?
I personally hate being labeled. My other characteristics have been wiped out, leaving only a few defined labels. So what is the meaning of my existence? Is it to keep being labeled by others? The efforts I make are just for change.
What do others think of me? No one will agree, but in reality we are driven and blinded by prejudice all the time, and gradually lose our humanity and self, leaving only the labels and definitions given by others.
In fact, our lives are filled with all kinds of prejudices, and there are people full of hostility and resentment wandering everywhere.
Those parents who have no understanding of their children, speak ill of them, and hurt each other in their children's lives and education;
Those who arbitrarily judge a stranger based only on wealth, location, appearance, education, age, and occupation;
Those who dictate other people's lives, as if they will curl their lips and roll their eyes if they don't live according to their wishes;
What's the difference between these people and the angry father in the movie? It's just that the battlefield has been changed and the object of the battle has been changed.
They always have a tendency, that is: I am right.
There are even those who are crawling in the mire of darkness and suffering in the karmic fire of hell. They cannot see the sunshine in their own hearts, so they only think about how to force others into a blind corner and drag them into darkness.
The troll keyboard warrior who hides on the Internet, unscrupulously exudes his black energy where no one else can see him. He scolds anyone he catches, and criticizes anyone he finds distasteful. He never cares about other people’s feelings, but he doesn’t know that words are the same.
It's a knife that kills people without blood, or they have always known it, but they don't care, because it's not them who is going to jail anyway.
In fact, what jury members and keyboard warriors have in common is that they have nothing to do with themselves.
The difference is that they are real people sitting there discussing, while the keyboard warriors are hiding behind the Internet, but in fact, they all have the same prejudices.
Just like Juror No. 3 and Juror No. 10, they poured out their prejudices and anger during the discussion, and it turned out to be a place for them to vent. The case, and the defendant, turned out to be the outlet for their anger.
object.
Similarly, like keyboard warriors, someone is performing the same operation on something!
