12

12 jurors are locked up in the gym to make the final decision if the defendant of a crime is guilty or not. It is final because there will be no appeal to the case, so the decision needs to be unanimous.

Since the director also plays one of the jurors, so my first impression before I watched this movie was that he will be the one who stands against the other 11 jurors, you know, the one who draws all the attention. Well, obviously the screenplay writer and the director are much smarter than I am when designing the plot, and to my surprise, the juror played by the director is the last one to change his mind.

I watched Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. In these 2 films, there are just coversations after conversations, talks after talks, but at least the actress is beautiful, the actor is handsome, and we get to see Paris. But in 12, no eyecandies, the scene is in the gym, it is interesting to see how the screenplay is written to give each juror time to show who he is, how the audience's attention is directed from one juror, to the bird trapped in the gym, each corner of the gym, how the jurors tried to rebuild the crime scene, and debates after debates. The director did a good job to make this movie interesting the whole time. This is the movie that I'd like to watch in the movie theater.

The defendant's dance is very appealing and beautiful. Somehow it shows the confidence, pride, and promise. He listens to the jurors at first, but gets cold so decides to do something to get warm. I am sure he ends up forgetting what is happening and is filled with joy.