That juror picked up 1984 at his local bookstore and took the "Two Minutes Hate" a bit too literally.
I love this scene because of the historical context. I won't get into it here, but if you're curious look up "Operation W*****k". (Hint: it's the opposite of "Dryfront"). Even in the midst of the political environment, almost everyone turned away from his hateful tirade. It's also worth noting that the one who tells him never to speak again still believes that the young man is guilty.
by JetKusanagi
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Such a great film that shows us how ugly people are on the outside and inside.
It’s always been amazing it was actually called that. The slur was also decades old by that point.
I saw a recent debate with Mehdi Hasan and Michael Knowles where the latter nasty fuck invoked that operation.
“Now sit down and don’t open your mouth again.”
Beautiful movie beautiful scene
We watched this 10 or so years ago back in Gymnasium in sociology or psychology class, at first I thought it was a deja vu xD
It’s a good movie, Brent.
Those jurors, particularly Henry Fonda, do pretty much everything that a jury is cautioned against in their instructions.
Unfortunately the racists are now Supreme Court justices
I REALLY liked how even the guy who agreed with him on the case told him to shut the fuck up. Just because we are going the same direction doesn’t mean we are the same.
The symbology of the changing environment inside and outside the jury room (the rain plays a part here) is some good, subtle writing.
I hate this scene because it teaches us that the only bigotry is the kind that takes the form of obvious hate speech, and the bigots are vanishingly rare.
I love this scene because it teaches us, correctly, that bigotry only flourishes by its acceptance. Refuse to engage with the bigot, refuse to countenance their nonsense, and they have no power. Bigotry is the philosophy of the bully, and when they can no longer feel bigger and more important than the bullied they have nothing left.
The craziest part is this movie never stops feeling modern. You could remake it shot-for-shot today and it would still work.
i wish we had more social issues- centric films
That dude that did all the detective work to convince everyone it wasn’t the kid definitely did it and was mad they’re pinning it on some rando, meanwhile nobody seems to care there’s a killer on the loose anyway