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    Film Poster Analysis 12 Angry Men

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    The film poster depicts 11 men sitting at a table with 1 man standing behind them, similar to Da Vinci's The Last Supper painting. In the center is the title "12 Angry Men" and the name of the main actor, Henry Fonda. The poster uses the color yellow to attract attention and symbolize concepts like power, faith, and madness. It divides the men into two sides with a knife/blade, representing the division and difficult decision between finding someone guilty or innocent that could result in a death sentence. The bottom shows Henry Fonda's character having made his voice heard, with the knife possibly symbolizing justice, punishment, or the difficulty of making the right judgment.

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    The film poster depicts 11 men sitting at a table with 1 man standing behind them, similar to Da Vinci's The Last Supper painting. In the center is the title "12 Angry Men" and the name of the main actor, Henry Fonda. The poster uses the color yellow to attract attention and symbolize concepts like power, faith, and madness. It divides the men into two sides with a knife/blade, representing the division and difficult decision between finding someone guilty or innocent that could result in a death sentence. The bottom shows Henry Fonda's character having made his voice heard, with the knife possibly symbolizing justice, punishment, or the difficulty of making the right judgment.

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    The film poster depicts 11 men sitting at a table with 1 man standing behind them, similar to Da Vinci's The Last Supper painting. In the center is the title "12 Angry Men" and the name of the main actor, Henry Fonda. The poster uses the color yellow to attract attention and symbolize concepts like power, faith, and madness. It divides the men into two sides with a knife/blade, representing the division and difficult decision between finding someone guilty or innocent that could result in a death sentence. The bottom shows Henry Fonda's character having made his voice heard, with the knife possibly symbolizing justice, punishment, or the difficulty of making the right judgment.

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    FILM POSTER

    OBSERVE DESCRIBE REACT

    - Film poster

    - Film entitled 12 angry men

    - The main actor is Henry Fonda

    - American movie / a drama / 1957

    - 3 main grounds
    top :
    11 men sitting at a table and 1 man standing behind them

    cf The Last Supper


    A late 15th century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of
    Santa Maria delle Grazie Grazie in Milan, Italy

    The man seems to have the upper hand , to be more important or to be against all the others Idea of justice /
    God
    middle : Bright yellow which attracts the eye
    This colour symbolizes power , knowledge but also hatred, treason, madness
    A symbol of faith / God ( sun rays ) and earth ( gold nuggets and sulfur )
    The name of the movie + actor in the centre
    The adjective « angry » shows the men may want to take their revenge on someone
    Divided into 2 ( left / right ) by a sort of knife / blade coming from the top
    It introduces the idea of separation / division / being torn between 2 feelings
    2 phrases
    Life is in their hands
    they are probably jurors who must decide whether someone is guilty or innocent of a crime
    the accused may be sentenced to death ( USA )
    an important decision to be taken
    Death is on their minds
    they may send someone to death and it will be on their minds forever
    1
    another sentence : it explodes like 12 sticks of dynamite
    The sentence seems to suggest it is an action film therefore full of action and thrilling
    the idea of violence / death / life / risk / … is introduced
    bottom :
    The main actor + 11 other men in the background
    The main actor has made his voice heard
    The knife : symbolism
    A rant / a fit of bad temper vs a punch
    has the crime been committed using a knife ? is it the weapon ?
    does it represent justice ? cf scales
    an eye for an eye principle / the law of retaliation ?
    = the principle that a person who has injured another person is to be penalized to a similar degree ( death /
    death penalty )
    sword of Damocles ? ( If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles
    hanging over their head, you mean that they are in a situation in which something
    very bad could happen to them at any time.
    [literary]
    = thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune
     Sword of justice?
    blade is not straight
    = difficult to make one’s mind
    / the right decision

    Balance Scales: These represent impartiality and the obligation of the law
    (through its representatives) to weigh the evidence presented to the court.
    Each side of a legal case needs to be looked at and comparisons made as
    justice is done.

    Sword: This item symbolizes enforcement and respect, and means that
    justice stands by its decision and ruling, and is able to take action. The fact
    that the sword is unsheathed and very visible is a sign that justice is
    transparent and is not an implement of fear. A double-edged blade
    signifies that justice can rule against either of the parties once the
    evidence has been perused, and it is bound to enforce the ruling as well as
    protect or defend the innocent party.

    Blindfold: This first appeared on a Lady Justice statue in the 16th century,
    and has been used intermittently since then. Apparently, its original
    significance was that the judicial system was tolerating abuse or ignorance
    of aspects of the law. However, in modern times, the blindfold represents
    the impartiality and objectivity of the law and that it doesn’t let outside
    factors, such as politics, wealth or fame, influence its decisions.

    CONCLUSION :

    2 ideas / opinions of what justice should be


    justice , beyond the world , not including humans
    justice, rooted in the world, opened to debates
    central character , Henry Fonda, is in-between
    2
    place of the individual in the group / in society

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