Characterization plays a major part in most movies, this is what gives
the audience insights into a characters personality. The film 12 Angry Men
relies more heavily on the use of characterization than any other movie I can
think of. Due to the lack of special effects and because the film takes place
almost entirely in a small jury room the development of characters was key.
This star studded cast of actors included such names as: Henry Fonda, Lee J.
Cobb, and Ed Begley, even the guy from The Odd Couple was in the movie.
An important part of characterization deals with how characters are
revealed. There are four major methods of revealing characterization:
actions, appearance, dialogue, and thoughts. The film 12 Angry Men makes
strong use of all of these methods, but the use of appearance seems to be the
primary method used in revealing characterization. As we are introduced to
the characters we can make fairly accurate assumptions of their personality......

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Title: 12 Anrgy Men
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