Gosh, how I still love this movie that came out when I was a kid. It defined for me wisdom, strength, courage and the American idea. There were a bunch of these around that time: Failsafe, Advise and Consent, The Best Man, Seven Days in May…
In brief, it is a story of a jury deliberating a murder trial. It starts with all but one convinced the kid did kill his father. But as they discuss the evidence, and have their prejudices revealed, they all come around to having reasonable doubt.
Each juror had a different threshold of information before changing their mind. Those who were most prejudiced against the accused took the longest to see their bias. But for the realization to come out it required the tenacity of those with the strongest dedication to truth to persuade the others who were dissociated from the consequences of their verdict.
We all have the potential to be that kind of hero.
Which movies most influenced your point of view?
Born 1950, Married, Living in Austin Texas, Semi
Retired Small Business owner and investor. My political interest
evolved out of his business experience that the best decisions come out of an objective gathering of information and a pragmatic consideration of costs and benefits. I am interested in promoting Centrist candidates and Policies. My posts are mostly about people and policies that I believe are part of the solution rather the problem.