I like to watch movies, I like the movie "12 Angry Men", it is a classic film about exploring the law, there are currently 4 versions, the American version of "12 Angry Han", that is, the original version, released in 1957; the Japanese remake of the film title "12 Gentle and Kind Japanese", released in 1991; the Russian remake of "12 Angry Han", released in 2007; the Chinese remake of "12 Citizens", released in 2014.
First look at the opening of the American version of "12 Angry Men", it took only 3 minutes to explain very clearly, the façade of the district court, the solemn pillar, and then enter the busy hall, people come and go, and then guide to the scene of the trial in room 228, in reality this is an ordinary case among many cases, but it is an unusual case in the movie, and then a statement from the chief judge, and finally leaving the innocent eyes of the little boy. The camera is skillful and the content is refined, showing a high level of technology. In the presiding judge's statement, "In this case, one person has died, and the life and death of the other person are in your hands." The film is based on this sentence as the core and laying the groundwork. There is a detail in it, the reserve jurors can leave, go 2 people, leaving 12 "angry" men, here it can be seen that the director respects reality, if there are only 12 jurors, maybe someone with an unexpected situation will not come to the scene, so it must be guaranteed that it is 12 people, no more, no less. The innocent eyes of this little boy filled people with imagination, is it guilty or innocent? It can be said that these 3 minutes are really a model of the opening of a movie! Movies are derived from reality and are higher than reality!
The suspect - the innocent look of the little boy
Then look at the opening of the Japanese version of "12 Gentle and Kind Japanese", I think it took 9 minutes to get to the main topic, the janitor locked the door outside the room, the camera went directly into the jury discussion room, brothers, you guess what the first thing these jury members did? I tell you that it is actually called takeaway, 9 men and 3 women spent 3 minutes to complete the takeaway statistics work, this is a legal-related movie, the director you are not afraid of being smoked to death, I pour! Then the jurors sat down in order, and in the process of sitting down, one of them took a bag of chestnuts, distributed it to everyone, poured it on the table, and made a big brother unhappy. After that, a person smoked, causing the woman next to her to change seats. 5 minutes and 18 seconds passed. The jury chief asked the members to read the third page of the "Juror Code", only read 2 sentences, they were interrupted, skipped this prescribed procedure, this is not too unserious, I fell again! Anyway, 6 minutes of useless, 6 minutes later finally everyone began to vote, 12 people unanimously passed, the result is 12 votes are innocent, 7 minutes and 30 seconds this has passed, I thought the movie was over, if you vote innocent and vote for a yarn, not let you play, this director's logic I am really convinced! The movie ended like this is too hasty, a member reminded the juror that the takeaway has not yet arrived, the juror thinks it is reasonable, then finally a weak young man appears, asking the juror to call everyone he wants to express his thoughts. Many people went outside to pass the door, and they were all called back, very dissatisfied, this young man said that everyone had voted innocent, was criticized by other members, and finally plucked up enough courage to say that I voted for ----- guilty. The opening of the film took 9 minutes to finally be completed. Compared with the original version, I feel that this is really insincere, the highlight is to read the juror code here, but it is not read! If you listen to the Japanese version of the "International Song", you will be relieved, ruining the classic Japanese are the best!
The presiding judge asked members to read page 3 of the Juror Code
The young man cast a vote ---- guilty
Then let's talk about the opening of the Russian version of "12 Angry Men", which I think took about 6 minutes. The opening scene opens with a celebrity quote that "seeks the truth with the true meaning of life, not with a worldly vision." Images of the suspect's past are presented to the audience along with the statements of the female presiding judge of the ruthless courtroom, in which the montage man under nature is too weird. Like the original version, it also left the suspect's expression, I just want to say that the suspect's eyes are so sharp! The director of the whole opening chapter is still very attentive, compared with the original version has a great breakthrough, increase the sense of picture, and the ornamentation has improved a lot.
Montage man in nature
Suspect - the look in the eyes of a young man
Finally, let's talk about the opening chapter of our Chinese version of "12 Citizens", because there is no jury system, the opening chapter can only find another way. In less than 3 minutes of opening, it can be seen that the director has studied the original version of the American version. News reports and pictures of the murder scene were presented to the audience before and after, indicating that the social impact of the case was extremely great. Suddenly, as soon as the painting style shifted to the school, the beautiful lawyer's statement pleaded with the judge (the examiner) and the jury to give a fair trial. The examiner asked the parents of the mock jury to go to the next classroom for the next discussion, and the final conclusion must be unanimously passed 12:0, which is very demanding, but the expression is a bit unserious. I think how to say this opening, the lines are not very good, the film language and the original version, much worse! Then there is the scene, the jury went to the next classroom, but I feel like a warehouse, how can I not say that it is a classroom. Make a movie seriously!
The Chief Examiner speaks
Simulated Jury Discussion Venue – "Classroom"