⛰ What It's About Twelve people are chosen to be jury members in the trial of a son who supposedly murdered his father. Eleven jurors are convinced, without even discussing the matter together, that the boy is guilty; one isn't. This controversial juror slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as clear as it seemed in court and tries to carefully consider the evidence before jumping to conclusions. 🧠 Thoughts This movie is a dialogue-focused movie that takes place in a single room! Every juror in this movie presents a different character with a unique set of traits. I'll analyze each juror starting from juror 8 who's the protagonist of the movie. Juror 8 He's the one who started it all! When the rest of the jurors were all convinced that the kid's guilty, juror 8 thought that a human's life, which lies between the hands of the jurors, requires more attention and discussion. Juror #8: I'm not trying to change your mind. It's just ...
⛰ What It's About It's a Harry Potter fanfiction book written by Eliezer Yudkowsky, an AI researcher and decision theorist. In Yudkowsky's parallel universe, Petunia is married to a famous biochemistry professor at Oxford university and Harry is a nerdy genius kid who was brought up as a science-minded child. Harry goes on to explore the magic world from a rationalist's point of view; trying to apply scientific method to the study of magic. HPMOR adapts the story of Harry Potter to explain complex concepts in cognitive science, philosophy, and the scientific method. 🧠 Thoughts This is not going to be a conventional review; I will provide extracts from the book with my own comments or with further explanation from trustworthy sources (referenced at the end of the blog post). I decided to do so for two reasons; first, I thinks these extracts offer a glimpse of the book that's enough to make you decide whether you want to read it or not. Second, I believe that the...
⛰ What It's About Linnet Doyle's got everything: money, charm and gorgeousness, but the kicker is that she isn't yet married. When Linett's best friend, Jacqueline, asks her to see her lover, Simon, in order to get him a job, Linnet falls in love with him and then they get married. After a while, Linnet Doyle goes to Egypt on a honeymoon with her best friend's ex-lover; they go on a Nile cruise, where a murder occurs. Unfortunately for the culprit(s), this particular Nile cruise has Hercule Poirot and Colonel Race abroad who unite to solve this mystery. 🧠 Thoughts Christie in Egypt Death on the Nile is loved and appreciated by many fans of Agatha Christie. This is not necessarily due to the intricate plot that was featured in the book, but because of, in my opinion, the ambience of the book; it makes you experience Egyptian vibes by travelling with the characters, through which you get to know more about Egypt. Christie's visit to Egypt inspired her to writ...