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  ⛰ 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 Lou Bloom, a petty thief who is desperate for a job, finds his real passion which is being a "nightcrawler", a journalist who works at night to look for occurrences on the streets to capture using his camera and then sell to the channels. As soon as his reputation as a stringer starts to improve, he gradually loses his humanity to make more money. Instead of becoming an observer of the crime, he becomes a participant in the crime! 🧠 Thoughts Overview Lou Bloom is a selfish creep in this movie; Gyllenhaal (the actor) plays a nearly perfect sociopath: audacious, extremely intelligent, selfish, and completely lacking of any emotions at all. He'd do anything to make his business grow even if that comes at the expense of innocent people. This movie shows us how one selfish jerk may make a whole city like LA fearful of a crime that isn't real or a crime that Lou himself caused one way or another. It also shows us how man can be driven by money and how...