endlessly, forever
I'm telling you, we can yackety-yack until next Tuesday. Where's it all getting us?12 Angry Men · 1957 — 第 11 / 17 章 · 5'03" · B2
Juror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk, Explained：out of thin air
A second juror switches to not guilty, making it eight to four. Pressed for reasons, he says only that he has a "reasonable doubt." Then the jury turns to the old man: could a man who drags one foot and had a stroke really reach the door fifteen seconds after the body hit the floor? They reenact it.
あらすじ
A second juror changes his vote to not guilty, making the count eight to four. He refuses to explain beyond a single line about reasonable doubt, and the others call his reasoning stories pulled out of thin air. The argument then focuses on the old man: he had a stroke, drags one foot, and may not have reached the door in fifteen seconds. The jury reenacts the walk.
注目の表現
reasonable doubtout of thin airbear someone outhairsplitters convention
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このシーンの表現
out of thin air
from nowhere
Juror Seven accuses Juror Eight of pulling stories out of thin air.
He invented that excuse out of thin air.
このシーンの他の表現
- reasonable doubt
doubt a fair mind would accept
- bear someone out
confirm what someone said
- hairsplitters convention
a meeting of nitpickers
- bring something up
raise a topic
- sit well with someone
not go down well
このシーンのメモ一覧
90 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ
chatter endlessly — Casual word for endless chatter.
I'm telling you, we can yackety-yack until next Tuesday. Where's it all getting us?doubt a fair mind would accept
Pressed for reasons, the juror answers with one calm phrase: a reasonable doubt.
There is a reasonable doubt in my mind.mere words
What reasonable doubt? That's nothing but words. Here, look at this.drive it into him ram here means thrust the blade in
The kid you just decided isn't guilty was seen ramming this into his father.contact relative clause: The relative pronoun is dropped: the kid you decided isn't guilty.
The kid you just decided isn't guilty was seen ramming this into his father.The of in out of reduces to a light schwa.
I mean, you're sittin' here, you're pulling stories out of thin air, you know?seated at the ringside
A guy like this, if he's, uh, sitting ringside at the Dempsey-Firpo fight...the whole purpose
- I mean, what's the point of the whole thing? - Wait. Hold it a second, will you?The t in what's nearly disappears before the.
- I mean, what's the point of the whole thing? - Wait. Hold it a second, will you?a diehard fan — US slang for a loud, loyal fan.
Oh, and the Baltimore rooter is heard from again now...a base hit
and pop-ups are fallin' for base hits wherever we look.wait a moment
Hold it a second. Now, look - Did the old man say he ran to the door?confirm what someone said
Juror Eight suggests checking whether the details bear the old man out.
Well, let's see if the details bear him out.as fast as possible
He said he got to his own front door as fast as he could...as ... as one can: As fast as he could means at the fastest speed available to him.
He said he got to his own front door as fast as he could...Link fast, as and he into one run.
He said he got to his own front door as fast as he could...if-clause: The if-clause sets a premise for the timing argument that follows.
Now, if the killer began running immediately...a meeting of nitpickers
Juror Seven sneers that Juror Eight belongs at a hairsplitters convention.
You ought to be at Atlantic City at that hairsplitters convention.sarcastic comments
Hey, why don't you stop makin' smart remarks all the time, huh?straight below
The old man's apartment was directly beneath and exactly the same.along the hallway
He says he crossed to the door and walked down the hall...at the very moment
opened the front door just in time to see the boy running down the stairs.a long way on foot
For an old man who had a stroke, it is a long walk.raise a topic
The question is why the defence lawyer never brought such an important point up.
What do you mean, you want to try it? Why didn't his lawyer bring it up if it's so important?an idiot — A common insult; not for polite talk.
- Maybe he just didn't think about it, huh? - What do you mean, didn't think of it? You think the man's an idiot or something?would have + past participle: Would have meant describes what an action would have implied in the past.
Maybe he didn't bring it up because it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man.not go down well
Someone explains that such tactics sit badly with a jury, so lawyers avoid them.
You know that doesn't sit very well with a jury. Most lawyers avoid it if they can.a worthless guy — A dismissive insult; avoid saying it to someone.
- So, what kind of a bum is he then? - That's what I've been asking, buddy.stop that
Someone tries to stop the circus with a blunt Knock it off.
Come on. Knock it off.fastened with a chain lock
Before the re-enactment, someone notes the front door was chain-locked according to the testimony.
It was chain-locked according to the testimony, remember?「Juror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk」を読み解く
What's really going on
This is the scene where the jury stops arguing about words and starts measuring. The old man's testimony rested on one detail — that he got to his door in time to see the boy run — and the holdout turns that detail into a physical test. "Fifteen seconds after the body hit the floor," someone states, and then the only question left is whether an old man who had a stroke and "can walk only very slowly" could cover the distance. The reenactment also cuts the other way: the defense lawyer never raised the timing, which one juror reads as proof it would have meant "bullying and badgering a helpless old man." By the end, doubt has moved from a word to a fact of the room. And the last detail — the door was chain-locked — opens a new question entirely.
Theme
JusticeThe jury tests testimony by walking the distance itself, treating a capital case as something to be measured, not just argued.
PhilosophyThe scene turns 'reasonable doubt' from a phrase into a test: once a juror doubts, the burden shifts to evidence that can be measured.
このチャプターで学べること
- A doubt is an argument only when it is stated plainly.
- Measuring a walk turns a story into a timetable.
- The loudest objection is often the least useful.
- A re-enactment forces everyone to agree on the details.
発音のポイント
- out of — The of in out of reduces to a light schwa.
- what's the point — The t in what's nearly disappears before the.
- fast as he — Link fast, as and he into one run.
There is a reasonable doubt in my mind.The juror's entire defense of his vote, and a legal standard: doubt that would make a reasonable person hesitate is enough to block a guilty verdict.
Maybe he didn't bring it up because it would have meant bullying and badgering a helpless old man.An explanation for the defense lawyer's silence: pressing the old man's timing would have looked cruel, so the lawyer left a useful point unraised.
I mean, you're sittin' here, you're pulling stories out of thin air, you know?A frustrated jab at the holdout's theories, which sound invented. The phrase captures how the room hears doubt: not analysis, but make-believe.
He can walk only very slowly. They had to help him into the witness chair.The physical fact that decides the reenactment: the old man is slow and frail, so covering the distance in fifteen seconds is hard to believe.
このシーンについての質問
Why do the jurors reenact the old man's walk?
To test his testimony. He said he reached the door in time to see the boy run, fifteen seconds after the body fell. The jurors measure whether a man who drags one foot could actually do that.
Why does the juror compare the lawyer's silence to bullying?
Because pressing the old man on how fast he could walk would have meant badgering a frail, confused witness — and a jury would not like it. So the defense may have avoided a point that helped the boy.
What is "reasonable doubt"?
It is the standard that prevents a conviction when the evidence leaves a reasonable person unsure. In this scene one juror uses it as his whole reason for voting not guilty.
Why does one juror switch his vote to not guilty?
He doesn't explain much. He says only that there is a reasonable doubt in his mind, and he wants the jury to examine the evidence rather than rush to a verdict.
What does the chain-locked door reveal?
It adds a new problem for the old man's account. If the front door was chain-locked, the boy could not simply have run out of it, which casts further doubt on the testimony.
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第 2 章kick someone aroundJuror 8 Votes Not Guilty
第 3 章burden of proofThe Jurors Go Around the Table
第 4 章breaking pointJuror 5 Stands Up to a Bigot
第 5 章alleged eyewitnessJuror 8 Shows a Second Switchblade
第 6 章hang a juryJuror 8 Proposes Another Vote
第 7 章run it up the flagpoleJuror 9 Switches His Vote
第 8 章as plain as the nose on your faceJuror 8 Tests the El Train Timing
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第 10 章off the top of my headJuror 8 Questions the Knife
再生中 · 第 11 章out of thin airJuror 8 Reenacts the Old Man's Walk
第 12 章see if the cat licks it upThe Jury Deadlocks at Six to Six
第 13 章hung juryJuror 8 Tests the Movie Alibi
第 14 章have the gutsJuror 8's Knife Demonstration
第 15 章you peopleJuror 10's Racist Rant
第 16 章obscure the truthJuror 8 Warns About Prejudice
第 17 章in questionJuror 8 Doubts the Eyewitness第 11 / 17 章 · 残り約 27 分