a vote by raising hands
I guess the quickest way is a show of hands. Anyone object?12 Angry Men · 1957 — 第 15 / 17 章 · 3'05" · B1
Juror 10's Racist Rant, Explained：you people
The jury room is finally cracking: the vote has swung to 9–3 for acquittal, and Juror 10 can't stand it. He erupts into a tirade about "these people," calling the defendant a liar and violent by nature. "They don't know what the truth is," he insists. The others just let him burn out.
あらすじ
After a second vote, the count moves to nine not guilty and three guilty. Juror 10, who has been stewing all afternoon, loses control and attacks the defendant's background, calling him a liar and dangerous. Nobody argues with him; nobody listens either. Eventually he is told to sit down and keep quiet.
注目の表現
you peoplepicky little pointsborn in themlushing it up
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このシーンの表現
you people
you lot, us-versus-them
Juror Ten shouts at the others as a group, drawing a hard line between us and you.
I can't believe you people waited this long.
このシーンの他の表現
- picky little points
nitpicking details
- born in them
innate, in their nature
- lushing it up
drinking heavily
- speak one's piece
say what one has to say
このシーンのメモ一覧
55 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
put your hand up
Okay. All those voting not guilty, raise your hands.The numbers run together, with four and five linked.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...supporting, in support of
Well, the vote's nine to three in favor of acquittal.nitpicking details
Juror Ten dismisses the others' careful arguments as trivial, nitpicking details.
I mean, all these picky little points you keep bringing up.double negative for emphasis — Nonstandard double negative; not for writing.
They don't mean nothing! You saw this kid just like I did.negative question: The negative question signals disbelief rather than asking for information.
You're not gonna tell me you believe that phony story about losing the knife...innate, in their nature
Juror Ten claims lying is inborn in these people, dressing prejudice up as plain fact.
Look, you know how these people lie. It's born in them.Born in them runs together, with them reduced to /əm/.
Look, you know how these people lie. It's born in them.whatever, oh well — Very casual; avoid in formal speech.
I mean, what the heck. I don't have to tell you.The v in of often drops, so all of 'em blurs together.
They get drunk! Oh, they're real big drinkers, all of 'em.them — Spoken contraction; never write it in formal text.
They get drunk! Oh, they're real big drinkers, all of 'em.innately, in nature
Well, nobody's blaming them for it. That's the way they are, by nature.drinking heavily
Juror Ten paints these people as constant drinkers and brawlers, his voice full of contempt.
Look! They're lushing it up and fighting all the time...drinking heavily — Dismissive slang; insulting if said to someone's face.
Look! They're lushing it up and fighting all the time...the exception
I've known a couple who were okay, but that's the exception, you know what I mean?relative clause: The clause who were okay describes the couple he has known.
I've known a couple who were okay, but that's the exception, you know what I mean?no good, worthless
Listen to me. They're no good.not a single one
There's not a one of 'em who's any good.say what one has to say
Cut off mid-sentence, Ten insists he is only saying what he has to say.
I'm speaking my piece, and you...say a word
Now sit down and don't open your mouth again.joined imperatives: Two imperatives joined by and give a single, harsh order.
Now sit down and don't open your mouth again.「Juror 10's Racist Rant」を読み解く
What's really going on
Juror 10 isn't really talking about the evidence — he's talking about race and class. His complaint that the jurors keep raising "picky little points" gives him away: facts annoy him because they don't fit the story he already believes. "They don't know what the truth is," he says, as if truth were something a whole group simply lacks. The scene's real move is what the other eleven do: nothing. They don't debate him; they turn away. In a film built on one man forcing the room to argue, the strongest rebuke is refusing to argue at all, and his words are left hanging in the silence.
Theme
JusticeThe room has moved from certainty to doubt, and a man who cannot follow the evidence tries to shout it down.
ClassJuror 10 turns the case into a judgment about a whole group of people rather than about one defendant.
このチャプターで学べること
- Sweeping claims expose the speaker, not the group.
- The room answers prejudice with silence and distance.
- Slang can carry contempt as much as meaning.
- Being told to sit down ends the speech, not the idea.
発音のポイント
- four, five — The numbers run together, with four and five linked.
- born in them — Born in them runs together, with them reduced to /əm/.
- all of 'em — The v in of often drops, so all of 'em blurs together.
They don't know what the truth is.He claims a whole group is incapable of honesty, as if truth were racial rather than factual.
These people are dangerous.Generic fear-mongering: he never names a person, only a category he has decided to fear.
There's not a one of 'em who's any good.Total, unqualified condemnation — the 'some are okay' mask slips and the prejudice stands bare.
This kid is a liar! I know it. I know all about them.He convicts the defendant by association; 'I know' is the only proof he ever offers.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Juror 10 explode after the vote?
The 9–3 count shows the guilty majority is gone. Instead of answering the arguments that changed minds, he attacks the defendant's background — prejudice he carried into the room from the start.
Why does no one argue back?
The other jurors have heard enough. Silence denies him the fight he wants and lets his bigotry isolate him, which lands harder than shouting him down would.
Why does Juror 10 keep saying 'you people'?
He has stopped talking about the defendant and started judging a whole group. The phrase does the work of the verdict he wants: guilty by category, not by evidence.
Does Juror 10 change his mind by the end?
No. He is silenced rather than persuaded, and later in the film he simply stops being listened to. The drama comes from the jurors he can't move, not from converting him.
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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
第 9 章recede into the backgroundWhy the Old Man Would Lie
第 10 章off the top of my headJuror 8 Questions the Knife
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
再生中 · 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 15 / 17 章 · 残り約 10 分