12 Angry Women
Maybe it's not the most appropriate to suggest that a film with 'men' in the title was a much better discussion based film than Women Talking. Sure, they're both different films on different topics so maybe they shouldn't be compared, but I think they should so that you can see why one is a classic and the other will be forgotten.
I must say I did still like this film, but that's because it would be a great stage play. It was interesting to hear the discussion and to learn of what had been going on in this place, and I did want to find out what their final decision was going to be from their discussions. However, it didn't tell us enough. We have a very brief scene of exposition at the beginning though even that lacks all the necessary information. Women Talking would be a great documentary, and if it was then it would be told in parts, giving the audience one piece of information at a time and exploring the people involved. However, Women Talking gives us all the information we need straight away which leaves us with only one question we want answered throughout the entire film. Audiences need much more than that to keep them interested. Also, we knew very little about the characters, they had no introduction. We know as much about the women as we do from reading the seven dwarfs names. Clair Foy is vicious, Jessie Buckley is angry, Rooney Mara is calm etc. '12 Angry Men' also doesn't give us too much character information, however, their discussion isn't regarding themselves, it is about whether someone else committed a crime; the Women Talking discussion is regarding the women who are talking and so we had to feel a connection with them but unfortunately we did not.
The film is no rollercoaster ride at all, unless that rollercoaster is one that goes in a straight line for almost 2 hours with two 1-foot dips at the beginning and end. Sarah Polley's direction didn't do too much to keep us visually interested either. Most of the film was set in a dark barn and the colours had almost evaporated.
Again, although I have pointed out a lot of bad points from the film I did still find the movie interesting to watch and listen to. Can't really believe that it was nominated for the best picture Oscar though.
I must say I did still like this film, but that's because it would be a great stage play. It was interesting to hear the discussion and to learn of what had been going on in this place, and I did want to find out what their final decision was going to be from their discussions. However, it didn't tell us enough. We have a very brief scene of exposition at the beginning though even that lacks all the necessary information. Women Talking would be a great documentary, and if it was then it would be told in parts, giving the audience one piece of information at a time and exploring the people involved. However, Women Talking gives us all the information we need straight away which leaves us with only one question we want answered throughout the entire film. Audiences need much more than that to keep them interested. Also, we knew very little about the characters, they had no introduction. We know as much about the women as we do from reading the seven dwarfs names. Clair Foy is vicious, Jessie Buckley is angry, Rooney Mara is calm etc. '12 Angry Men' also doesn't give us too much character information, however, their discussion isn't regarding themselves, it is about whether someone else committed a crime; the Women Talking discussion is regarding the women who are talking and so we had to feel a connection with them but unfortunately we did not.
The film is no rollercoaster ride at all, unless that rollercoaster is one that goes in a straight line for almost 2 hours with two 1-foot dips at the beginning and end. Sarah Polley's direction didn't do too much to keep us visually interested either. Most of the film was set in a dark barn and the colours had almost evaporated.
Again, although I have pointed out a lot of bad points from the film I did still find the movie interesting to watch and listen to. Can't really believe that it was nominated for the best picture Oscar though.
- sean-ramsden
- Mar 8, 2023