12 Angry men

I am currently taking psychology 1010. One of the assignments was to write an essay on the movie 12 Angry Men. I had already seen the movie but wanted to watch it again. I wanted to make sure I had not forgotten any important details, and I also like the movie. Upon re-watching it I began to think about how accurate the movie is. In everyday life I am constantly seeing people swayed by peer pressure. This can be both good and bad. If someone gets pressured into doing something negative, that they do not really want to do, it becomes a bad thing. It become a good thing if someone is pressured into doing something positive, because they want to do it. The Casey Anthony verdict was reached today. I cannot help but picture the jury in that case, acting in much the same way as in the movie. We may never know if peer pressure influenced the verdict. We may also never know if the verdict was the correct one. I just hope they make a movie about the case, and it is as good as 12 Angry men.