I hope students also learn about the best films in history.
For example: "12 Angry Men".*
There you can find not only verbose dialogues but also a permanent, solemn setting, yet it is never monotonous.
In Evan's film the sceneries change frequently hinting adventure but never imposing it. The next twist may be behind the corner, but it doesn't happen and the dice rolls over again. Yet things flow normally. The two protagonists are normal people, so they're different, unbalanced, and the dialogues pour out their souls. This film is about self discovery as Igmar Bergman's "Scenes from a Marriage".
* about 12 Angry Men: "The film is today viewed as a classic, highly regarded from both a critical and popular viewpoint: Roger Ebert listed it as one of his "Great Movies".[17] The American Film Institute named Juror 8, played by Henry Fonda, 28th in a list of the 50 greatest movie heroes of the 20th century. AFI also named 12 Angry Men the 42nd most inspiring film, the 88th most heart-pounding film and the 87th best film of the past hundred years. The film was also nominated for the 100 movies list in 1998.[18] As of January 2015, the film holds a 100% approval rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.[19] In 2011, the film was the second most screened film in secondary schools in the United Kingdom." (Wikipedia)
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