十二公民(偷换概念的改编) - LaimingLuo

Despite some credibility and consistency issues, Chinese courtroom drama "12 Citizens" is otherwise a successful adaptation of a classic text. In 1954 American film and television writer Reginald Rose wrote the script for the teleplay "Twelve Angry Men," where 12 jurors try to reach a unanimous decision on the fate of a young murder suspect. The story has since been adapted multiple times by various filmmakers in different countries. Each of the adaptations reflected different social-political issues in a specific time and place. In the 1957 American film, the fate of a Latino slum dweller was the centre of jury deliberation. In the 1991 Japanese adaptation, the examination of gender equality was an underlying agenda. The 2007 Russian interpretation involved a young Chechen boy and his Russian military officer step-father. In the Chinese remake "12 Citizens," wealth gap, social equality and stereotyping are scrutinized. While the problems in question are valid conc...