The Storytelling of Clint Eastwood – Emina Melonic

Clint Eastwood's new film, Juror # 2 , tells the story of a young man in Savannah , Georgia who has been chosen to serve on the jury in the case of a man accused of murdering his girlfriend.

Like many of Eastwood ’s films, it deals with justice and moral dilemmas that characters face.

In the final analysis, it is a moving film that captures the complexity of human life while pointing to the redemptive power of truth.

Eastwood has a talent for taking deeply human stories and their inherent domesticity and ordinariness into the realm of extraordinary, almost Homeric drama.

The film tells us that no matter how strange or absurd life is, we are not mere distant observers. We have moral responsibilities. The audience might question whether Justin ’s responsibility is toward his family or the innocent man.

Instead, we are invited to enter the story of ordinary people being called to recognize the true meaning of justice in action. The end of the film is particularly powerful and moving. As Justin and his family are enjoying their time together, there is a knock on the door. It is Faith Killebrew . She doesn’t say a word, and she doesn’t have to. Justin knows that justice must be served, and the only thing that will set him free is truth..