To Kill a Mockingbird (Movie)

To Kill a Mockingbird


Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Reviewed by: awesomeVia, 15
Rating: Really liked it


Well, I read the book and them I watched the movie. The movie is in black and white which color existed by then and I have no idea why they still used black and white.

To Kill a Mockingbird pokes fun at American education which is expressed more in the book than the movie. The movie portrayed the Tom Robinson case and Boo Radley heavily. Even though the story is mainly about the evils of life, the book does a great job of the "poking fun at American education" and the "evils of life" at the same time but the movie mainly focuses on the symbol of the mockingbird. The "it is a sin to kill a mockingbird" (which a mockingbird sings beautiful songs and to kill this bird who is harmless...)is still portrayed throughout the story as Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are the mockingbirds of this story. Also, racial prejudice of the time period is shown heavily during the courtroom scene.

Scout Finch is a very clever character because of how curious she is and how brave she also is. Atticus Finch(Gregory Peck)also teaches Scout many lessons about life and does a great job raising Scout and Jem as a single father. The actor Gregory Peck won an Oscar for Best Actor in this movie.

The movie doesn't completely cover what the book has but it is well-made and is considered one of the must-see movies of the 20th century. It has a decent plot and does cover the main points of the book by Harper Lee.


Recommended to: Anyone reading this for an English class, movie buffs