To Kill a Mockingbird
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
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- Cast：
- Mary Badham , Gregory Peck , Phillip Alford , John Megna , Frank Overton , Brock Peters , Rosemary Murphy
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Reviews
Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
'To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)' has held up remarkably well over the years, perhaps most due to its faithful representation of Harper Lee's timeless source novel. It boasts brilliant performances - including surprisingly good turns from the first-time child actors - and beautifully crisp black-and-white cinematography. While the movie isn't quite as successful as the book, as usually is the case, it's still an enjoyable tale that acts as an important and enduring cry against prejudice in all its forms. 8/10
Amazingly, film captures aura of the book (only wished there were more Southern accents!) Director Mulligan paces action and actors perfectly. Case in point, watch Scout's final mesmerising scene with her father.
Movie is excellent. Maybe some people find it boring because of characters of children. Children does childish things but it is tolerable. Movie is simple no twist. But the main motto of movie, what message movie wants to give justifies the title. I'll give 10 rating because I find story is new to me and shows the childhood days and movie has moral to learn.
This movie is a great commentary on racism and discrimination. Although this famous movie is over 50 years old and is in black and white, it has stood the test of time, much like the book that made the story famous. Atticus Finch is a lawyer in Alabama, in the 1930s, where segregation was the norm. He is asked to defend a black man, and the story is about how he and his two children manage to survive the trial without compromising their beliefs of equality between blacks and whites - despite the threats from their community. The characters are rich and full and beautifully acted.
