I love this movie so much

So much average

Simply A Masterpiece

Good concept, poorly executed.

Huck FinnHuck Finn is a movie based off a book called Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain it's based on a runaway slave named Jim played by Courtney B. Vance and is saved by a young boy named Huck Finn played by Elijah Wood which took place in the 1950's in Mississippi. This film is very adventurist movie that has lots of foreshadowing. Huck Finn is a young 10 year old boy that has an abusive father and his name is Pap and is played by Ron Perlman. Finn lives with a lady that is named Widow Douglas played by Dana Luey, and one day Huck fights this young boy down by the river and sees this fathers foot print in the dirt and runs to go see the physic Jim. And that night Hucks father kidnaps him and takes him to his house where he starts to beat him, and the only way he can escape is by faking his own murder. So then Huck runs to the woods and that's where he finds Jim. They run off together and go on their adventure and then they catch up with two men named Duke and King and they pretend to be people they aren't so they can get a lot my money. In the end Duke and King get tared and feathered. And Huck and Jim run away. Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn in the Age of Realism, which in time was when slavery was very popular and blacks were treated poorly, and this is why it was a good idea that Jim traveled with Huck because he was white and Jim couldn't make all the decisions on his own because he was treated so poorly because of his race. So this shows a white 10 year old boy is superior to a elder black man. In this movie Disney has a way of switching things around in the movie, for example they make it look like slavery is so easy to get out of if you get caught but in reality its not. Also in the end of the movie Mary Jane stops the towns people by saying "leave them alone!" but really it took over 200+ years from them to embolism slavery in the real world. In my opinion I would give this movie 4 out of 5 stars. My reaction to this film was actually a lot better than I tought it would be I thought they did a good way of showing how slaves were treated in the time and also making it funny in some parts so it switched up the mood of the watcher. I would recommend this movie to anyone that is interested in the Age of Realism.

Huck Finn (Elijah Wood) has a knack for getting into trouble. He spends the majority of his days playing hooky from school, getting into fights, and lying to his guardians Mrs. Watson (Mary Louise Wilson)and Widow Douglas (Dana Ivey) about how he got black eyes. One day, Huck's drunken, abusive father (Ron Perlman) arrives and takes his son away with him, looking for a way to get his hands on $600 left to Huck by his mother who is deceased. Huck escapes from his father's cabin, after a night of fighting for his life, and, in the company of a runaway slave named Jim (Courtney B. Vance), the duo sets off on a journey by boat down the Mississippi with the goal of getting Jim's freedom. Along the way, the pair meets a number of interesting people and become dragged into several adventures that don't always lean towards their favor. Disney has a rep. for watering down things that may cause a social argument. Huck Finn deals with a single major issue: slavery. In the book, Mark Twain never holds back punches which are good when using a type of fiction realism since The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was the first book to be wrote in full dialect. Although the movie never uses the word "nigger", that's about the only thing that has been sanitized because it is meant to be a children's/Family movie. The evils of slavery are still shown, rather graphically, at times and it would be wrong to assume that The Adventures of Huck Finn doesn't have a social agenda. Family films are hard to find, and those that fit into the category of "good entertainment" are even less common. The Adventures of Huck Finn is a great exception, although young children may be a little frightened by some of the violence. Same as the book, there are many levels on which the story can be appreciated. Children will enjoy the adventure, but the sarcasm and funny wit is mainly for adult consumption. The Adventures of Huck Finn is a great movie and Disney has produced a film of some quality. It's not a 5 out of 5 , and it can't be considered the real version of Twain's work but it deserves some recognition and credit. I give the movie 3 out of 5 because it was entertaining and the wasn't really and crappy animation like some of the other movies of that time period.

Huckleberry FinThis story starts off in pre-civil war era. Huckleberry Fin is a great story produced by the legend Samuel Clemens also known as Mark Twain. The excellent actor Elijah Wood plays Huckleberry Fin, Elijah is more known for his later years for being the star in Lord of the Rings. Huck's main buddy Jim is played Courtney B. Vance. These two are together most of the story and they go on a comedic adventure that leads to a little trouble at times. The story unfolds nicely into a drama filled ending.Let's start this story from the beginning where Huck's drunk of a father Pap kidnaps him from his foster parents to take the trust fund his mother left him. Huck escapes from his Pap's cabin by faking his death and accidentally meets up with Jim, who is a runaway slave, at Jackson's Island. Since men of the town think Huck is dead they assume the runaway slave Jim killed him. During this time period it isn't much of the fact that he supposedly killed Huck more of the fact that he is a runaway slave which was a very large penalty at this time. Then from Jackson's island Huck and Jim's satire adventure begins.Now that Huck and Jim are on their adventure it starts to become this great story. Elijah Wood's acting was phenomenal. Even at such a young age he puts on an excellent show. This movie really showed Elijah's strengths of humor and a strong attitude. These are showed when Widow Douglas dresses him up and he runs away throwing his clothes off and messing up his freshly cleaned hair. Courtney B. Vance did a fantastic job with his ambitious mind to be free slave and his frightening of getting caught. He truly shows these skills once Huck floats across the river top turn in Jim for being a runaway slave. At this time, Jim leaves the raft and is about to take off then Huck uses satire and lies about his family being deathly ill on the raft which probably saves Jim's life and helps these two become closer. The costume design for this movie fits the pre civil war era perfectly. Most middle lower class wore roughed up dress clothes like Huck during most of the movie. Since Jim was a slave and a runaway slave at that he wore these torn up clothes that no one would want to be caught dead in during our time period, but this all changes once Jim is set free from slavery. Then he acquires some puffy dress clothes that the upper class would wear during this time period. I have seen many a lot of movies in all my years of being a movie critic and this is one of the best in its class. Elijah wood did such an amazing job to make this movie such a great production. If you plan on seeing this movie you should read the book first or learn a little on Mark Twain's writing style. This will you understand this film and make your overall experience better while watching this film. I will give this movie 4 ½ popcorns out of 5. This movie made me laugh, really get involved in the story, and tear up a little. The director and producer did a fantastic job to create such a great story.

Huckal Barry Finn Movie ReviewHukal Barry Finn is a movie of a young boy's adventure on his own and the problems he faces on the way. This movie takes place in early America when slavery was popular in the south. The young boy goes by the name of Huck (played by Elijah Wood) who later meets up with a slave named Jim (played by Courtney B. Vance). Huck is kidnapped and abused by Pap Finn (played by Ron Perlman). Before he was kidnapped Huck stayed and was parented by Widow Douglas (played by Dane Ivey). On Huck and Jim's adventure to the free states they face problems like Jim being recaptured as a slave and both of them being held captive by two con artist.Huck lives in a small town with Widow Douglas but is miserable. Huck is in his room one night when his pap comes to kidnap him. Huck is at his pap's cabin when pap goes to town to get a few goods. While pap is gone Huck tries to fake his own death to escape form Pap. Huck then runs to Jackson Island and meets up with Jim, a runaway slave. They decide to get on a raft and head to the free states but to do that they must go south first. When they are floating down the river the two con artists invade their raft. Because Huck is so young and Jim is a slave they had no choice but to listen to the two con artists and do as they say. They decide to dress up and act like two brothers from England and rob a rich family of their dead "brother's" riches. There is when Jim is captured and put in jail. Huck is determined to get Jim out of jail and on to the free states.This movie takes place in the older setting, so there is not much you can really do in the aspect of editing. All the movie needs and has is soft background music to transition from seen to seen. The music just makes the scene changes smoother so it does not seem like it jumps from scene to scene too quickly. Without the music the movie would have no emotion, would seem unprofessional, and would be rather boring. The actors in the movie can really seem to get into what they're doing. There is more that could have happened with the emotion of slavery. But over all they have seemed to get the fact that the movie was taken a while back and understand how to apply that to the acting. Over all I see the movie as a good movie if you wanted to see what the past was like. This movie is in no way an entertaining movie. This movie is slow movie and does not have much going on that will get the viewer really involved in it. If I were to rate this movie I would rate it two out of five stars.Matt Mummert American Literature Student 3rd Block: Mr. Mauzy's Class Written May 23, 2012