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Great movie, I saw it again last night...........................really makes you think..........
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This really is a great movie, and I was happily surprised that it didn't stray off from the story of the book. Events occurred in the same sequence and the most consequential moments were kept just as they were written. Harper Lee's novel is a work that captures that nostalgia of childhood that we all long for at some point or another in life. She really captured the innocence and purity that we can find in people. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are her prime examples, but every character in the book and film represent these ideals.
There is a quote from Charles Lamb before the book begins that says, "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once."
Gregory Peck was perfect in Atticus Finch's skin. The whole scene in the courtroom where he describes justice and the morals of law was very impacting to me, because he delivered that speech so articulately and with such emotion. He delivered one of film's greatest and most memorable roles perfectly.
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I failed to mention Robert Duvall's performance as well. I think it would be very difficult to tackle the role of someone whose mentality and thoughts and actions were not experienced in the book. When Robert Duvall stepped out of the corner and looked at Scout for the first time in person, his awkward, childish expression made him Boo Radley. He was so lovely as this grown-up child, even just with the way he let Scout walk him home, as he held her hand, as he touched Jem's arm... It wasn't just his performance that made it so special, it was his very presence.
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pamplemousse wrote:
This really is a great movie, and I was happily surprised that it didn't stray off from the story of the book. Events occurred in the same sequence and the most consequential moments were kept just as they were written. Harper Lee's novel is a work that captures that nostalgia of childhood that we all long for at some point or another in life. She really captured the innocence and purity that we can find in people. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are her prime examples, but every character in the book and film represent these ideals.
There is a quote from Charles Lamb before the book begins that says, "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once."
Gregory Peck was perfect in Atticus Finch's skin. The whole scene in the courtroom where he describes justice and the morals of law was very impacting to me, because he delivered that speech so articulately and with such emotion. He delivered one of film's greatest and most memorable roles perfectly.
See, if they were to do this movie today they would have this long drawn-out sex scene between Tom and Mayella. It just wouldn't work. Your post sums up the movie really well.
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damn i love that book and movie. for some reason the line 'still got my innocence..' pops to mind.
being from the south, i can't imagine what balls it took to stand up the way atticus did in the face of that kind of adversity especially in the era this book is based on.
a little trivia....Dil was based on Truman Capote. He was a childhood friend of Harper Lee's.
This really is a great movie, and I was happily surprised that it didn't stray off from the story of the book. Events occurred in the same sequence and the most consequential moments were kept just as they were written. Harper Lee's novel is a work that captures that nostalgia of childhood that we all long for at some point or another in life. She really captured the innocence and purity that we can find in people. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are her prime examples, but every character in the book and film represent these ideals.
There is a quote from Charles Lamb before the book begins that says, "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once."
Gregory Peck was perfect in Atticus Finch's skin. The whole scene in the courtroom where he describes justice and the morals of law was very impacting to me, because he delivered that speech so articulately and with such emotion. He delivered one of film's greatest and most memorable roles perfectly.
See, if they were to do this movie today they would have this long drawn-out sex scene between Tom and Mayella. It just wouldn't work. Your post sums up the movie really well.
When was the last time you saw a long, drawn-out sex scene in a movie?
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Auggiestyle wrote:
bullet proof wrote:
pamplemousse wrote:
This really is a great movie, and I was happily surprised that it didn't stray off from the story of the book. Events occurred in the same sequence and the most consequential moments were kept just as they were written. Harper Lee's novel is a work that captures that nostalgia of childhood that we all long for at some point or another in life. She really captured the innocence and purity that we can find in people. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson are her prime examples, but every character in the book and film represent these ideals.
There is a quote from Charles Lamb before the book begins that says, "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once."
Gregory Peck was perfect in Atticus Finch's skin. The whole scene in the courtroom where he describes justice and the morals of law was very impacting to me, because he delivered that speech so articulately and with such emotion. He delivered one of film's greatest and most memorable roles perfectly.
See, if they were to do this movie today they would have this long drawn-out sex scene between Tom and Mayella. It just wouldn't work. Your post sums up the movie really well.
When was the last time you saw a long, drawn-out sex scene in a movie?
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Does anybody else get this confused with "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest"?
no, but i keep thinking boo radley is darth vader
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