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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Southern lawyer Atticus Finch defends a black man accused of rape; the story is set in small Southern town in the 30's, where a black man is almost assured of conviction or worse in such a setting.
--Katherine Bolt, Resident Scholar
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Based on the book by Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird is a great movie a story of a man and his 2 children. The children's father, Gregory Peck, is a lawyer who has a very important trial case coming up. Now remember this is in the 1930's and people were still very prejudiced then. Gregory Peck is representing a black man who is accused of raping a white woman. A very powerful story.
--Cal Tormey, Resident Scholar
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Novelist Harper Lee's beautiful betrayal of a father's love from a child's point of view, during an intolerant, racially divided society in the 1930's. Gregory Peck's moving Oscar winning performance portrays Atticus Finch, a lawyer with deep convictions who defends a wrongfully accused black man held on the charge of the rape of a young white women. Atticus's children Scout and Jem also suffer the town's intolerance and prejudice on the basis of their father's defense and convictions and nearly suffer their own deaths at the hand of a drunken accuser. An exciting twist occurs when a stranger appears and comes to their rescue.
It is a very moving portrayal from a child's point of view, who discover the secrets of childhood, and also the pangs of growing up.
A must see!
--Beth Schnell, Resident Scholar
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One of Gregory Peck's stellar performances (this one won him the Oscar), "To Kill a Mockingbird" is about a Southern lawyer (Peck) who defends, unsuccessfully, a black man accused of rape; it is also the story of two youngsters, Scout and Jem, Peck's children, to whom he must attempt to explain "and justice for all"! Based upon the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee, this was perhaps one of the more definitive films of the Sixties (with Robert Duvall's film debut as Boo Radley).
--Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- farmer
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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