Watching the movie version of To Kill a Mockingbird, I was pleasantly impressed. The actors in this movie really seemed to take hold of Lee’s characters and bring a new life to the text. Usually when books become movies we are often disappointed. Content is cut out, plots mixed and matched into a mess of a story, and characters become completely different people. This is definitely one of those instances where the movie almost became its own entity but in a good way. Personally I felt that the movie added to my experience and understanding of the book by really adding a depth of emotion and visual representation of the text. One of the main surprises for me was how much I loved Atticus’ character. So calm, cool, and collected he always seemed to know what was best for Jem and Scout. I think that in the book there might have been a gap of affection between Atticus and the children but in the movie we can see even though he is removed from their lives in a respectful way he still is an outstanding father. He also lets his kids grow up and learn on their own while acting as a guide rather than an overbearing adult.
One of the things that I have still felt uneasy about is the death of Tom Robinson. Somehow I wish Atticus would’ve given him more hope or support so that he didn’t have to think he had no way out but to run. However I do think the movie does a good job in making us hate Mr. Ewell. The scene where he approaches Atticus after Tom’s death made me really uneasy and I don’t think I would’ve been able to leave Mr.Ewell like Atticus does without saying a thing or two. I do think this is an important lesson for Jem to learn in terms of not fighting but I almost wonder if Jem wasn’t present, would Atticus have done the same?
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