To Kill A Mockingbird Movie Essay

A Different Way of Seeing It
The story, To Kill a Mockingbird is a very eye-opening account of life in the South during the 1930s. It exposes flaws with the world, mainly with people’s ideology on moral and ethical code. It’s a wonderful book, and is beautifully written by Harper Lee, but one must consider if the true essence of her novel can all be captured in just a cinematic film. Many have their own opposing viewpoints on this topic, but I do believe that it doesn’t make any sense to show this movie in a classroom.
First, it defies some of the purposes of the book. For one, this novel is meant to be more than welcome for interpretation on one’s own, as Sam Jordison discusses in his review of the movie. The film solely limits the plot and
Also, this event contributes to one of the overall main ideas of racism in the South, especially when Scout and Jem meet Lula during their visit. Another negative aspect of this film is the fact that it skims over events in their entireties. Not a lot of time is spent on certain important events that were actually bothered to be included, and during the film, I got a sense that it seemed like the whole plot was moving way too fast, just rushing to get to the actual court trial. Especially Roger Ebert makes some fantastic points in his review of the movie, To Kill a Mockingbird. First, he calls attention to the fact that Atticus shows no uncertainty about and asks no questions regarding the fact that Tom Robinson was accidentally killed as he attempted to escape prison. There is obviously no way of knowing whether or not Robinson’s death was purposeful, but it wouldn’t be extremely surprising if it was, based on the prominent racism demonstrated in this story, and it seems very implausible that Atticus wouldn’t question the event at all. Also, Ebert makes another great point when he discusses the fact that the negroes in the book were treated as props and not as real characters in the