To Kill A Mockingbird

     (This is an assignment for class on the movie 'To Kill a Mockingbird', which we watched in class today.)

     I found the movie to be different from the book, which always bothers me, but at least the producers and writers kept it interesting. For example, Scout was supposed to have found all the loot in the knot of the tree, but in the movie Jem found all of the figures and marbles and etcetera.

     Also, the actor who played the character Atticus was perfect for the part. He portrayed Atticus as firm but loving in small ways, as someone who would promote free-thinking children. I think that no matter how many secrets about himself Atticus keeps, I would like him as my dad. No offense to my actual dad.

     I think that the fact that the movie is in black-and-white is a small drawback, but not huge. It lends more of a sense of the time period you're 'immersed' in. You can't see all the little details that might have been important. For example, you couldn't tell when Jem's pants were caught on the fence, you couldn't see the snag where his pants got caught.

     I don't have much of an overall reaction to the movie, which is unfortunate but understandable. I've already read the book and know the main events that occur. So nothing is really a surprise in the movie. I do prefer movies that have little twists to them so they're different but recognizable.