To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Excellent but underrated film

Best movie ever!

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The movie is one among few that capture people in their routine at a time in America that people now hardly recollect. The way it captures racism and white supremacy, people standing up for equality, the notion of the white American and most of this through the eyes of a young curious girl is unique indeed. However the film at various points lacks clarity. This maybe an indication of the equipment those days. I haven't seen a remastered edition.

Such a well done film. The casting is amazing. An American classic that everyone should watch. The book is better, but it is a wonderful adaptation.

'To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)' has held up remarkably well over the years, perhaps most due to its faithful representation of Harper Lee's timeless source novel. It boasts brilliant performances - including surprisingly good turns from the first-time child actors - and beautifully crisp black-and-white cinematography. While the movie isn't quite as successful as the book, as usually is the case, it's still an enjoyable tale that acts as an important and enduring cry against prejudice in all its forms. 8/10

There have been several instances in my life where I am in dire need of something to soothe my soul, I normally recur to the usual things, like going for a walk or perhaps even writing. Other times I simply watch To Kill a Mockingbird. It will draw a smile in me with the first note, and at the last scene a tear. The reason why to Kill a Mockingbird cures my inside is mainly because of a single word: Innocence. In this day and age, these dark times. Like the ones we see in the movie, I believe we all need a drop of innocence on us, but we also need to be strong, we need to be resilient, but above all, we must have justice.In the movie and book, To Kill a Mockingbird means that it is a sin to kill someones innocence/inner peace, because all they do is ''sing'' for us. In a way I have always thought of this as not just that there is a mockingbird in all of us, but that to shoot the beauty and uniqueness of all people on earth has been the one and only sin that we have all committed. This sin may come across in the manifestation of simple thoughts of judgement against peoples actions, personalities or simply physical attributes. Boo Radley is the personification of this situation in the instance of the Novel/Movie. I am applying the situations in this movie to our present day counterparts and situation to explain my most important opinion about the movie: It is Timeless.The historical context of the movie is one of desperation, racism and injustice. But also at times: innocent, playful and hopeful. There is an Atticus Finch, Scout Finch and even Boo Radley in all of us. But the Bob Ewell we all have is also at risk of falling in the desperation and injustice, prejudice and a hate for ourselves and the world that sorrounds us.Atticus Finch brought to life by the one and only Gregory Peck was named AFI's number 1 hero in movie history. A man who will be timeless. His speech at the court is one of the best movie moments in history. Gregory Peck WAS Atticus Finch. All the actors in this movie are completely the way you would imagine them while reading the novel. The compositions by Elmer Bernstein are one of the most beautiful to ever touch the silver screen, and delight our ears. It fills the air with beauty, tension and makes us cry.To Kill a Mockingbird is the greatest film of all time because it isn't perfect, but the message is completely timeless, the world will always go through dire situations because humans tend to be complicated creatures. But there will always be a Mockingbird in all of us, and this movie reminds us of that. I always turn to this movie to find my inner Mockingbird, and to remind me that sometimes, injustice will be present, but the innocence of creatures and the good in mankind will prevail.