To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

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To Kill a Mockingbird was released on March 16, 1963, in the USA. The American Drama film was produced by Pakula-Mulligan. The movie storyline was written by Horton Foote, and directed by Robert Mulligan. The movie was the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird[1].

Plot

Atticus and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird [2]

In 1932, Scout (Mary Badham) and her brother Jem (Philip Alford) live with his father, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck). Atticus is a lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama. Their new neighbor just comes named Dill Harris (John Megna). Atticus is asked to defend Tom Robinson(Brock Peter), an African American, who was accused of raping a white woman named Mayella Violet Ewell (Collin Wilcox). As Atticus tries to defend Tom, their family gets threatened by everybody in the town. Scout and Jem get into fights and sometimes get insulted in the school as their father tries to defend an African American[3]. Despite that, Atticus teaches his children to be more empathic and not calling other names nigger. Atticus has proved everything where Tom Robinson is innocent, no sexual attack, and the lie that is made by Mayella. Nevertheless, all jury considers Tom Robinson as guilty. At last, Tom is reported that he had been shot by the Sheriff's deputy as Tom tries to run out of prison. Still, Atticus's children are assaulted, and eventually, the intruder gets killed by Boo Radley, as Boo tries to save Atticus's children from getting killed[4].

Controversy

The film portrays how racism designates accusations, bias, and injustice at the time. Starting from the first trial, when Tom is arrested, everyone believes that Myella was assaulted as their hatred towards black Americans is relatively high. The people also rage when Atticus believes that Tom is innocent, as the people believe that black Americans always do cruel actions. Most people hate somebody who tries to support and defend black Americans despite the innocence. Another scene shows that even the true criminal such as Boo Radley is not locked up in the prison. This is possible because Sheriff by putting in the same prison with Tom is a disturbing punishment to white men. [5].

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