To Kill a Mockingbird-The movie |
 Aug 24 2008, 10:24 AM
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The movie adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird was released in 1962. Gregory Peck won an Oscar for his role as Atticus Finch, and it is rumored that Harper Lee presented him with her father's watch. Have you seen this movie? Do you think it was a faithful adaptation of the book? Was the casting accurate? Do you think this movie should be remade?
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Aug 24 2008, 11:14 AM
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Selling Illegal Items at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 2,806 Joined: 7:59am June 6, 2006 |
QUOTE(Pyxis @ Aug 24 2008, 04:24 PM) 
(1) Yes (2)Yes (3)Yes (4)No Although there were a great many plot ommissions I loved this movie. Gregory Peck was spectacular, as were Mary Badham(Scout), Phillip Alford(Jem) and John Megna(Dil). I felt it really captured the spirit of the story which is all one can expect from a film adaption. Like the Wizard of Oz or Miracle on 34th Street, they were so fantastic the first time and they remain such timeless classics that no remake is necessary. Edit:Typo This post has been edited by Azkaban's_Angel: Aug 24 2008, 05:59 PM --------------------  |
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Aug 24 2008, 05:16 PM
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Knight MacMod The Great Protecting The Memory Of Sense  Posts: 2,430 Joined: 7:17pm February 17, 2006 Location: 3rd door on the left, Hogsmeade  |
I remember going to see the movie right after it was released. I hadn't started high school yet. My parents were hesitant to let me go, but since I had already read the book, they agreed.
I liked the movie, but I distinctly remember being disappointed in all that had been omitted. Still, the movie doesn't really introduce anything irrelevant, like those romantic subplots Hollywood is always inserting. The casting was great! All the characters were believable. Gregory Peck, in my humble opinion, was superb. For a long time it was hard for me to think of him as anyone other than Atticus Finch. I really doubt much is to be gained by a remake. If anyone attempts it, I say keep the black-and-white format, the dirt streets, the moderately grainy quality. Extend it to about three hours if possible. --------------------  click the Q "And, if there is need to speak in brief summary of this power, we shall find that none of the things which are done with intelligence take place without the help of speech, but that in all our actions as well as in all our thoughts speech is our guide, . . ." Isocrates, Antidosis |
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Aug 24 2008, 05:53 PM
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I saw the film after studying the novel, and I loved it. Yes, there were differences. There always are. But it was brilliantly done; good turn by the actors, great storyline and so poignant!
No, it shouldn't be remade. It'd lose the magic; it works so well in black and white, and the simplicity is just superb. -------------------- Signature in development... thanks to Procrastinators United! It should come tomorrow...
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Aug 25 2008, 08:08 AM
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I agree that it should not be remade, so much of the magic is lost when classics are remade and they so often just fall down flat, part of the love we have for them is down to nostalgia and that can't be recreated. Its quite a while since I watched the film so I can't clearly remember which parts were cut but it did tell the story, though I do have it on DVD and should watch it again. I've always felt that Gregory Peck was well cast as Atticus, he has a wonderful quiet strength about him that suits Atticus perfectly.
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Aug 25 2008, 09:31 AM
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Like the majority of you I say that it shouldn't be remade. It is a classic and it just wouldn't be the same if it was remade.
I loved all of the casting, even though right now I don't remember what some people in the movie looked like. Also I had totally different people pictured in my head, but I always picture characters really weirdly. I read the book Freshman year and then saw the movie, but to be honest I don't remember what was taken out of the movie. I think that the movie was beautifully made and it stayed pretty close to the book (it also had the right mood and feeling and that is pretty important). Even though it left stuff out, it was still a great movie. --------------------  Live in the present, remember the past and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now ~ Saphira avatar by JeffHpFan |
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Aug 25 2008, 09:58 AM
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Yes, I have seen the movie(many times)
I agree with Azkaban's__Angel that the casting was superb. I would add to that list a very young Robert DuVall as Boo Radley. And, no, I do not think the film should be remade. It's a classic! Films like the Wizard of Oz are classics that stand the test of time and are still entertaining. Usually a studio that wants to remake a classic does so not out of a desire to make an even better film than the original, but to make more money. What would be the benefit of re-making To Kill a Mockingbird? To present it in color? Part of the film's atmosphere comes from its being shot in black and white. I think there was color film available at the time this original was shot, so the idea to shoot in black and white was probably the director's decision. Call me a purist, but I am not one of those people who think that all of the older black and white films need to be colorized. There's a good reason that the director decided to present a film in black and white. And there's another reason. "Lightening doesn't strike twice." How could there be another cast that would be as convincing as the one in this film? Just one mistake in a character casting would ruin the film. Harper Lee put her stamp of approval on Gregory Peck as Atticus, who represented her father (fictionally of course), and it's hard to think of another actor who could do that role the same justice today. -------------------- "And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure."
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Aug 26 2008, 03:44 AM
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I most defintely agree, the movie shouldn't have to be remade...especially with the circumstances of which when the movie came out which was when, the late 40s and 50s.. It was a decent movie of it's time.. I myself have read the novel and felt it followed the plot quite accurately, although I don't easily appeal to movies like " To Kill a Mockingbird." I watched it in Eight grade with my class and I really liked it.
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Aug 26 2008, 04:50 AM
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It would be a travesty to remake this beautifully filmed black and white classic. If it were remade I doubt that it be as true to the novel. Modern filmmakers would try to put all sorts of modern spin on it. The parts of the book and the movie that are left to the reader/viewers imagination are what makes this such a poignant movie.
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Aug 26 2008, 12:46 PM
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I caught the last portion of this film on TV recently, from the court case onwards. I was just flipping through channels and recognised what it must be immediately. I really enjoyed the part I saw, and all the actors were superb. I was a little disappointed with how quickly Tom died, there wasn't much time to let everything sink in, but still that's just part of the while book-to-film process I suppose.
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Aug 26 2008, 07:41 PM
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Well, I don't think the movie should be remade, either. I haven't seen it for a long time, but I do remember being impressed with Gregory Peck's character. The one positive thing that might come from a remake is to bring the movie to a wider audience. Unfortunately, because the movie is black and white it is considered a 'classic'...which to many people equals 'boring'. If it was remade, it would have to stay very true to the book in order to retain its power, and I don't know if filmmakers are capable of doing that anymore (Goblet of Fire, anyone?
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Aug 26 2008, 10:46 PM
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Monster Book Stacker Posts: 358 Joined: 7:14pm March 25, 2006 Location: In Detention with Proffesor Longbottom |
When was the original one made? The time it was made compared to a re-made/remastered version could make a difference. I personally would like to see a Re-make.
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Aug 28 2008, 07:06 PM
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Diagon Alley Entrepreneur Posts: 4,295 Joined: 2:49am June 9, 2005 Location: Somewhere too mysterious to mention... |
QUOTE(Pyxis @ Aug 27 2008, 12:41 PM) Unfortunately, because the movie is black and white it is considered a 'classic'...which to many people equals 'boring'. If it was remade, it would have to stay very true to the book in order to retain its power, and I don't know if filmmakers are capable of doing that anymore. That's a really good point. Black and white films get such a bad rap in terms of them being too 'old', which is ridiculous. But I still think it shouldn't be remade, it would be terrible. -------------------- Signature in development... thanks to Procrastinators United! It should come tomorrow...
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Aug 29 2008, 09:55 AM
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I haven't seen the movie in quite a while and I just finished reading the book, so it's hard for me to remember which parts were from the book and which from the movie. I do remember that the movie was excellent and I wanted to read the book because of it. I can't imagine remaking a movie like this. Usually you would remake to update a movie but the plotline of To Kill a Mockingbird is very time period dependent so I don't see how it could be remade.
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Aug 29 2008, 02:45 PM
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I don't think it should be remade either for fear of it becoming too interpretive and foreshadowing of the events that took place later on in the 1960s, in addition to its potential of becoming romanticized and sentimental.
Also, my mom's favorite actor was Gregory Peck...I'd hate to take Atticus away from her memories! lol 
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Aug 29 2008, 09:57 PM
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Knight MacMod The Great Protecting The Memory Of Sense Posts: 2,430 Joined: 7:17pm February 17, 2006 Location: 3rd door on the left, Hogsmeade |
I just now turned off my tv after watching To Kill a Mockingbird--lovely movie, made all the better by the discussions in this forum.
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Aug 29 2008, 10:36 PM
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Monster Book Stacker Posts: 358 Joined: 7:14pm March 25, 2006 Location: In Detention with Proffesor Longbottom |
They Could make a re-make of it more closer to present time. with different style cars. different styles. but with the same story line and same characters.
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Aug 30 2008, 08:11 PM
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QUOTE(Master Yoda @ Aug 29 2008, 08:36 PM) They Could make a re-make of it more closer to present time. with different style cars. different styles. but with the same story line and same characters. That's an interesting thought. I wonder if it might lose some of the essence of the book, though. The time was so much more...innocent, and it makes a striking contrast for the developments of the book. Does anyone remember a movie, some years ago, based on a John Grisham novel (I cannot, for the life of me, remember the title), and I keep thinking it was similar to this book. |
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Aug 30 2008, 10:48 PM
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I had to read To Kill A Mockingbird in grade 9, wasnt a terrible book.. although i have a theory about boo Radley. i never saw the movie untill i was playing a game for the xbox 360 entitled " The darkness".. i was so confused
i'm pretty sure they have remade it. To Kill A Mockingbird (2006) did a pretty good job imo! McCraezy --------------------  * Hermione's put a spell on me* Banner made by McCraezy (me) If you would like one, PM me and I'll see what I can do! |
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Sep 1 2008, 11:41 AM
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One Half of the DDD Posts: 8,476 Joined: 5:31pm August 30, 2006 Location: Siriusly Dreaming Somewhere |
QUOTE(Pyxis @ Aug 31 2008, 02:11 AM) QUOTE(Master Yoda @ Aug 29 2008, 08:36 PM) They Could make a re-make of it more closer to present time. with different style cars. different styles. but with the same story line and same characters. That's an interesting thought. I wonder if it might lose some of the essence of the book, though. The time was so much more...innocent, and it makes a striking contrast for the developments of the book. Does anyone remember a movie, some years ago, based on a John Grisham novel (I cannot, for the life of me, remember the title), and I keep thinking it was similar to this book. I think I know the John Grisham story you mean Pyxis - A Time to Kill - it was about a black man's young daughter being raped by a couple of white men, they got off and he killed them and then had to stand trial. Don't worry, anyone who hasn't read it yet, that's the beginning of the book lol. -------------------- November's book is The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!" roared Black. "DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!" |
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