Review of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) by Ryan M — 16 May 2014

I just finished reading the book for my grade 10 English class and I thought it was a fantastic book. It reminded of my childhood days where I would go exploring around my neighborhood on those hot summer days, not having a care in the world. I never believed there were evil things in this world, but that changes through time when you grow up and see the true natures of this world and that there are things that can scare you, but that's just a small part of life.

I told my dad we were going to watch the movie in class and he wouldn't allow it because he wanted to watch it with me. So he goes out and buys it and we decide to watch it as a nice movie night type of deal.

To Kill A Mockingbird is a cinematic masterpiece and will forever remain as an important part in cinema history. The whole story to it is just so nostalgic and just reminds us of how young and innocent we all were and not knowing what true horrors lies within. Gregory Peck gives a phenomenal performance as Atticus Finch, a southern lawyer who believes what is right and stands up for Tom Robinson against a prejudice, southern community. He teaches Jem and Scout that there are principals in life that includes equality, beliefs, and values of others and that life isn't a walk through the park, that it's precious. In these 16 years on my young life, I have never seen a movie so moving, so soulful, so beautiful as To Kill A Mockingbird. While it may not be the best full on adaptation ever, they still managed to capture the essence of the book and make into a remarkable major-motion picture.

Usually movies don't make me reduce down to tears, but when the scene where Scout meets Boo Radley for the first time, it made me realize how innocent we truly are and I just lost it.

I'm glad I watched it with my dad and not watch it with a class of 30 moronic, stoner, assholes who don't get the true art of cinema and would rather watch Movie 43. To Kill A Mockingbird is a film that should be preserved and loved by all and for eternity.