Review of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) by Brandon W — 06 May 2015

In high school, we are reading a book called To Kill a Mockingbird. Now I didn't finished it yet, but I like it so far and would probably like it by the end. I was getting impatient about waiting to watch the movie because I actually have it and Doug Walker, known as Nostalgia Critic, said that this is one of his favorite films, so I was really hyped to see it.

After seeing it, I can definitely see why, and is one of the best films I have ever seen. The story is really good, and the characters are very memorable, especially Atticus and Scout. The acting is excellent, especially Gregory Peck as Atticus who is just perfect acting and is intimidating at the very finest.

The writing by Horton Foote is great, and kept the spirit and faithfulness to the book. The direction by Robert Mulligan is terrific, and the soundtrack is nice to listen to. It's unpredictable knowing that it takes place during the 1960s and white people didn't respect black people at the time.

It's actually Robert Duvall's first acting movie, and he's actually not that bad despite the fact that he doesn't even have a line. The court scene is really investing and is refreshing that we wouldn't know anything about both the victims, which makes us just as curious as the people in court that have no idea about what's going on.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a perfect film to me that pays a lot of respect to the source material.