Filip Wejman, on amerykanska.wordpress.com, on October 18, 2007:
On Thursday night we had some slices of pizza, Coke, and watched “To Kill the Mocking Bird”. What are your impressions? I enjoyed watching it, and I look forward to seeing it next time. I have a soft spot for old B&W movies with Hollywood stars; I fall for this magic. (Probably most people do.)
Gregory Peck was so handsome, he was such a good citizen and father of the family; he would speak to his wife and children like a professor to students. It sounds pretty funny but I bought his dignity and nobility. Maybe because that’s how I ALWAYS perceive Gregory Peck (Does anyone recall him playing an evil character?) I though this film was naive and genuine as a piece of art. Maybe this is also how people tend to think about the South: with sentimentalism; they like to watch such films on the lazy Sunday afternoon, just like the old westerns.
The famous closing argument of Atticus went for me completely unnoticed, it had zero impact on me. I thought it was still coming when I realized it was already gone.
From what I heard, it was the book that made an important step in America. I can well understand that. I can also imagine that the movie did not. What is your take?
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thefilmproject // December 9, 2007 at 10:10 am
A comment by Prof. Leah Wortham:
A faculty colleague of mine says that TKMB inspired her to go to law school. Then she realized, once she became a lawyer, that the movie is about the lawyer–but being a lawyer is supposed to be about the client.
thefilmproject // December 9, 2007 at 10:11 am
Here is a comment by Zofia Lesiak:
I have never been to courtroom. Scenes like this have always made an impression on me, that speeches like this one never took place in front of the real Jury. If it did, I feel like it’s getting harder to say something really wise, that’s not a cliche. It may sound naive, but that’s why I love these old movies- where the black character looks filthy, and the good one is tall, handsome, honest and does everything right. Do such men still exist?
thefilmproject // December 9, 2007 at 10:11 am
Here is a comment by Lolo:
I wish I had watched this movie… Unfortunately the duties regarding elections prevented me from doing so.. Maybe someone is in possession of a dvd?;p
thefilmproject // December 9, 2007 at 10:12 am
Filip Wejman:
very hard to come by in krakow or in warsaw; will be available in Empik probably next month.
thefilmproject // December 9, 2007 at 10:12 am
Kasia Kaperczak wrote:
I just would like to say that I’m sorry I had to leave almost in the middle of the film. Though, very long time ago (in gymnasium…;p) I’ve read the book by Harper Lee, so I knew whole plot. And I must admit, this book made impression on me. The movie..it had its climate.
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