Being an enthusiast for the old and grand classic movies, it was tonight the first time that I watched "To kill a mockingbird". I somehow expected to see a movie similar to "12 angry men"...and was somehow irritated at first to see that it was not.
Alas, it's an awesome film and I regret that I haven't yet watched it at least ten times. Now I can finally understand how Atticus Finch could become such a legendary character. Needless to say, Gregory Peck is the only cast that would perfectly fit him. It's such a pleasure to see him act (not just in this movie, but here it becomes so striking).
It's a shame that so many of the great actors from these old days no longer live: Laurence Olivier, Henry Fonda, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, James Stewart, Walter Matthau, Gregory Peck, Charles Bronson (just like Peck he embodied a certain type of character in a way only he could do). All dead. The latter two just died this year. Sigh.
Re:Nahhh. Should have been Spencer Tracy ;-)
ethan on 2003-09-19T05:57:40
Actually, I haven't yet read Harper Lee's novel. I've put it on my mental to-do list though. According to most comments on imdb.com the movie is actually one of the few good adaptations of a novel.
I have a few blank spots anyway when it comes to American writers. I am more aquainted with the British ones, although from what I hear the stuff by Harper Lee and others (such as Truman Capote) would probably fit me quite well.
As for Spencer Tracy, I am not so sure whether he'd have given a good Atticus Finch, honestly.;-) But you remind me that I finally need to get my hands on "Bad day at Black Rock", a movie I remember having only partly watched years ago. Re:Nahhh. Should have been Spencer Tracy ;-)
Adrian on 2003-09-22T10:27:27
"Bad Day at Black Rock" - fun movie (and one of the first american movies to have some kung-fu-fighting:-)
