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Post by Techguy on Jul 9, 2007 12:41:34 GMT -5
No one else has spoken up so I'll start with a few questions to get things rolling:
How realistic is it for young children like Scout and Jem in the rural South during the Depression to call their father by his first name?
What lessons about tolerance and the nature of evil did Scout and Jem learn as a result of their experiences with their father and their neighbors?
Could this movie be remade with updates today, and if so, how and who would you cast in the lead roles?
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Post by ragincajun on Jul 9, 2007 14:21:38 GMT -5
I am not good at discussing things indept, But about the movie being remade, I don't know, sometimes you can't mess with perfection. But another movie that made me think inlines of To Kill a Mockingbird, Not so much about the lives of the children, but about the bigotry was a View to Kill. Still haven't had time to sit and rewatch the movie getting ready for Vacation, will try to when we get back, maybe then will attempt the questions.
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Post by madger on Jul 11, 2007 7:26:43 GMT -5
I'm just checking in. I had every intention of reading the book on my vacation and then watching the movie, but alas, I had way too much fun in Spain to leave me time to read, and mentally I'm still there and therefore my region 1 DVD doesn't work in Spain ;D
But it is if not THE, than one of my favorite movies, it was in this that I fell in love with Gregory Peck. It also brings back the feel of my childhood, even though it was very different.
I'll have to do my homework and get back to you. Aw shucks.
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Post by Patcat on Jul 11, 2007 9:13:47 GMT -5
Atticus Finch is univerally hailed as a great hero--I believe he ranked number one or close to it on the American Film Institute's list of heros. And I agree with that view. But there have been some recent criticisms of the character arguing that Atticus doesn't attack or question the basic racism of the society that he lives in and that his benevolent paternalistic attitude towards blacks is another form of racism. I can't recall if it was Gregory Peck or someone else who observed that the first part of that statement is true, but that Atticus had to live in that society and in his children he had two hostages to the future.
Patcat
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Post by maherjunkie on Jul 14, 2007 14:34:41 GMT -5
Oh what a load. His role was to defend, and his actions proved the former. If caring about your clients is paternalistic than that would apply to hopefully most attorneys.
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Post by Metella on Jul 16, 2007 6:05:51 GMT -5
I don't think this film could be remade to fit into today's society .....
Yeah, what a load - if that happened today - then maybe more nashing and wailing for the press - but if Atticus tried that back then, he wouldn't have accomplished even what he did!!
I think in my limited experience - that the children calling him by his first name was completely unusual & that is why it seemed to be highlighted by the film - the single father, being friend and father and look here ... they are doing things not quiet right here, aren't they?
What about the city boy visiting for the summer? That rang so true - all his posturing and yet still welcomed by the locals as a breath of fresh air ...
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Post by Sirenna on Aug 1, 2007 8:38:58 GMT -5
The children calling him by his first name shows how dislocated everyone is -- from family, community, spiritually (themselves). TKAMB reminds me of a book by Ralph Ellison: An Invisible Man TKAMB looks at this from the outside in and AIM looks at it from the inside out if that makes any sense.
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Post by maherjunkie on Aug 4, 2007 11:03:31 GMT -5
I called my mother by her first name because it was what I was raised to do; you know like the Jackson kids calling their father Joe-er, bad example...
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Post by Metella on Aug 13, 2007 6:50:53 GMT -5
Anyone figure out why this foray flopped? It dominated at the internal poll??
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Post by DonnaJo on Aug 13, 2007 16:09:57 GMT -5
Honestly.........?  I haven't seen this film in years, and even though I love hashing things out with you guys (as you know ;D) I simply wasn't motivated to see this film again. I think it's too dated & the concepts in the film are dated as well. I didn't want to say anything, but since you ask, something more current & controversial might be better. Like the movie JFK by Oliver Stone or a Michael Moore film. Conspiracy theory stuff is always good for ripe discussion. |
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Post by Techguy on Aug 13, 2007 18:38:09 GMT -5
Metella, I secretly wondered why the discussion of this movie fell flat after the film came out the overwhelming winner in the poll vote. DonnaJo, perhaps you're right about the dated nature of the movie and suggestion that something more controversial might spur more discussion. My own take was that the speculation about CI next season took over the board to the exclusion of everything else, plus everyone's summer plans made it difficult to set aside time to discuss a movie.
I have no objection to moving on to another movie, but with new episodes starting in about 7 weeks, we'll have to act fast to decide on an alternate movie to get some discussion in before CI takes center stage.
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