Powerfull Ending! TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - First Time Watching (2/2)

[@johnhammonds5143]

Stand up, Miss Jean Louise. Your father's passin'.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Just amazing

[@torontomame]

I came here precisely to say how that line always leaves me choked up. 👏😢

[@kendavis5853]

I’m not ashamed to say it. I cry at that scene. Every time. We need more Harper lees.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

I tear up just thinking about the line

[@jamesacoffey9006]

There is no scene, no line in a movie that makes me bawl harder. Respect.

[@victorsixtythree]

11:53 - "Miss Jean Louise, stand up! Your father's passing..." Not only does that line always make me cry...I can even get myself chocked up just THINKING about that line. What a beautiful movie and novel. In the States, it's one of those books that is often read in school. Personally, I read it for school in sixth grade and I think again in 7th or 8th grade. In some ways it is such a simple idea - seeing the world through the eyes of children, but at the same time it is so powerful. And this is one of the not very common times when one of the all-time great novels was made into an equally great film.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

That moment IS definitely so very important. We were very pleased to have seen this movie. I'm glad that book is taught in schools over there. Now I also have to go and read it for sure ☺

[@torontomame]

It always has me wiping tears from me face as well.

[@RenfrewPrume]

I love the discussions the two of you have, and bravo to Daniel for recognizing Robert Duvall. To answer your question, it’s not a specifically true story, but it is very much a typical story for the time and place. One of the great strengths of the book and movie is the authenticity of their descriptions of the time and place and way of life (especially concerning the children). I grew up in the early sixties, and we kids were rather similar to what you see---we would play in the woods all day sometimes, and no one was too concerned. Harper Lee’s book and “Huckleberry Finn” are the two greatest anti-racism books ever published in America, and they used to be required reading in many schools. Weirdly, in our crazy times, both are now very often banned simply due to their authentic language. I highly recommend another classic black-and-white movie, “12 Angry Men” (1957). Not only is it a legal drama that I expect Lucy will love, but also a masterpiece of writing, acting, and directing, with a cast of major stars and well-respected character actors.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

This was a fantastic story absolutely, it really became one of our favourites! The language was part of that era I suppose, so its authentic, what's the point of ignoring that? 🤷🏻‍♂️ We will definitely check out 12 Angry Men in the future 😊

[@jnagarya519]

"Dill" was the real-life Truman Capote. Harper Lee knew him when she was a child in that setting. _Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_ changed my life.

[@mervincombs6640]

they talk over nearly all of the dialogue during the film.

[@andrewpetik2034]

'Miss Jean Louise stand up. Your father is passing.' That show of respect gets me every single time.

[@davidpalmer7175]

This movie was released when I was 4 years old. I'm 66 now... this movie will be dear to my memory and to my heart until the day In die.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

It is very powerful, I'll definitely never forget it as well 👌

[@gordondafoe3516]

I watched this film alone when I was 9 years old. I was hooked from the start. Man, this masterpiece has been with my for 59 years, and never gets old!

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Great stories don't age ☺️

[@lizetteolsen3218]

This movie captures a period of time in the deep south. He had no chance, given the culture. The black man feeling sorry for a white woman--nailed it for him. Gregory Peck--'Atticus' -- was a giant of an actor---this was a defining role for him. It was Duvall's 1st movie--he was 19.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Yeah, that's why we thought it was such a sad and frustrating situation, because what more could someone have done? The whole defense case would be impossible to fail if it was a fair trial 😔 (I had never seen Duvall that young, damn)

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Duvall was older than that, I thought. He would have been 31 if I have his date of birth right.

[@rogerstipe2446]

The story was written from the perspective of her being scout and the little neighbor boy in real life was Truman Capote

[@Dej24601]

Another film from the same year 1962, is “The Miracle Worker.” It is based on a play and based on real people and real events. It is exquisitely photographed in black & white which really adds to the emotional impact of the story and has a beautiful soundtrack. It won 2 Oscars. Highly recommended.

[@StoryMing]

Mayella was’t just “going for the emotion”; she was trapped and terrified. Between the threat of her father, who would presumably be likely to beat her again if the truth got out, and the social judgement for making a pass at a Black man- she was in a real, genuine bind. Also, I don’t think Tom Robinson was trying to commit suicide. I think he was genuinely attempting to escape- if he could. Yes, he knew he was likely to be shot, but as he saw it, he was going to be executed anyway, so he might as well take the chance, however small, that he might- just possibly- manage to get away. If you liked the movie, I recommend reading the book! (by Harper Lee)

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Yeah, probably she was just having a breakdown. She was definitely "trapped", that we can agree on. About Tom, you might be right, we really just thought he had done it out of desperation

[@withastone]

​@@ptthatswhatshesaid Don't think Tom ran at all. It was a story that was made up to cover up some guards who killed him because they shared the views of the Lynch mob and feared his appeal could be successful.

[@finngirl1313]

Greg Peck and Brock Peters were lifelong friends after this movie. Brock delivered the eulogy at Greg's memorial service in June 2003.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Didn't knew that. They were both great in this movie!

[@hannejeppesen1809]

The line "your father is passing". is very powerful, as is the whole movie.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

One of our favourite moments for sure 👌🏻

[@hannejeppesen1809]

I love Gregory Peck in this movie. Such a commanding presence.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

He was absolutely great in this, and I wasn't even that familiar with this actor

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

He made a lot of thought provoking movies.

[@SkyForgeVideos]

My first time watching too. Great movie.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

excellent storytelling for sure 👌

[@SkyForgeVideos]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid I much preferred it to 12 Angry Men. You guys should try "Inherit the Wind". I'm sure you've probably already seen it, but another great legal film for the channel. I must also recommend another old film called "Lost Horizon". It's my favorite black and white film, and appropriate to the title was almost completely lost and then reconstructed from a partial surviving copy. Another great film. Cheers! Love the channel, been watching since Naked Gun!

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Thanks a lot!! ☺️ Need to check out your suggestion

[@bigreenize]

Racism is the point of the entire book and film. America was on the cusp of the Civil Rights Movement when this film was released. Very powerful. Also, black and white films were an art form. Please don’t let the lack of color stop you from experiencing some of the best films ever made.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

So far all the black and white movies we have seen for the channel have been top notch 😜

[@izzonj]

The American Film Institute did a ranking of the greatest films in 10 categories and the greatest film heroes and villians. Atticus Finch was voted as the greatest hero in the history of American movies.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I like that! Înstead of brainless action heroes, this is a true role model 👌🏻

[@katheryns1219]

Atticus was based on Haper Lee's father. When filming the movie, she came to watch a scene of Gregory Peck walking down the street. Afterwards Mr Peck found her crying. He was very proud thinking he'd done a wonderful acting job. Then she said that he looked just like her father - including the little pot belly. That deflated him immediately, but he told the story laughing at himself many years later.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

It was still a win for him in a sense 🤷🏻‍♂️😂 I just loved his performance in this 👌🏻

[@wadehines9971]

It's an excellent book, with a very good adaption for a movie.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I will also check out the book, absolutely

[@custardflan]

Gill character is based on Truman Capote, a childhood friend of Harper Lee the author. There has been a persistent rumor that Capote wrote this because Lee didn't write another novel. The movie Capote explores their relationship. A good legal movie that I like, because I'm a journalist, is Absence of Malice with Paul Newman and Sally Field about what constitutes libel.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Interesting 🤔 had never heard of that movie

[@jana8599]

My respect for editors went up when I saw the original novel.

[@custardflan]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid pgolip Seymour Hoffman won an Oscar fort. It's about h7s reporti g and writing In Cold Blood.

[@bankerlaura]

The music score was beautiful.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Indeed

[@bookwoman53]

In the novel, Atticus Finch says that every lawyer has a case which personally affects him. The Ewell vs. Robinson case was his. Doctors have cases and patients who affect them personally, especially when the patients die.

[@tmerrick24]

Excellent movie. Great reaction, you got it... Please read the book, it's one of the great American novels. Harper Lee also wrote a sequel called Go Set A Watchman, which i think is great too.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I think I definitely will read the book 👌

[@melenatorr]

This is a very lovely reaction, thank you. Harper Lee based this book on her own childhood memories. Atticus is based on her father (Dill is based on author/actor Truman Capote, who was indeed a childhood friend). When the producers were casting for the movie and decided on Gregory Peck, Lee was against it. Peck requested to come and visit the father, and Lee obliged. She waited outside while Peck and her father spoke in the house. When Peck came out, he had absorbed so much of what he felt from getting to know Mr. Lee that Harper Lee thought for a moment that it was her father coming outside, not Peck. After that, she definitely was in favor of Peck being Atticus. Mary Badham recalled how lovely it was working with Peck, and said that Peck remained friends with her after the shoot was finished. Gregory Peck has a reputation for playing upright, downright, rigidly good people, but he got more levels than that: I first saw him as the maniacal Captain Ahab in "Moby Dick"; and he has a wonderful time playing a scoundrel in the so-dreadful-it's-great "Duel in the Sun", which Orson Welles, I think, called "Lust in the Dust". Peck is also in one of my favorite Westerns, "The Big Country". Our radio station played the opening theme to that movie very often, and I knew it long before I had a chance to watch the movie itself: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3zHnoKmja97iJY

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Thank you so much 😊 Now I really want to check out more movies with Gregory Peck!

[@melenatorr]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid I hope you can and will!

[@johng482]

2:41 the book makes it very clear that not only was the girl beaten by her father, he was sexually abusing her as well (explaining why her didn’t get the doctor). I think my 11th grade English teacher said it best that the jury was probably deliberating, vacillating back and forth between “we know he’s not guilty” and “we don’t want those people getting any ideas that they’re higher than their station.”

[@TD-mg6cd]

Recommended courtroom films: 1. A FEW GOOD MEN with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson 2. MY COUSIN VINNY with Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei 3. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT with Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel Jackson

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Thank you so much for the recommendations! 1. We have both seen, but 2. and 3. we both have not seen 👌

[@TD-mg6cd]

#2 is an Academy Award winning comedy. #3 is a drama.@@ptthatswhatshesaid

[@JamesLachowsky]

I would add Anatomy of a Murder starring James Stewart.

[@barblessable]

Reminds me of John Grisham's novels , he was a lawyer in the southern states before he became a best selling author, check out A TIME TO KILL film of his novel, this film is based on Harper Lee's novel.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

Someone pointed out to me that the hobbits in LOTR and harry in harry potter help us learn about their world by having things explained to them. I never realized that harper lee did the same thing. Just brilliant

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Just excellent storytelling 👌🏻

[@TD-mg6cd]

The Sheriff is culpable, as well. A modicum of investingation would have revealed to him the same exculpable physical evidence presented at trial. He too succumbed to social pressure and arrested a man that he knew was innocent. In doing so, he sentenced him to death.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Yeah, I kinda agree, especially because when we were watching the movie I found it kinda ridiculous that Tom handicap had never been brought up 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂ It's like, you guys waited for court to realize that it couldn't be him? He arrested him just because yeah, and he died because of that sure. The jury is also to blame, how could they come to that decision? I know it's the point of the movie, but it really pissed me off! 😅 sorry for the rant, I'm still thinking about the movie, it was really good, gonna read the book as well

[@TD-mg6cd]

The only issue at that time, in that place, was that a white man, and woman, made an accusation against a black man. Are you gonna take a n_____'s word over mine!? N_____ Lover!!!@@ptthatswhatshesaid

[@flerbus]

the district attorney decides what cases go to trial...not the sheriff the sheriff seems like a nice enough fellow, but hardly a shrewd criminal investigator everybody in the courtroom and the town (and american society at that time and place) were culpable in Tom's death

[@TD-mg6cd]

@@flerbus I think the question hangs above us. Once the accusation was made, was Tom as good as dead? Yes, because he was black.

[@flerbus]

@@TD-mg6cd agreed, unfortunately , we are not above such prejudice even today justice is not always blind and mob mentality still has a place in court decisions

[@custardflan]

Some poll named Greogory Peck as Atticus as the best father in film history.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I get it :)

[@agenttheater5]

17:07 It's her underdress. Going home in that would be like walking home in your underwear. And she didn't take her costume off before because she was too scared. Plus it's a good thing she was wearing it, gave her some protection.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

True, she was a bit protected because of it for sure

[@cajunsushi]

Like many, I read the book in the early 70’s in High School. Definitely a classic that stands the test of time. Unfortunately there is still the dark shadows of racism in the USA. The struggle continues against ignorance, prejudice and hatred. You have a preference for court room drama, I’d recommend The Verdict and 12 Angry Men.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I'll probably check out the book as well 👌🏻 Thank you for the suggestions

[@agenttheater5]

6:17 To feel sorry for someone - that means that you're their social equal. Maybe even their superior.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Yes, I get that it emplies you are not their inferior let's say

[@agenttheater5]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid that's why the prosecutor repeated what he said in a 'how dare you' kind of way

[@tonytune4342]

There seems to be something that Atticus missed in defense of Tom . Ewell says he saw Tom when he looked in the window . Mayella said that when her father came inside he was shouting , who did this , who did this . Why would he be asking that , if he saw Tom from the window ?

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

yes! 🤦‍♂ There were just so many inconsistencies from the witnesses point of view

[@procopiusaugustus6231]

I was a kid in the early ‘60s when the movie came out. I spent several summers in AL visiting my grandmother and remember segregation - mostly in the movie theaters where black people had to sit in the balcony. Seems very strange to me now that 23:22 this existed but is still within living memory.

[@healdogtoe2c]

Taken from a wonderful book that became part of a generations schooling.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Still need to read it, must be great

[@robertshows5100]

Most underated director in Hollywood.

[@michaelbrennick]

I appreciate your comments at that end. Today, I'm afraid the film would be very preachy and didactic, and would overdramatise the story. At the time this was produced, greater value was placed on showing, through action and character, not hammering the message with a preachy approach, or portraying evil by caricatured characters.

[@susanfromtoronto5168]

Laws banning inter-racial marriage and sexual relations (Miscegenation) existed not only at the time the movie was set (1930s) but were still in effect when the movie was made (1962). In the USA these laws were not overruled federally until 1967. Alabama, where the story takes place, did not remove its Miscegenation law until 2000.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

What? That seems unthinkable 🤯

[@jackmessick2869]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid It wasn't enforced by the 1980s, maybe even in the 1970s. But I would say most would be counseled against marrying another race because of cultural norms. By the 1980s some may have raised an eyebrow, being surprised.

[@custardflan]

The message is "the courts are the great levellers."

[@TD-mg6cd]

Arthur,"boo", did not murder. It was in defence of the children. JUSTIFIED.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Of course! But I wouldn't trust a jury in that place! and it seems the sherrif learnt a bit with Tom's situation

[@TD-mg6cd]

The sheriff acquiesced willingly to what they did to Tom. In the case of Arthur, Boo, there was no powerful social stigma attached.@@ptthatswhatshesaid

[@kendavis5853]

It doesn’t matter how many times I see the movie or read the book, I cry. I read this book when I was 12. It had such an impact on me. My family had moved from California to Ohio. Such a big culture change. I didn’t understand my classmates and they didn’t care for me. It was a small town environment. I have so much love and respect for Harper lee. Her writing was so beautiful. I could just go on and on. I wish that you could have reaction videos to reading a book. Reading aloud and reacting. The book is a beautiful work of art. And today it is being banned because it uses the n word. How stupid. How ignorant. The Ewells have taken over.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I haven't read the book yet, but it must be really, really good if this movie is any indication of the quality of the story writing. Banning such a good book for such petty reasons is ridiculous

[@torontomame]

Same here. The book and movie always made me cry. And two nights ago I saw the stage production currently touring, with Richard Thomas (John Boy, from the Waltons) as Atticus, and Mary Badham (Scout from this movie, as the mean neighbour Mrs Dubose). It also made me cry. SUCH a excellent story.

[@kendavis5853]

Read the book. There is so much more in book.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

another excellent movie of social significance starring gregory peck is 1947's "gentleman's agreement." and i also recommend 1959's "diary of anne frank." and both are based on real events. thanks for the video.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Thank you very, very much

[@8mycake244]

In an American court, the judge would stop the woman's outburst. It was not part of the questioning. Her outburst was totally emotional. For the biased jury. Harper Lee wrote this novel. It's considered one of our greatest novels.

[@tackysum]

English teachers in my high school taught the book every year during my 9 - 12 grade years back in the early seventies. Along with The Autobiography of Malcolm X, it was the book I saw kids carrying from class to class. I missed out on both and didn't read them until way after graduating. Glad I read To Kill A Mockingbird before seeing the movie, because the movie did not disappoint, it is a very faithful adaptation. Gregory Peck and the kids are wonderful. Sadly the racism and prejudice, especially in the Deep South, was and is very present. Back in the early thirties the racism is more casual such as not calling a black person by their name, just saying "Hey boy. Come and do this." As if the Civil War never happened and all the black folk were still enslaved and had to obey the white man without question. Nice reaction and discussion.

[@randybass8842]

In America, there's a history of police officers taking the law into their own hands. I've always considered it possible that after driving out of town, the police stopped and told Tom Robinson to run, and then shot him in the back as he did so. The script is written so we don't know the particulars of that event.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Yeah, I guess we will never know. We just assumed that the escape attempt had been Tom's desperation. It's really sad either way 😥

[@Akihito007]

Like law officers have never been corrupt in other countries.

[@mainmac]

I think this is clearly what happened.

[@Dej24601]

You may enjoy “The Verdict” (1982) which has a little more time spent on developing the case and in the courtroom, altho again, the main story is about the personal lives of all the people involved.

[@PequenaRainha]

Esse livro foi escrito pela Harper Lee. Ela era muito amiga de Truman Capote e Lee se baseou na amizade deles para criar os personagens Scout e Dill

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Pois, nunca vi o filme todo, mas acho que me lembro dessa escritora aparecer no filme "Capote"

[@PequenaRainha]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid Sim, ela é mencionada e representada em todas as biografias do Capote, eles eram amigos.

[@jefferyshute6641]

If American judicial proceedins are of interest, I strongly suggest, "12 Angry Men." It stars Henry Fonda and a cast of very talented actors. What happens when the jury goes to discuss the trial and decide the fate of the defendant? Great film! 1955, I think.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

That is a great film indeed, and yes I will definitely show it to her

[@Dyrla67]

Thank you for reacting to this wonderful film. I remember going into a book store about 25 years ago and picking up a copy of the book with no knowledge of what it was about. The story and characters totally entralled me and I think I finished the book within a couple of days! The film is fantastic but only really covers about a quarter of what is in the book, as the first half of the book is all about Scout and Jem's life in Maycomb....I feel a re-read is necessary :).

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Yeah, I feel I need to actually read the book!:

[@ThistleAndSea]

Nice one, D&L! Back in the day this book was required reading in school. A lot of food for thought in the story. Thank you for sharing it with us. If you liked Gregory Peck, he is also very good in Big Country and Roman Holiday. For more on the issues you might enjoy In The Heat Of The Night and also A Time To Kill, more courtroom scenes in that one for you, Lucy. 🙂

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I've always heard of In the Heat of the Night but still need to see it!

[@rosierose8477]

This film was the firts role in cinéma for Robert Duvall.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

It's just that I am so used to see him as an older guy 😅 (except with The Godfather)

[@bartsmith3219]

I have always enjoyed the movie. Of course, when it came out, most viewers would have seen it at the theater. There were no digital devices to distract us, no way to click ahead to get to the parts which just focused on the trial. So I think it developed in some viewers a discipline to see how the story developed. You had to put up with seeing the children's dialogue. No fast forwarding.

[@nataliestclair6176]

If you have to seen it, a good movie to watch which is a good court room drama and good story is A Time to Kill

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Yes, very good one! I think we both have seen that one though. But thank you so much for the suggestion 🙏

[@actualkarenokboomer3158]

The actress playing Scout had no experience and neither of the children did many movies. The actor playing Dill came out as gay and died of AIDS in 1995.

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Amazing movie amazing understanding of the movie. Time to grow for everyone. Another movie Pay it Forward is a learning movie. Or man without a face. Missippi burning is a fast paced movie that runs along these same lines just more modern-day. First time on your channel.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Thank you very much ☺️

[@hypnotistraywilliams]

Tom didn't really run, that's just the excuse the guards used when they shot him.

[@filibertoarteaga9571]

Really like your reactions especially that you recognized Robert Duval. Also I would like to point out that slavery was not just in the U.s. it was in most of the world and just say Portugal was amount one of the first countries to buy slaves in Africa.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

He seemed so young! About slavery, I just wanted to say that I think that the fact that since in America it was racially based that might be one of the foundations for the fact that for so many time blacks were seen as lesser humans. Of course slavery has been the norm among people for thousands of years, and people from Portugal have been slaves and have had slaves just like any other group of people.

[@filibertoarteaga9571]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid agree however slavery was not based on racism you should look up Tomas Sowell "The Truth of Slavery not Taught in school"

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

@@filibertoarteaga9571 thank you, will definitely check it out! Really thought that in the US all the slaves had to be black

[@nataliestclair6176]

There does not have to be a "tie" as you put it. All it takes is one juror to say not guilty. Then two things can happen. The judge will have the jury go back and deliberate until there is a unanimous verdict, which can take days if the judge insists. Or of the jury cannot have a unanimous decision after more deliberation he can call for a miss trial. It is then up to the prosecution to decide of they want to try the case again. If they do then they go through the entire process once more including selecting a new jury

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I see, it has to be a complete unanimous decision then, every time

[@nataliestclair6176]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid yes. That's why in the US defense attorneys will comment or say things like, "All we have to do is convince one person of reasonable doubt" things like that

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

@@nataliestclair6176 interesting, thank you so much!

[@markb3186]

Glad you enjoyed this timeless American classic of importance historically =one of even more importance from 1960 is INHERIT THE WIND about the famous scopes trial in 1925 it is riveting in parts and PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT TODAY many lines are taken from the actual transcripts of the trial make sure you look at the 1960 version with Spencer Tracy starring at his absolute best

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

amazing story yeah thank you for the recommendation 😉

[@locuus7]

You need to check out Gregory Peck in The Boys from Brazil. That will blow your mind.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

That's an interesting title 🤔 tbh I do seem to recognized him from some movies, but cannot exactly place him

[@locuus7]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid You would remember him from The Omen, Its an all star cast, Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

@@locuus7 oh yes! He was the dad in that film, that's right

[@douglassnyder214]

2 major differences between movies made now vs those made in the past - First, today, everything is overtly, in your face political. Movies today would do everything they could to make sure you knew that not only Tom Ewell but everyone on the jury was racist and a white nationalist, and therefore the entire town was evil and to be despised. They would all be caricatures of people not quite human, and the film would want you to hate them. The dialogue would be sanitized today and unrealistic. This book, much like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has been targeted by people on the left to be banned from schools because the use of the N word is too offensive. But as awful as Tom Ewell was, Harper Lee fleshes his character out. Mr. Cunningham may have been with the mob, but he was a real person. He was not evil, but he was caught up in the emotions of the mob. Many of the people in the town may be foolish, but they aren't necessarily bad people. Atticus may hate the racism that was endemic of the day, but he doesn't hate his neighbors. The dialogue is realistic. There is true value in showing the world as it was, for all it's warts but also the good that was, too. The true nature of the American experiment is that in starts and stops and fits of rage or forgiveness, over time we are constantly improving as a moral nation ever since we emerged from the nasty brutish world of the 18th century. Second, this is a story about a daddy daughter relationship, and for Scout, Atticus represents the ideal masculine role model. He always exercises self control, even in extremely emotional situations. He loves his children and raises them to be thinking, moral adults. He sets limits for the children, and he has meaningful interactions with them. He treats everyone fairly. He hates no one. He may think Tom Ewell was a cruel, ignorant and hateful man, but Atticus does not hate even him. Atticus is empathetic to others and their plights, even for a young girl who intentionally, falsely accused his client of rape, but is herself also a victim. He fights for his principles, even if they make him unpopular. He is protector (shooting the rabid dog) and provider. He may be poor, but he is respected. Today, the role of Atticus would be played by a female, and her role would be to prove to her daughter that a woman can beat the patriarchy and racism. Her mission in the movie would be to prove that every white man in town was horrible, but maybe a few white men could be saved.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I'm not american and don't know that reality but in terms of films and tv shows for exemple I think I absolutely agree with everything you said. We were just genuinely glad we watched this movie 👌 great story tackling big problems in a non condescending way I couldn't have put it better

[@RenfrewPrume]

Beautifully expressed! As a professional writer and editor for most of my life (now retired), I take my hat off to you.

[@Akihito007]

@user-kv2tj4du8p1. Jeff Daniels is a rabid anti-American Leftist 2. Barbie WAS third wave feminist garbage. 3. Don’t lump being black or a woman with homosexual depravity. God doesn’t condemn as sin the first two groups. 4. Nice try gaslighting but Hollywood has been Leftist for DECADES. Hollywood,colleges, schools and most of the media are directly controlled by white hating, America bashing Leftists. Ben Shapiro is RIGHT about Barbie and his “Primetime Propaganda” book showcased how Leftists in Hollywood took over our culture. They brag about in in their own words because they thought he was a fellow Leftist because he was a Jew who went to Harvard, not knowing he was actually Orthodox and Conservative.

[@zammmerjammer]

What a dumb comment. I'm always amused by people looking at the past, particularly of generations past, with rose-coloured glasses. It's hilarious to me that you are so incensed by any notion of pushing social boundaries TODAY while praising a film and book that pushed social boundaries of the past. The truth is the works of today that you so despise challenge YOU, while the older films and stories challenged your parents and grandparents but came to simply be accepted by the time you came along. That's what rankles you so -- might want to question why that is.

[@zammmerjammer]

@user-kv2tj4du8p Quite right. The original comment is UTTERLY ridiculous. A movie made *during the Civil Rights era* and *set in the Jim Crow era* directly confronting social mores about RACE, CLASS, and SEX is somehow "not overtly political"....????? I just... WHAT? This guy wants to pretend that he wouldn't have been frothing at the mouth about MLK if he'd been around at the time? He woulda been proudly marching in Selma? Gimme a break.

[@emwa3600]

While American race issues were at the forefront, every society has the lower-class segments that are disregarded, punished, etc.

[@StephenDouthart-f8r]

Please do Mississippi Burning!🙏

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I have seen that one (very good movie 👌) but I need to check if she also has seen it or not

[@308W82]

Interesting to note -- this movie was made in the early 60's. I like how you mention that this film is just as relevant today! (Compare the prejudicial world of that time, to the world of today -- where the 45th President talks of Haitians stealing and eating pet dogs and cats. 1930s = 2020s. Same ignorance, same prejudice. Same need for people to put a spotlight on those prejudices! TOTALLY agree about the music score -- -- capturing the moods perfectly -- poignant and heartbreaking and beautiful.

[@rayname908]

The genius of the book is showing injustice from the children's view. Harper Lee wrote about her father twice but only released To Kill A Mockingbird in her lifetime. It was considered a classic so she never released another book. Nothing would compare. Her childhood friend, Truman Capote, was the inspiration for the 7 year old, Dill. His classic true crime novel, In Cold Blood, was made into another classic movie about a murder trial.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

I find it so interesting that Dill was based on Capote! And yeah, the children point of view is fantastic to just show how ridiculous the injustice of it all 👌

[@bankerlaura]

You miss so many details because you talk over the dialogue. Pause the video when you want to talk.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Sorry, this was made as a full length reaction on patreon 😬 only afterwards edited for KZbin, so there is no pauses, but we watch with portuguese subtitles, no worries 😉

[@cardboardbelt]

If it's the first time that a person from a minority group is doing something when the majority have been doing it with regularity, then YEAH it IS important! Maybe we should ask ourselves why, at this late date, it's the first time. Maybe it's because our systems have been complicit in delaying their achievement. It's pretty clear to me, as a white person from the American south, that plenty of my countrymen would be happy if minorities NEVER had these successes. That's why it's important to take note when that resistance is overcome.

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

Maybe he stabbed his father in the leg, because he was mean with his mother? He was mean to everybody else too. Boo turned out to be a friend and a hero for those kids. He flinched when they opened the door he was behind, maybe his dad was abusive all the time with him too. Did the innocent guy really run or were the other cops corrupt like the jury, it only would take 1. Ella-May was frightened of her father, had siblings who would no longer have any income without him. Maybe he did nasty things to her mum too. Every white person in America and Australia is the child of ancestors from somewhere else. Racism is very short-sighted, a product of unreasoning fear of the un-known. There is actually no such thing, it's called genetic pooling.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Boo clearly was very traumatized yes 🙁 And yes, a lot of things are only guesses from our part, we will never know for sure

[@custardflan]

Free range parenting. That's how I grew up.

[@marthapackard8649]

Same here, and it was during the 60s/early 70s.

[@auapplemac2441]

I'm impressed how much you know about race relations in the US back then. Things have changed, but it's still not as it should be.

[@ammaleslie509]

Black people could not sit on juries back then, and neither could women. Jury service was drawn from voting rolls. Black folks and women were discouraged from registering to vote, even in areas where it was legal.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

So basically you would pretty much have a probably quite biased jury anyway?... We find the jury system quite interesting since it doesn't really exist in our country, here it's only the lawyers and the judge

[@ammaleslie509]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid well, back in the context of the book, where racism was a given, there was no way for Robinson to get a fair trial. And he knew that. That's why he was so distraught, because he knew the accusation was enough to either get him lynched or sent to prison for life.

[@imaoregonbum6683]

Please do a review of 12 Angry Men. Movie not the play.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

That One is in our schedualed list for sure 😉

[@ammaleslie509]

And please make sure you pick the 1957 black and white version with Henry Fonda and Lee J Cobb

[@Fairplayer43]

Can you imagine some people are trying to ban this book? Ugh! Ignorance!!!

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Why banning it?

[@Fairplayer43]

@@ptthatswhatshesaid some people think is racist 😯

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ I can't even begin to try to understand that

[@paulsutubification]

If a man drunk, is trying to kill a child and you kill him, is that murder?

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

You would need to prove it but at least as far as I'm aware no, it's not And in my opinion, not only is it not murder, it is also not wrong

[@willieboy7597]

Who the hell are these people

[@DO_THE_WORK-k3d]

I saw the movie in the '60s when I was a kid in grammar school on television with my family, and later read the book when I was a freshman in high school. So, in my mind, Gregory Peck was Atticus Fench, and the movie was almost exactly like the movie. I recommend that you check out the 1996 film: A Time to Kill. It covers a similar topic and the issues of the danger of racial discrimination, as well as the trial.

[@ptthatswhatshesaid]

Oh interesting, because that movie has been mentioned a lot by our patrons 🤔