To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch Confronts A Mob Outside the Jailhouse

[@cqtaylor]

A movie about kindness, empathy, and acceptance. We need more of that in 2022.

[@theconductoresplin8092]

Even those we disagree with

[@tear728]

Yes let's accept everything until what is bad is considered good...

[@alexanderlumberjack]

We still have it.

[@theconductoresplin8092]

@@alexanderlumberjack Just less of it

[@alexanderlumberjack]

@@theconductoresplin8092 maybe. Or maybe we see what we need at times. And others wont let us look away

[@elcrisg]

That sigh from Mr. Cunningham really cuts deep. A man shamed, but awakened by that shame.

[@jack688]

@elcrisg could not have said it better myself. Just the kind words of a child to bring a posse of men to shame, to the point they could not even look at her. Mr. Cunningham is for sure not a bad guy, like many in this movie, he believes what he hears others saying and likely follows the crowd a bit. I loved the book, but too me, the movie really encapsulate this scene so well, to see the shame on all there faces, so powerful.

[@thomasmedema4846]

It's interesting how Mr. Cunningham went from wanting to kill Tom Robinson to being humbled by Scout by being reminded of his entailment.

[@KeithHays-ek4vr]

​@@jack688 - You are right. - I haven't read the book, or watched the movie for a while, however I gather the story is set in a small rural community. These kinds of places were close-knit back then. - For example, if there was a fire on someone's property, all the other farmers would band together to fight it - or they might help their neighbours at harvesting time. Borrowing machinery was common. They may worship at the same church on Sunday. They lived and worked as a cooperative. - It could be risky - even dangerous - to act counter to their collaborative culture. - There was no way to avoid your neighbours in a small community - and to be cast out could mean financial ruin. - Not for one minute do I defend racism, however I think it can be of value to illustrate the social structure they existed within.

[@jackfitzpatrick8173]

Yes,it was easy to see that Mr Cunningham was a basically decent guy...more decent than you'd find among most poor Southern whites in the 1930s.

[@brushwolf]

Yes! I was just about to comment on that. The shame of his involvement and the apology from an innocent child was too much for Mr. Cunningham.

[@mikebasil4832]

Probably the bravest and kindest help from children ever seen in a movie.

[@TowGunner]

One of my favorite scenes. Scout, not able to see Atticus, runs into the mob and Jem refusing to leave his fathers side. They lost their mother and wasn’t going to lose their dad.

[@A.C008]

Yes! You could see that Atticus taught his kids well by teaching them to do the thing they know is right, jem staying by his side even though atticus told him to go home shows that Jem knew the right thing to do even when you have people telling you otherwise. Scout knew to talk to people about what they liked instead of what she liked, he's a great father 😭

[@vincentmancini6279]

@@A.C008 Yes, it all starts at home. One of the Great movies.

[@A.C008]

@@vincentmancini6279 so true

[@kdryan21]

@@A.C008 It wasn't that Scout knew how to talk to the mob. Scout was pure innocence and just speaking from the heart. That innocence is what turned the mob away.

[@mavywavy801]

I like how he brought a whole lamp to the place and read a book while he waited.

[@djemcee]

His iphone battery was low and didn't want to use the flashlight.

[@phineasbogg1318]

@@djemcee😂😂😂

[@christopherthrawn1333]

Took a child to wise them up. This film should be played in all schools.

[@davisthegamelord]

They played it when I was in highschool

[@edmundkockenlocker4672]

They should show it to some of the so-called leaders of the world today. There'd be a lot less violence and suffering.

[@zarabusy]

i’m reading this book for my 9th grade english class rn

[@dannykavhchong126]

Good luck with that this book is on the banned list in some states

[@jackfitzpatrick8173]

I was attending a Catholic school 60 years ago and we were assigned the book. Even at my tender age,growing up in the middle class suburb of a northern city,I understood the power of the story.

[@DJchilcott]

I bet he's never been so proud of disobedience in his life.

[@exempligratia101]

This film perfectly encapsulates the spirit and content of the book! Timeless and teaches the most powerful lessons on racism & the justice system in the United States.

[@exempligratia101]

@Spuffy4RockyHorror absolutely!

[@jonno52]

“A mob’s always made up of people, no matter what. Mr Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he was still a man. Every mob in every little Southern town is always made up of people you know - doesn’t say much for them, does it?’ ‘I’ll say not,’ said Jem. ‘So it took an eight-year-old child to bring ’em to their senses, didn’t it?’ said Atticus. ‘That proves something - that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they’re still human.”

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

What the mob didn't know was that Braxton Underwood was right above their heads pointing his large rifle at them had they touched Atticus and he only made his presence known after the mob left. The irony is that he's known as the most racist man in town and won't have any black people near him (not how its phrased in the book though). When Tom Robinson is killed he writes a scathing editorial about the way he was treated (he's the editor of the newspaper) expressing his disgust.

[@robertmiller2831]

It takes a Man to stand up to the Mob, but only the innocence of a Child to shame them into understanding what they are doing is wrong. People want to ban this book because of the bad parts but they forget about the parts that teach us to be humans.

[@kimberlycoltrainrsrccr2626]

Indeed.

[@phangirl90]

Actually they’re using the bad parts as the excuse, but in reality it’s because they don’t want their children to learn about being a decent person and treating others with dignity and respect.

[@HydraHolden]

“Teach us to be human.” I think that the human heart is cruel, suspicious, greedy, and power hungry. We need to defy our nature; love our enemies and pray for those who persecute you. There’s nothing remotely humanitarian about human nature.

[@HelghastTrooper]

There can be no dawn, without darkness.

[@sertackartal9180]

​​​@@HydraHolden You are just saying complex words in a vain effort to make your opinion disguised as a fact sound official. The Human mind and heart is a complex structure,that is not as bleak as you believe. You are right in the fact that human nature does include bad parts,but it also includes good parts as well. We humans are blank slates when we are born,which proceed to mold into different directions depending our experiences in life. It is natural to have empathy, in fact it is more natural than to have no empathy and be cruel. Yes there have always been bad human beings but there has also always been good human beings throughout history as well. To insinuate that kindness is something which can only be gained by defying our nature,is simply not the case. I get that you have a different opinion however so i just wanted to say that i respect it still nonetheless even though i disagree with it and i also wish you to have a fantastic day.

[@QEDOma]

My favorite movie of all time! We can learn so much from Atticus, Scout and Jem!

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

like Lawrence Of Arabia, Sweet Youth of Birds, Cape Fear (original version), The Miracle Worker, The Longest Day, How the West Was Won, Requiem For a Heavyweight & Days of Wine & Roses

[@ahmadmohammed4212]

@Jennifer 6 STOP POSTING THIS GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrBulletBalboa]

"Hey Mr. Cunningham" is why they wear hoods

[@wickedwitchoftheeast88]

Like all cowards they hide their hate under mask at night rather than own it in the daylight

[@gravitytwo4088]

And face masks, as in the Antifa.

[@spicytrash4981]

​@@gravitytwo4088You tried.

[@CharlestonChica]

​@@gravitytwo4088Swing and a miss.

[@Athenswinslava]

Now all woke cover their faces in public when protesting 😂

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

This entire movie makes me cry, the innocence of the children against the world is so moving

[@infamouscha]

Jem: "No, Sir." This line. Jem, is a good son, and he disrespects his father's wishes in the most respectable way possible. And it's all Atticus' fault. Atticus does what is right. He is right to want to send the children away. Jem, following in Atticus, also does what is right. He stands by his father's side, against his father's wishes, because Jem knows he must. Why? Because it is the right thing to do.

[@COACHINHBALL]

A child shamed them...she reminded them of how her father had helped them.

[@eltonjohnson1724]

Jem knew what was going on, but Scout didn't. It was her child innocence that made these men realize that what they wanted to do was wrong. It's a VERY powerful scene.

[@the.artists.studio.london7321]

Gregory Peck was made for this role.

[@Propain4eva]

I grow chest hairs when I listen to him speak

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

It’s a role of a lifetime and he was in other great films but the character of Atticus Finch is unmatched

[@be1037]

It was his favorite, too.

[@Diamond_Skies]

Everything about this movie is PERFECT.

[@Soliy87]

"Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say, 'No, you move'" - Steve Rogers "Captain America"

[@seanwebb605]

Well he had a shield and big muscles. I'm going to just move along and write a letter.

[@darylkenley8279]

I am 65 years old, this movie was a must watch for my people just like Porgy & Bess.in the 60s.wow..

[@martinporteous3483]

Not often a movie is on par with a book.

[@TheBelegur]

When Hollywood knew how to make movies that where art.

[@David-ic4by]

For me, one of the most gripping scenes of the whole movie

[@joshuabrooks4907]

So many great actors, so many departed legends...

[@Patrick-f3e1t]

The boy did defy his dad in public, but with a life or death reason.

[@robertramirez7990]

Shows how a little love and decency can drive off hate.

[@Surfer041]

Beautifully said

[@dannyharvell1656]

One of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen !!!!

[@bellinghammond]

because it's about "people" instead of exploding superheroes

[@HuggiMa]

Talk about killing them with kindness....

[@raylotfi1318]

No movie was/is/will be as OUTSTANDING as this. Can't stop crying, thank you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@psychotictactoe]

Peck was just an awesome actor, never seen him in anything i didnt like!

[@larranag]

I love this movie about racism in America and the weights of justice.

[@COACHINHBALL]

The black schools especially...let them know how far things have come so they will move on and stop bitching

[@kimberlycoltrainrsrccr2626]

Hey, Mr. Cunningham... I say, hey, Mr. Cunningham... I go to school with your boy, Walter. He's a nice boy. Tell him hey for me... (That look of shame is priceless!) Entailments are bad but don't worry... sometimes it takes a long time... I get the feeling that Atticus helped him to keep his farm/home esp. since the Depression was hitting everything. ~Beautiful life lessons

[@Tonyrg1988]

To kill a mob outside the jailhouse : Atticus finch confronts a mockingbird

[@seantreacy6190]

My favourite book and film. Shame they don't talk about this or learn this in school

[@KennyT1998]

Where I am we had to read the book and watched the movie multiple time in school.

[@thedev.student1424]

@@KennyT1998 yea same: South Carolina represent

[@00_00.1]

They teach this freshman year

[@Mr.Nefarioussness]

Some schools show this movie to the kids

[@MrFreestyle420]

I watched this movie in Sugar Land, Tx, 8th grade

[@bluecollarlit]

I looked up the actor who played Mr. Cunningham. He was in The Parent Trap (1962) and many other movies, tv shows and plays. He was in a Broadway production of Key Largo. (I've seen the movie, never knew it was done as a play.)

[@brandon-dr2pn]

He's so embarrassed and ashamed he can't even look at the girl.

[@Astrobrant2]

Jem and Scout understood the seriousness of the situation. Scout played her best innocent-little-girl routine to defuse the moment. Jem repeatedly disobeyed his father, determined to offer himself as a human shield and, if necessary, fight a mob of angry, armed men. What courage on Jem's part! Any father would have beamed with pride after such defiance.

[@SHAHZADKHAN-zk4jp]

Have a nice evening Universal Pictures

[@ahmadmohammed4212]

@Jennifer 6 STOP POSTING THIS GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thomasmedema4846]

It is such a sick irony that Atticus and his kids stand against the mob from Old Sarem and poor Tom Robinson stills ends up desd!

[@Surfer041]

Life is cruel and unfair. Atticus did everything he could to prove Robinson was innocent. And Robinson was indeed innocent.

[@ljayfromjersey4221]

Just watched this movie a little while ago 😢...so moving and emotional. Like others said...it took a child to difuse the hatred that was brewing...beautiful writing, compelling scene 😊❤️

[@fanofmediastuff269]

Scariest moment in the film when you think about it

[@coldwar45]

Either this or when they get jumped by Bob Ewell before Boo Radley saves them

[@fanofmediastuff269]

@@coldwar45 There were lots of moments in the film that was tense This one had the scariest because an angry mob was out for blood while one man is sitting there like hes going to stop them. It was til his boy and friends came in to save the day

[@TheCoolProfessor]

Children are the wisest beings on earth.

[@gravitytwo4088]

I don't think "wise" is the correct word - intuitive, empathic, emotional, innocent (at times, not), sincere, trusting, but wise means a different thing I wouldn't use it for a person who thinks eating ice cream and/or Oreos for every meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner is he greatest, is wise.

[@LordVader1094]

@@gravitytwo4088 Correct. Wisdom comes with age. But most of the things you stated are inherent qualities with children, until they lose it via exposure.

[@lesliebest5562]

His children had his back, for they ❤d him so 100 percent!

[@lesliebest5562]

Also, I thought Klansmen Lynchers just ❤d to let their young’uns witness such atrocities! Why, they even picnicked around it! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@christophercraig-seawright906]

This movie and book should be ripped from this world. Because it tells truth. In actually this book and movie should be taught and seen by every class in the USA. I'm teaching it. I don't care. It's important. Teach me otherwise.

[@el7jake]

And a child shall lead them.

[@windridr66]

Such a beautiful movie

[@thelastjohnwayne]

FACT Hollywood has not made great movies in Decades. This film is one of the best ever made

[@princeindrajitlawlaha7027]

This is a very nice movie!

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

I wish To Kill a Mockingbird goes to air on TCM next week in 31 Days of Oscar

[@ahmadmohammed4212]

@Jennifer 6 STOP POSTING THIS GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@abdulfatahahmed4331]

Love this movie

[@ericnienhuis5547]

I have only just read the book ...already an all time favorite. This scene encapsulates the entire movie.

[@jackfitzpatrick8173]

At least Mr Cunningham had *some* degree of decency in him.

[@tazzjamal7747]

Jem was with all the action behind his pops

[@paulsolon6229]

Children here teach adults

[@colinrunciman5166]

Miss Harper Lee, wee can't thankyou enough rgs, Scotland.

[@raymondnovack3654]

What a strong movie. My favorite since I was a child.

[@НатальяСамсунг-п4и]

Очень люблю эту книгу и этот фильм.

[@jorgeesteban2005]

" Cual es el rumbo de mí vida... "

[@TheMotz55]

Jem...you are da man!

[@clacclackerson3678]

Would that work in 2022 America? Are we still capable of feeling shame?

[@speeta]

I have trouble believing shame would work in 1930whenever *or* today. The armed mob wouldn't stop to let her finish talking and would instead dismissively shove them all aside in pursuit of their target. Afterwards they'd proudly pose for a group photograph with the dead body.

[@clacclackerson3678]

@@speeta Yeah, probably right.

[@koolaiddudeawesome9850]

Anyone read the novel?

[@ChangeNameEdits]

I have, it’s cool to see events I’ve read visualized in my head being played out

[@robertklose2140]

The novel is a masterpiece.

[@randolphstephenson]

Angels heeding the Call.🙏😇

[@mzytryck]

I wonder, if Scout hadn't got through to Coningham, what would have happened? Since Jem was refusing to go home without him, would Atticus have taken them home to spare them from seeing a lynch mob force their way past him and murder a man? Or would he have stood his ground and dared the mob to pass him and the kids? Atticus' principles would demand he would do the latter, and he accepted that him taking Tom Robinson's case would expose his children to some backlash, but a lynch mob (even one that wouldn't be trying to harm the kids) might have been more than he could bear.

[@gc6790]

What a great book, and a great movie 🎬

[@canman5060]

We need this in 2024.

[@Lunauver]

Atticus the man of standing on buisness

[@DerekHoscorner]

Awesomeness job

[@ahmadmohammed4212]

@Jennifer 6 STOP POSTING THIS GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@freegg123]

Where is Mr Underwood?

[@kdryan21]

Atticus just about lost it when the kids showed up then he knew to shut up and let Scout talk,

[@Jothomas214]

OH MY GOD, MY BROTHER JUST WATCHED THIS IN SCHOOL 2 WEEKS AGO! 😱

[@gravitytwo4088]

Good school.

[@stanfischer6175]

To Kill a Mockingbird is the most powerful films of all time! I saw the movie when it first came out in '62, I've read the book also. What about today's Hollywood Actors? Promoting violence, class hatred and sexual perversion! Where is the morality that Gregory Peck exhibited?

[@davidholman48]

A young girl shames a man by showing the decency within him. Realizing that, he sees the atrocity he's about to commit. "Out of the mouths of babes."

[@randolphstephenson]

Child is Father to the Man.😂❤ 🙏😇

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

That's the message of the movie.

[@leerogish7223]

Wasn’t mr Cunningham a juror? No wonder Atticus felt so good about an appeal.

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

Cynic.

[@jamessells5901]

Jesus said let thee who have not sinned cast the first stone. Sums up this shame of Mr. Cunningham

[@paulsolon6229]

Ugh

[@Slaeowulf]

The bible also proclaims its follows are commanded to commit rape, murder, beastiality, pedophilia and genocide. Let's give religious texts a wide berth, eh?

[@seanwebb605]

Jesus didn't speak English.

[@dannykavhchong126]

They banned this book in Florida

[@gravitytwo4088]

I don't think that's true. I heard they wanted to ban it in CA because of racist comments and the "n" word in it.

[@ЛейлаДжалилли-х4н]

Why?

[@dannykavhchong126]

@@ЛейлаДжалилли-х4н because it talks about lynching and black people

[@robertklose2140]

Yes, the state with a governor whose party is against "big government."

[@colinrunciman5166]

Endowments are bad, ain't they? And Boo, ?

[@robertklose2140]

I think the word is "entailments." Atticus was representing Mr. Cunningham in a case involving entailments and his farm.

[@pushpindermann4139]

Hey being unlawful is not manly

[@kouakoukouame806]

c'est pour quoi porte les cass

[@Oglemo1]

i can’t believe people support desantis and anyone as radical, can’t read and watch this story in florida public schools anymore. i just don’t get it

[@gravitytwo4088]

I think CA is going to ban it too, as there's the "n" word in it and racist comments.

[@gravitytwo4088]

I don't think he banned it. I've heard it's because of the "n" word? Or does the book have a graphic depiction of the rape?

[@JoseTorres-cd5zt]

Funny that this only happen in movies ' cause in real life ? They would destroy that building to get that brother.

[@SoFloCo-ne4rk]

Cynic.

[@sparringclips3934]

You wouldnt know. Cry someplace else.

[@bennym5244]

They were doing this for hundreds of years, I figure it stopped around the late 60's. Why did they do this? What did they think was going to happen from the 70's to the present day?

[@gravitytwo4088]

What is she saying? Entitlements?

[@rachfish]

Entailment.

[@robertklose2140]

"Entailments." My sense is that there was a problem with Mr. Cunningham (the poor farmer with the straw hat) being able to acquire his farm from his parents. Atticus was giving him legal representation.

[@AbdoulganirOuedraogo]

J'aime❤

[@prasanth.galla.s9133]

What in the dinosaurs im watching i don't know

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

a cinematic masterpiece, thats what

[@fgm3736]

Who's here because of our VP Leni? 🌸💗🌷💕

[@djemcee]

If this was today, 3/4ths of the mob would have thier phones out live streaming it. I wish they would remake a movie like this with today's spit and see what it would be like. It would be very different

[@fede018]

Trump supporters but with shame and remorse.

[@gravitytwo4088]

That's a lie and slander. The FBI said early on that only a handful of rioters wanted to injure and damage property on J6. The rest of the 100 or so, were rioters. Will you also condemn the rioters in 2020? And btw, Antifa should've had some shame and remorse, because they did TONS of damage, maimed and killed people.

[@seanwebb605]

@@gravitytwo4088 Nope.

[@ثيو-ز7ي]

🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@markallen3293]

A mob? Trump voters.

[@seanwebb605]

How is that any different?

[@arhyvrapisa]

My favorite movie of all time! We can learn so much from Atticus, Scout and Jem!

[@ahmadmohammed4212]

@Jennifer 6 STOP POSTING THIS GARBAGE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Lunauver]

Atticus the man of standing on buisness