I love movies, always have, always will. I love good movies even more! So, I decided it was time to make sure I've seen what's commonly accepted as the 100 greatest, as decided by the AFI. Some of the movies on the list I've seen a million times, some I've seen maybe once when I was little. With the help of my streaming subscription to Netflix, and getting my little red envelopes in the mail too, I will definitely conquer this list - and I can't wait! Please feel free to watch along or add comments about your movies as I watch them! Get the popcorn and milkduds ready!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

#25 To Kill A Mockingbird

1962 
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Gregory Peck, Brock Peters, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford
Classic novel and movie that follows Atticus Finch, a lawyer who defends a black man who is wrongly accused of raping a white woman in racially divided 1930's Alabama.  Despite pressure from some of the town, he takes the case.  Atticus represents someone who does the right thing for the right reasons... simply because its the right thing to do.  It's simply in his nature to do good.  The movie also follows the lives of his children, and the mysterious Boo Radley (A very young Robert Duvall.)  
I remember reading this in school and watching the movie back then too.  The movie seemed to mean more now.  We are definitely getting into the best of the best now. 

 Trivia: Mary Badham (Scout) and Gregory Peck (Atticus) became close during filming and kept in contact for the rest of his life. He always called her Scout. 

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