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I A M C h e l e
" T o K i l l A M o c k i n g b i r d " i s a c l a s s i c a n d a m u s t w a t c h m o v i e .
B a s e d o n t h e b o o k b y r e n o w n e d a u t h o r H a r p e r L e e i t s t a r s
G r e g o r y P e c k . H e p l a y s w i d o w e r f a t h e r o f t w o - A t t i c u s F i n c h . "an uphill
battle
H i s c h i l d r e n ( s o n J i m a n d d a u g h t e r S c o u t ) a r e f u l l o f m i s c h i e f ,
in a
a d v e n t u r e a n d l o v e . A t t i c u s F i n c h i s a d e p r e s s i o n e r a S o u t h e r n
prejudiced
a t t o r n e y w h o i s a s s i g n e d t o d e f e n d a n A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n m a n
a c c u s e d o f a t t a c k i n g a w h i t e w o m a n . D e s p i t e t h e m a n ' s
area"
o b v i o u s i n n o c e n c e , i t i s a n u p h i l l b a t t l e i n t h i s p r e j u d i c e d a r e a
a n d e r a .

W h i l e d e f e n d i n g t h e m a n , h i s c h i l d r e n a n d a n e i g h b o r ' s
n e p h e w - a l l t h e s a m e a g e - t r y t o u n d e r s t a n d a n e i g h b o r ' s Eventually this same man saves the lives
g r o w n s o n ( p l a y e d b y R o b e r t D u v a l l - a l s o f r o m " T h e of the children from the father of the
G o d f a t h e r ) a r o u n d w h o m m a n y r u m o r s f l y . young woman that accused their father's
client of the heinous attack. The movie
shows the tenderness of the father
toward his children and the toughness of
the man doing all he can to defend his
client. It is no wonder that this movie
won 2 Golden Globes and 5 Academy
Awards.

The acting is so superb that you forget
you are watching a movie and instead
feel like you are sitting at the table
smiling at the children's antics and in the
courtroom silently cheering on Attorney
Finch. The movie is a must see for
anyone who likes timepiece movies, law
and order movies or just wants to watch
an excellent movie with excellent acting.
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