that’s brilliant

Excellent observation.

That’s a really good point!

Genius!

Also, this was all a one-take, and Gregory peck did it on the first try. Amazing connection to the character he was playing

How do you know?😊

@@SzazaM077 there isnt any cuts

this was the first take

Why does that not surprise me?

Anthony Kernich now that’s even more impressive

@@FormulaVase-kp3dc mhm

@@FormulaVase-kp3dc Geez. Sins of the father much?

@@FormulaVase-kp3dc not all of them though, people here in enterprise are super kind

People are also trying to ban this book because it is offensive to black people and uses racial slurs, both sides of the spectrum I guess 🤦

@@joeses4162 mhm

Its a win for him as he can face his conscious with no regret.

Oh, they understand all right. And they probably believe the Defendant. But due to the society they live in , they cannot bring themselves to do what they know is right.

If you read the book that's why he talks to Jem about the definition of "courage"; it's knowing you won't succeed but going ahead anyway and carrying through to the end.

Atticus becomes a racist in the sequel Go Set A Watchman.

@@revealzed1853 I believe Go Set A Watchman was made as a draft of TKAM - not a sequel

Boy, did he ever do Atticus some justice. I just wish Gregory was still here, to enjoy the 60th anniversary of this classic movie next year.

She also said, according to Peck, “He has a little pot belly, just like my daddy!” To Peck’s chagrin, of course.

Many many years ago, when I 1st saw Atticus - played by Gregory - I also thought omg he's EXACTLY how i imagined Atticus to be, physically, and in character, tone of voice, just... everything. This is my absolute favourite book and movie.

А мне Грегори Пек казался слишком молодым и красивым для роли Аттикуса Финча, который в книге описан совсем не таким. Но Грегори Пек сыграл прекрасно!

How wonerful

Brock Peters

@@WWAHP Thank you.

Is there video footage or document evidence of what he said?

How sweet and kind

From the June 18, 2003 edition of the LA Times, “Delivering the eulogy at the afternoon service, actor Brock Peters quoted Harper Lee, author of the book on which the movie was based, as saying, ‘Atticus Finch gave him an opportunity to play himself.’ “ Over 1,000 people attended the funeral. In the mid 90’s I met Mr. Peck at the La Jolla Playhouse, of which he was a founder in the early 1950’s. Walked with him and his wife, Veronique, from a reception to the loading dock of the theater at which “Children of the Gods” was performed. Classy man. Also impossibly tall!

Your father would be proud of you m

You Dad sounds like a great guy. I’m sorry he’s no longer with us.

❤️

I’m so sorry for your loss, I lost my mom when I was 13 :/

@@Anonymous-ng4wc your his dad too?

Same, thats what I was saying

Sadly, the same people that went to Church every sunday, didn't give a f*** about God the moment it didn't suit them.

really!?

And that cut to the unmoved jury and then the defeated Atticus turning back to his seat. What a punch in the gut.

exactly! makes it so powerful, considering the time where it was made

He also did this long one take on the first try

Great movie but I disagree about Peck being phenomenal. I think he is a plank of wood, not just in this movie but his entire career. I just don’t get it.

@@Grande79 He certainly wouldn't be suitable as James Bond; but where the dialogue is paramount he's brilliant. Have you seen his Mengele? Chilling!

@@tooleyheadbang4239 I don’t think I have seen it, I will check it out. I like the 1978 The Omen with Peck but feel like he has no emotional range at all.

James Tressler. I’ve watched the movie probably a dozen times and didn’t know this quote. Thankyou!!!

This great. Brilliant. I now have the perfect quote for the beginning of the book i'm writing...thanks!

@@wendycrawford1792 i think it's from the book

Yeah that part of the story was skipped in the movie version. One of the most memorable quote lesson from Atticus.

he was talking about how mrs dubois decided to quit her morphine addiction and how she was the bravest person he knew ❤

_robin_ you feel safe when you hear him talk

Gregory Peck had one of the lost amazing voices ever. Next to James Earl Jones and Jeremy Irons.

When he accepted his Oscar, Peck had Harper Lee’s late father’s pocket watch in his own pocket.

I want him to make an audio book!

@@ghostlyaudios7935 he's dead, so it might be a little late for that. If you're religious he did record the entire bible once

yall didnt know what happened already? yall watched the movie before reading the book???

@@lilpapalstate628 Tbf, hearing it and watching it happen is probably even more impacting.

@@lilpapalstate628 It's a tribute to the director, the cinematographer, the scriptwriter, the actors, the author of the book herself, that the movie can so thoroughly pull the viewers into the story.

omg so trueeee

And today, 10 people, (most, if not all, were blacks) were shot and killed by a white supremacist in New York. Nothing has changed.

Except during the sequel book where it turns out he really was just as racist as the rest, but put his prejudices aside for the trial.

Dan Menard no that was only the first draft of TKAM it’s not actually Cannon

Time Space You do know what ‘canon’ means... right?

David Zhou oh woah sorry for not getting to this sooner. Yeah wrong choice of words haha you get my point, what I meant is that the author said that the sequel was actually just a rough draft of The first book of TKAM. She later then decided to write a whole book about it, however it’s not based on the true storyline, it does use characters from the first book but it’s not really based off of what really happens.

sosidecop64 He looks like Clark Kent

I watched this in middle school.

I’m in middle school and we’re almost done w/ the book. Starting the movie soon ! 🥰

im watching this rn in middle school

Gregory Peck was so great in this part, such a handsome man!

@Peter Evans He was a good actor, and the movie had several important messages, that is why it should be watched.

Yeah, I read the book too.

​@@koolaiddudeawesome9850congratulations

That moment makes me cry every time. Resonates to my soul.

Heroes deserve such respect.

That line makes me cry, too. Every time. So incredibly powerful.

@@79derik You can't buy ordinary people's respect and love, it can only be earned.

That’s what’s missing nowadays. Respect.

Well said. I am going to remember your words and credit you. I love your quote!

@@davewanamaker3690 it’s a paraphrase of something atticus said in the book

i did this in freshman.

I did this in freshman year

me too.

I’m doing this in my freshman year right now

BeanBagBum I already did this eighth grade this year

One take, and the first take. He became the character

Hearing the jury find Tom Robinson guilty, even after Atticus' most realistic defense, made me sadly realize the travesties of justice that can happen because of prejudice. Every falsely accused defendant deserves a lawyer like Atticus Finch.

It would be called abuse if Hollywood did to any actor who played like Atticus in 2023

"In the name of God, believe Tom Robinson" Book, end of chapter 21: Scout: What did he say?" Jem: I think he said, believe him.

Ewell was trash he raped his daughter. He lied on Tom..he hate iggas..He attacked Atticus kids ...glad Boo was there

12 angry men is brilliant, good choice!

12 angry men is awesome. While not black and white i would suggest "In the heat of the night" if he has not seen it yet.

@@niklasdahlgren7641 better than that, I'm going to watch it as I've never seen it. Strange your comment came today as I've just finished watching Boardwalk Empire and I was wondering what to watch tonight. Thank you

12 angry men is an excellent choice, and Im glad your kid chose to watch mockingbird, you must be proud that your son is developing good taste.

@@sonicfreak04 absolutely in fact it's actually gone full circle and now he gives me movie recommendations.

Bro????

lmao what the fuck

absolutely

YESSIRR

I-

That's his son. And notice, he's sitting with the black people. The book has a theme of progress, but it also has a theme of innocence lost. Scout and him are just innocent kids in the beginning, and by the end they've lost that due to this horrid world we're in and they can't ignore the injustice they saw. These pure innocent children saw something categorically wrong happen, and there's no going back to not knowing the world works that way. It's both inspiring and depressing.

@Peter Evans And what would those holes consist of?

@Peter Evans You presume either, 1) Too much about yourself, or 2) Too little about me. You made the statement, flesh it out. What holes?

@Peter Evans consider us fools who are desperate to learn. Would you please explain to us what those "holes" are? I would be more than willing to hear

@Peter Evans What's self evident is you're a copout.

I remember that it was a little longer in the book.

1000 isn't enough, we need 10'000 or more.

@@jeffreyhutton1963 yeah 10,000 x 10^100,000,000

@@michaelterrell5061 exactly

@@jeffreyhutton1963 Better ask Mengele...

With a million more well on the way

This is blatantly simplified and an incredibly stupid take. I can tell you didn't read the book and likely didn't watch the movie.. You missed the fact that this is specifically about a white woman accusing a black man. Not to mention, most of the time, you are not a jury. You missed the fact that the girl WAS beaten, WAS likely raped. By her FATHER. When you support victims you are not supporting them falsely accusing just anyone. You're giving them the resources and support to go after the people who hurt them. You cannot strip nuance from this scene or from any case involving assault. So don't even try.

@@Rikku147 Talking about nuance, your answer seems to be in dire need of some. You seem to infer that I am against supporting victims. You are mistaken. I am all for it. But it cannot be to simply put aside due process. As you say yourself, a complaint can be made under threat. It can also be made under another ulterior motive. It can also be due to an honest misconstruction of the facts. Due process aims at eliminating all those before one is declared guilty of a criminal offense. Nuance is important. It can also be a burden. It is way easier to take sides before trying to understand what actually happened. Nuance is especially difficult in the case of an accusation of a sexual aggression. But nuance is seldom more important than in such cases. The judicial system need to be reworked to ensure a greater sense of justice in the case of sexual offenses. The louder lobby voice seems to favour to put aside the presumption of innocence in criminal justice. I think this is a bad idea. However, there are cases where the evidence, although not enough to reach the beyond-reasonable-doubt threshold, would be enough to pronounce a judgement against the accused based on the balance of probabilities. The answer then might be in combining the criminal prosecution process with a civil action in damages. Though difficult (new sets of procedure and evidence rules would be needed, and the role of the judges and jurors would need to be reconsidered), this may allow a victim to be compensated by its aggressor, even in cases that would not warrant a criminal condemnation. - No doubt, there is a lot to criticize about this idea, but it is a start. See, it is not about refusing to address the need for justice for victims of sexual offenses. It is about trying to fix a problem without creating a new one by attacking due process and the presumption of innocence in criminal justice. It is all about nuances.

@David Tran - LEH Student While Becca's argument was fairly simplistic, I think you're the one missing their point - Serge used this scene to make a sweeping statement about the MeToo movement while giving no consideration to the actual systemic influences at play in it, mainly race. Like… the source material is literally meant to highlight racial discrimination, I don’t think it’s a reach to say he should've taken that into account. "A white woman who falsely accuses a black man of a heinous crime... is a situation that exemplifies his point" ONLY when you ignore this the dynamics at play - the jury doesn’t care about serving actual justice for a rape victim, so much as they want to put another black man behind bars. This is evident by how it’s implied Mayella was really abused by her father, something Tom even points out (“She says what her papa do to her don’t count”), but both the Court & Atticus turn a blind eye towards her actual rapist. For a real-world case comparison, Harvey Weinstein’s allegations only reached public outcry when the number of accusers, mostly wealthy, well-connected, and white actresses, reached a breaking point - unlike Atticus’s case, with just two faulty witnesses. In contrast, the accusers in the Koch Foods plant case risked much more coming out as undocumented immigrants, as many were later detained by ICE. And while MeToo isn't above criticism, both of you seem to be operating on a strawman idea of MeToo activists, as well as an idealized view of rape proceedings in court. "Evidence matters more than testimony" - hrm, okay, well what about those 25 law enforcement agencies in 14 states that didn’t test 80% of their rape cases 🤨? And while studies have found that the reporting of sex crimes have increased post-MeToo, the rate at which the police clear those crimes hasn’t, much less bring them to court. And even though you give a dictionary definition of "due process," you still seem to operate on a fairly colloquial mindset of what it means - “In a society where we heavily rely on other opinions, in a way we are the jury” might hold some truth outside of court, I guess. But due process isn't something private individuals owe each other, it's solely a GOVERNMENT process. As law professor Michael Meltsner commented, “Even the most flexible construct of due process focuses us on a struggle for fairness in the face of our human tendency to rush toward moral judgment. But just as importantly, due process isn’t deaf, dumb, and blind. It is essentially evidence-based, so where the facts have emerged - and we have a plethora of such examples now before us - no one need hesitate to pass judgment.” Popular opinion condemning Tom isn’t what made him lose his case - the system itself was already faulty, being deeply embedded in racism.

Uh, the "Me Too" movement would crucify you for saying this. They want no consequences for the women (only) who falsely accuse men of rape and are proven wrong. No shame, no backlash. Look at the NC college kids accused of hiring a stripper then raped her. They were proven 100% innocent but were expelled from the college and names ruined by the media. It ruined their lives and she served no time in jail.

@@lawdog1569 To be clear: rapists are the scum of the Earth and should be hanged. However, the process that leads to condemning anyone accused of a crime, including rape, must be rational, not emotional. Once the accused, having enjoyed all the protections that the law provides, has been proven guilty, he should be hanged. Period.

True, Kelly. The rest of the world stopped in those fraught minutes. Even Bob Euell is motionless. Important observation.

I wanna see a remake, just to see how we can make this speech now

@HQ It wouldn't ruin it. It would just be a another pointless, shit remake.

i did! i was jogging listening to this as it empowers me!

@@caspermudge6067 i love that

haha same

same

Same in Germany

You can pick it up when you see eachother again?

same

Yeah, but the jury actually took ages to decide. It was a small step towards change and it created a big difference. It changed hearts, maybe not immediately but in the long run, it actually made people *think*. I remember reading the trial scene and I was so hooked. :)

Safa Sujan That’s a good point

@@joewhitehead3 Thanks

Scottsboro case though. The nine boys had the best attorney in the world defending them and all of them were freed from death penalty but were sentenced to jail until parole. Only 2 people lived to make it out of prison and only one of them earned a job and started a family.

Gotta keep appearances up for the black community.

Unfortunately. society offers few men for you to adore.

@@galesayers not true

I first saw Gregory Peck in "Roman Holiday" in my native Denmark when I was abotu 9=10 years old. Have been a fan ever since. There were something soothing about his quiet ways, very comforting. I had a boyfriend for a couple of years that reminded me of him, he was very tall as well. However, he didn't quite measure up, and our relationship did not last.

Believe it or not, this fictional character was revered as a hero in the legal profession for decades. This character was the inspiration for thousands of legal reviews in accredited law journals. There are also a whole bunch of famous lawyers and judges who credit this movie and Atticus Finch for their motivation to pursue a career in the legal field. The Alabama State Bar Association even erected a statue of Finch in Maecomb County. Kind of goes to show how important fictional characters can be to progress. It can be easy to dismiss TV and movies as just being entertainment but they can definitely be a lot more than that. "A Time To Kill" was also a great modern-day adaption of this movie.

wish you luck

So many of us were similarly inspired. So few of us rise to that height.

@@garysandiego Applying to law schools now :)

@@brenroutly133update?

@@lifedeather in my second year of law school!

SAME😂

Are you using protection?

@@bobthebuilder9553 trash book

@@seboy9569 you are joking correct?

@@michaelterrell5061 nope

He won the academy award!

Marvelous

how did it go?

Funny enough what you said poignant to what happened last week in Minneapolis and the consequences which again divides America

yeah, exactly. he probably didn't expect to win, but he was doing it and fighting for what he believed in.

Not to sound racist, but what you described was a little like the reaction of many African Americans who automatically assumed the Duke Lacrosse players were guilty of rape despite the fact that the evidence in that real life case was actually even more dubious than that in the fictional case in this movie. (At least Mayella Euwell could identify the man she was actually accusing; at least Tom Robinson admitted to having some kind of physical contact with Mayella; at least the evidence placed the victim and the accused together during the alleged assault; there was no DNA evidence at the time to exonerate Tom Robinson...etc.)

Easily one of the most poignant and true things I have ever had the pleasure to read on KZfaq

And the only ones who cried because of the injustice are Jem, Dill, and Scout, the children.

If you've watch the movie, did you look at those faces of everyone in the courtroom, including the jury and law officers? Just like "they" lied about the rape and beating, in 2022, we also know they lied about Tom having tried to run away too. As a child watching this, I thought, he had a good chance for appeal, why did he have to run? If this were a true story, which it very well could be, we know what they did to poor Tom Robinson in the end.

I'm a mother of 3...in high school, they were the only in their class who had read the book and seen the movie. I made them...was so affected by this story.

Me too

Me three

Me four

Well deserved won best actor

There is very little racism left in America thanks in part to authors like Harper Lee .

@@ernestkovach3305 "There is very little racism left in America"? How is that true?

@@ernestkovach3305 maybe not where you live, but there is some pretty bad racism happening in the rest of the US. obviously most people are not as racist now as they were in this movie.

@@adsfhasdkjgadjgasd it's called reality. What little racism truly exists in a nation of a whopping 350 million people is negligible and, in fact, there is zero doubt that there are now far far more unustifiably bitter blacks who are racist against whites out of hateful hate and jealousy than there are whites who are so. Ouch, but true. Case really closed.

@@alexverdana2435 racism would be dead if not for democrats

It was Dill? I thought Jem was crying

If you've watch the movie, did you look at those faces of everyone in the courtroom, including the jury and law officers? Just like "they" lied about the rape and beating, in 2022, we also know they lied about Tom having tried to run away too. As a child watching this, I thought, he had a good chance for appeal, why did he have to run? If this were a true story, which it very well could be, we know what they did to poor Tom Robinson in the end.

@@stuffwithsoph8264 I believe it was Dill, because Scout had to lead him out of the courthouse while Tom was being questioned by the prosecution

I think this was his first movie,I think....

Boo Radley..small but significant part.

@THe Guinness man maybe on social media, but what we see there constitutes a small fractions of all courtroom hearing and police interactions that take place.

Only adds to the masterpiece of the classic book and movie.

@monokhem you are insane.

@monokhem bunk.

1 or 2 weeks before Gregory Peck died