One of the best films on Social Tolerance

Rating: 8/10 (1 July 2001)

This movie really gave me a sense of what it must have been like to grow up in the 1930's. We follow a young girl's development as she takes the lesson from her father on how "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" and later starts applying it to people, and develops principals of tolerance of others, from the poor to their outcast neighbor. I love the message of this movie, especially Atticus Finch's monologues on justice and the rule of law. There are some flaws to the film story itself though, such as the movie doesn't really say what Mr. Ewell's motivations are in regards to Atticus' children, among other things. Despite minor flaws I would highly recommend this film to anyone. 8 out of 10.