different medias...different

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2001)

well i've saw quite some arguments comparing the book and the movie...i can only say they are different, and it's hard to compare (sounds cliche, man^^). i like the book better, personally, but the film is excellent in its effort...i like the opening credit much with the great music by Elmer Bernstein, and Mary Bedhem was an excellent Scout (liked her hair style^^), and not to mention that lo~~~~ng but exciting speech delivered by Atticus on the trial (i told my friends that i wanted to be a lawyer after i watched it). this is the first film that made me think about equality and courage...and of course, to know that one must stand upright. i guess some people prefer the book probably because that literature provides a better room for imagination, and it's very disappointing if the movie doesn't turn out as what we expect. but as a movie it is great, and everyone should watch it as a movie, not as reading a novel...different medias, after all.
NB. and on Elmer Bernstein's music...i agree that he's done a great job again^^