In 1962, Hollywood's admiration turned to the romantic niche Gregorian Pike. In "Killing a Mockingbird", Parker, who has always appeared on the screen with a handsome appearance, suddenly put on a pair of wide-brimmed glasses, and became extraordinarily solemn and old-fashioned. It turned out that he was playing a lawyer-Edicos Finch, who did justice to blacks regardless of personal safety. Vinci served in Meigang City in the south, and he was upright and steady, and he often did justice to the poor regardless of remuneration. He is strict and loving towards his young daughter James and son Scott, who lost his mother. When talking about bird-smashing once, he told his children, don't kill robins, because they only sing for humans and never do anything harmful to humans.
In the local area, discrimination against blacks is very serious. One day, Finch went to the court to defend the case of the black Tom. The white prosecutor accused Tom of guilty of QJ crime. After careful investigation, Fincher found that this was not the case. Therefore, in the court, he pleaded truthfully and refuted all the accusations against Tom. In the end, he demanded that Tom be not guilty, and he justly appealed to people to respect the facts and uphold the dignity and equality of human beings. However, the judge and the jury were partial to the plaintiff's "testimony" and still convicted Tom. Moreover, the matter did not end there. Some white people with racial prejudice proceeded to provoke and intimidate the Finch family. James and Scott were attacked by a group of gangsters while participating in the Halloween celebrations, and James' arm was broken. Faced with strong *, Finch did not flinch, he was ready to continue to appeal for Tom.
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The black-and-white film "Kill a Mockingbird" filmed in 1962 is still the favorite of many movie fans. In a netizen voting activity initiated by IMDB, the film became one of the best films in history, ranking 29th. The male protagonist Gregorian Parker’s image of a handsome and romantic boy won the current Oscar and Golden Globe actor with his superb and calm acting skills, and his image of a lawyer who does justice to black people regardless of personal safety has also become an influence. The biggest screen hero in history.
The film is based on the best-selling novel of the same name. The female writer Hubble Lee uses the American life during the Great Depression as the background, and through the childhood perspectives of two children, James and Scarlett, unfolds a picture of the social life of Meigang, a small town in the South of the United States. . In the book, the brother and sister’s father, Eticos, is a lawyer. He took over a so-called QJ case and defended the accused black. As the lawsuits progressed, the lifeless town became active, and various characters emerged one by one. Through the narratives and feelings of children, this book introduces readers step by step to the depth of the root of human behavior.
Director Bert Mulligan portrays Meigang as a dull old town in the film, full of dirty streets, picket fences, and climbing vines. The front of the house is supported by brick pillars. There are various types Various rocking chairs and panama hats. The film shifts the focus of the narration to the girl's father, Vinci. He is a single father of two children and a lawyer, representing kindness, kindness and justice, and a great hero in the ordinary world. The only mention of the robin in the film's title is when he talked about fighting birds. Vinci repeatedly told his children not to harm the robin, because they only sing for humans and never do anything harmful to humans. The brilliance of humanity in this small town lawyer is enough to overshadow the image of many war heroes.
In fact, actor Parker's title of America's No. 1 Hero was obtained in this way. When director Robert first found him in the play, Parker was very happy. Parker believes that he can identify with this character without much effort, and he can be in Vinci's position without any performance. In real life, he is an active participant in the sympathy for the black civil rights movement. In the famous 9-minute defense scene in "Killing a Mockingbird", Parker, who devoted himself to the performance, moved everyone on the scene with his impassioned speech. When the director called to stop, the entire crew immediately echoed thunderous applause.
Parker once claimed that "Roman Holiday" is his favorite film, but he also believes that only "Kill a Mockingbird" is "closest to my heart and the peak of my acting career." It is worth mentioning that this film is also the favorite movie of Clark Kent, the real-life identity of another well-known hero in the United States, Superman.
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·On the evening of June 11, 2003, Gregorian Parker passed away at home at the age of 87. Not long before that, the American Film Institute selected 50 heroes and 50 villains in the 100 years of film history. His lawyer Edicos Finch in "Killing a Mockingbird" was chosen as the largest screen hero in film history.
· "Killing a Mockingbird" is an autobiographical novel by American female writer Hubble Lee, and also her first and only book. The novel was published in 1960, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, and was put on the screen in 1962. Today, this novel has been translated into more than 40 languages, with a circulation of more than 15 million copies, and has become a recognized American literary classic. Since then, Hubble has been living in seclusion in the small town of his hometown in Alabama, rejecting all kinds of interviews, and living a peaceful life. When her nephew asked her why she is not famous then under writing, she replied that: "there have been such a, what is there to write?"
Finch was fiction author Harper Lee, mother's maiden original name, Di Her prototype is Truman Capote, Hubble’s childhood partner. And Gregorian Parker was not the first candidate for the film, and initially considered Rock Hudson as the lawyer Fincher.
· Arthur Bu Ladley in the film was considered mentally problematic and was locked in the basement most of the time. To play this role, Robert Duval had not been exposed to sunlight for six weeks and dyed his hair blonde. This film is also his first film.
·The watch in the movie is just a prop. After the filming, Hubble Lee really gave her father's watch to Gregorian Parker, because after seeing Parker, she had too much information about her father. recall. For example, when shooting a street scene, Parker, who entered the character, suddenly noticed that the eyes of Ms. Hubble who stood by were filled with tears, so he walked to her and asked with concern. Hubble replied: "Because I just saw your bulging belly, exactly the same as my father's life." Parker smiled: "It's not a little belly, but a wonderful performance."
Philip Alfo De told his mother that he didn't want to audition for the role of James Finch, so his mother said that if he did, there would be half a day of class and no need to attend. As a result, Philip immediately agreed to go.
·Without any rehearsal, Brock Peters burst into tears directly at the live shooting. Gregory Pike later said that in order not to choke himself, he had to look directly at Brock’s eyes instead. Go over and look behind him.
During the filming of the film, Mary Badgeum and Gregory Parker who starred in Scott gradually became friends, and they kept in touch for the rest of their lives. He often called her Scott.
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Atticus Finch: If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
Edikos Finch: If you only learn a trick, Scott, you will get along better with all kinds of people. But you will not be able to really understand a person unless you look at the problem from his standpoint...unless you reach the depths of his heart to see through the surface phenomenon.
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Jem: Atticus (Pic) Cheating IS A Black man Within last Cheating worse Ten Times A White.
Zhan AM: Eticus said that cheating a black man is ten times worse than cheating a white man.
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Older Scout: [narrating] Maycomb was a tired old town, even in 1932 when I first knew it. Somehow, it was hotter then. Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning; ladies bathed before noon, after their 3 o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frosting from sweating and sweet talcum. The day was twenty-four hours long, but it seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go and nothing to buy... and no money to buy it with. Although Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself ... that summer, I was six years old.
adult Scott :( narrative) Meigang Zhen is a boring, The peaceful town was like this when I first learned about it in 1932. The weather is always too hot. Before nine o'clock in the morning, the man's collar had been pulled down. Women take a shower before noon and after the lunch break at three o'clock in the afternoon. At dusk, they are like soft pastries, like crystals of salt sprinkled on them. Although there are only 24 hours a day, the time seems long. Life is easy or slow, people have nowhere to go, nothing to buy, and no money to buy. The people in Meigang Town have only recently learned that there is nothing to be afraid of except fear itself. That summer, I was just 6 years old.
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·Factual error: At the beginning of the film, the narrator mentioned that it was the summer of 1932, and later said that the people of Meigang were told that there was nothing to be afraid of, except for the fear itself. This sentence refers to Roosevelt's famous saying "We have nothing to fear, the only thing worth fearing is fear itself". But Roosevelt made this speech at the President's inauguration speech on March 4, 1933, half a year later than the opening time of the film.
Anachronism: At the beginning of the movie, the time of the penny sign on the humidor was about 1962, and the time set in the story was 1932.
Geographical error: In South Alabama, where the film is about, there are no mountains within a radius of 200 miles. However, in several shots throughout the film, the mountain peaks can be seen clearly as the background.
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sent comment "Killing a Mockingbird" sincerely opposed racial discrimination and social injustice. At that time, the civil rights movement was beginning to attract the attention of the whole nation... Parker and Finch were a perfect complex.
——The New York Times
"Killing a Mockingbird" is a precious cultural relic of the era. It has preserved hope and emotion for the world in the kinder, more elegant and simpler America.
——In
addition to the screenwriter, performer, and director of the Chicago Sun , there is another noteworthy point in the film. In the era when most films were shot in color, it chose black and white, which is unparalleled visually. In the gray-white picture, the deep meaning and metaphorical meaning it wants to convey can be said to be self-evident.
-Reel.com
Since its release, this wise and atmospheric film has been warmly welcomed by American audiences, not only because it can evoke their childhood memories, but also mainly because of the heroic image portrayed by Parker, that is, an honest citizen and a loving father. It is always overwhelming.
——U.S. "TV Guide"
As their generation of movie stars gradually leave us, the film era represented by Parker will eventually draw a stop, like looking for the brightest but unassuming star among the vast stars Similarly, perhaps, looking for an actor who is as natural and refined as Parker is now an extravagant desire.
——CCTV Movie Channel
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