OMG, I forgot how powerful this film was

[Serial Mom]

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - One of the best I have seen and close to the novel.

I read the novel for the first time 2 years ago (and I'm over 50). I have read it twice since because it was so worthy of a Pulitzer.

I had seen the movie twice in my life - once when I was about 13 (with my mom at a theater) and once about 10 years ago.

I just finished watching it and cannot help but think some of the same inequality in justice is still happening today. I had forgotten Duvall was Boo.

Well, I have to go put my makeup on again for work, since I cried it all off!

I wonder what other films have made an impact on you (like this one has on me).

[CBHagman]

1. Good question.

I read To Kill a Mockingbird over three decades ago and of course saw the film at several points. It's been a while since I revisited both, but the sense of their power has remained with me.

As for other films that have had an impact on my life, I could easily cite the many I've enjoyed over and over again. But I'll mention just several that have left me thinking long after I left the theater.

One was Brokeback Mountain, which brought home how we must pay for every decision we take.

Another was Silver City, a John Sayles film about politics and the media, and how we always have a choice to act.

And the third is Between Two Worlds, which I don't want to spoil for you by giving away the plot. Suffice it to say it's a another commentary on the choices we make and what's really of value.

[Bjornsdotter]

2. Das Boot

...made a huge impact on me. I saw it in German (I think it's better in German) but the impact from seeing this aspect of the war from the other side played on my mind for a long time. The fear and tension in the movie was intense.

Cheers

[Longhorn]

3. Gentlemen's Agreement

While To Kill a Mockingbird deals with overt racism, Gentlemen's Agreement deals with the kind of racism that is actually more common. And, of course, both star the fabulous Gregory Peck! :)