TKAM Final Blog... Maybe

How would you prove or disprove that one version of To Kill A Mockingbird is more affective in delivering its message than the other? Be sure to provide specific pieces of evidence to support your opinion.

When in reference to the effectiveness in relation to a book and a movie it is a rather difficult topic to pursue. This being due to the fact that it is much more a topic of judgment and viewpoint rather than one of a factual science. Furthermore, when relating it to To Kill A Mockingbird, it is a rather daunting task due to the movie's rather efficient demonstration of the book. In contrast, the movie lacks several details that truly help make To Kill A Mockingbird the classic book it is known as today. 

In truth, I felt as if both versions, the book and the movie, were rather effective in their own respective ways. Due to this I have decided to rather point out the flaws in both types of media rather than to side with one. In regards to the book, I felt as if the book definitely lacked the ability to be as quick as a read in comparison to the movie. The movie allows a time saving version while the book take much more time to finish reading. Another negative to the book would be the fact that certain characters, not many but still enough to take note, were not described enough to get a definite understanding of the characters physical traits. Despite this, the book is possibly the most effective version of the two as it allows much more freedom to visually imagine characters, setting, and the complete plot. 

In contrast, the movie bas several inaccuracies that takes away from the overall effect. Scenes and people such as Miss Maudie's house burning down, Aunt Rachael, the fact that Jem contains the box from the things hidden in the tree, are scenes that are completely excluded from the movie. In addition to this, we see several key conversations in the To Kill A Mockingbird book that do not take place in the movie. Other conversations from the book are placed in a different timeline from which they occurred in during the book, as well. Personally, I feel that the movie was the much less effective of the book and the movie. This being due to the fact that once introduced to a novel it is as if you are given an abstract painting. The painting that you now hold contains several different characteristics that allow you to enjoy the painting. Once the painting's format changes, the shades of color on the painting become different, and thick lines are now thin, just as thin lines are too thick or no longer existent. As the movie progress we see certain parts (the lines) being emphasized, underemphasized, or completely forgotten. Which in return, makes the movie all the less accurate and all the less efficient. 

Comments: Gustavo, Citlalli, Jenna