Reflection on "To Kill a Mockingbird"

To Kill a Mockingbird was honestly such a great movie. Although the music and the black and white picture threw me off, the context of the movie was great.

To Kill a Mockingbird definitely portrayed the state of the society during that time period. The Civil Rights Movement was occurring at that time which led to a lot of the conflicts that were taking place in the movie. The Civil Rights Movement was a time where people fought for human freedom and the urge to extend the rights of full citizenship to individuals regardless of the color of their skin or gender. The film definitely portrayed this push for human rights and shows how the film was inspired by what was going on during the time period.

The racial prejudice that erupted in the film made me mad. I never actually read the novel before watching the film, but as I watched the film I knew the conflict was between blacks not having equal rights and whites taking advantage of the blacks. I loved the fact that there was one particular character who stood out from
the world of prejudice and tried to make a difference in society. He disobeyed what his people wanted and made his own path to a brighter future.

The overall concept of this film definitely made me think about life in a brighter light. A person doesn't always have to follow in the footsteps of others. For example, the black man who was accused never did anything wrong, he was just trying to help out and be generous. Unfortunately, he got blamed for doing the right thing. I believe that's also another important concept in the world: doing the right thing for others although it may be characterized as something wrong. It's important to make a difference in society and to take that first step to change what is potentially bad in the world.

The conflict between whites and blacks in the film represent what has happened in the past and how the world has come to grow. Although there are still many cases of conflicts with whites and blacks, we can still see how the world changed and prospered from the past.

However, in today's society, it seems like the past repeats itself. Taking a look at the riots in Baltimore, prejudice between interracial couples, and many other things that has happened since the history of the Civil Rights Movement, we still feel as though racial prejudice still erupts in today's world. Like the white man
who disobeyed what everyone else believed and decided to take the step to make a change, every individual in today's society could potentially do the same thing and help these race riots and prejudice stop today.