Atticus Finch Closing Statement

In the movie To Kill A Mockingbird, the scene that I have chosen is the scene where Atticus Finch gives his closing statement to the jury during the trial. This scene specifically is extraordinary in several ways. The scene is mostly all one shot, meaning that it was all recorded in one take. This enhances the scene because it gives Atticus Finch enough time to explain why Tom Robinson is innocent, and it kept the viewer focused on hearing the closing statement. I believe the director Robert Mulligan did this for that very reason. At the same time during this scene, the viewer is looking at Atticus Finch from the jury’s perspective. This showed the viewer every single detail of the closing statement, such as the facial expressions on Atticus Finch’s face which really gives the mood to the scene. Watching this scene of the closing statement really made me believe Tom Robinson was innocent. I felt as if Atticus Finch was talking directly to me as the emotion I saw and heard made it feel like that. Also …show more content…
This may be a simple well known theme but it specifically is connected to the book and the movie. An example of how this is the theme for To Kill A Mockingbird is how Atticus Finch knew that the jury was going to convict Tom Robinson regardless of how innocent he is. He knew that even though the facts say that Tom Robinson is innocent, he is going to be convicted no matter what because he is a black man going up against an all white jury. But that didn't stop Atticus. He continued to be Tom Robinson’s attorney, and even though at the end Tom Robinson was convicted, Atticus Finch caused an everlasting impact on the jurors. While the jurors were out coming up with their final decision, they stayed out for the longest time for a trial convicting a black man. At the end, Tom Robinson was sent to jail, but Atticus Finch never gave up, and he made the jurors wonder if Tom Robinson was really