Harper Lee's Novel To Kill a Mockingbird and Robert Mulligans film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird have many similarities and differences in the eyes of many book lovers. The trial was a crucial scene in the movie that displayed strong, well-devised, and included many exceptional actors. On the contrary, some important moments, people, and lessons in the book were removed from the movie that created a different meaning to the whole story. Calpurnia and Dolphus Raymond were two main characters in the novel that taught valuable lessons to not only Jem and Scout, but to readers across the world. These characters should have been more integrated in the movie to build a stronger more meaningful plot. The movie did not fully develop Calpurnia's character as shown in the book as it should have. Calpurnia played an important role in the novel. She taught many valuable lessons to Jem and Scout …show more content…
Ewell) all put depth and meaning into their acting to create the trial scene of To Kill a Mockingbird. Collin Paxton modeled a great actor for Mayellas character. She showed the fear, anger, and hesitance Harper Lee explained in the book. Brock peters portrayed Tom Robinson perfectly in the movie. Tom in the book and the movie had many similarities like being tall, handsome, strong, kind, and respectful. Gregory Peck was an ideal actor for Atticus's character. He was a calm, humble, intelligent, respectful, fair, and compassionate man. James Anderson was also a strong actor that contributed to the climax in the story. Throughout the trial James Anderson showed anger and hate on his face as well as Mr. Ewell had, described in the book. James also looked dirty, wore old clothes, and had improper English similarly to the book. All of these actors worked together to create a suspenseful and entertaining trial scene that captured the attention and love of Harper Lees