While Lee’s words breathe life into the difficult story, the film version of the Finch family’s efforts to get to the truth showcase the book’s message in a way that stays true to the page, while giving so much depth to the proceedings.
Of course, when Gregory Peck is playing the epitome of fatherly justice, that kind of thing tends to happen.
In the case of Harper Lee’s seminal novel of justice and doing what’s right, the answer is that the two are equal.
For most people, To Kill A Mockingbird is probably the first time they came across the dilemma of which was better: the book or the movie?