Movie Reflection 2- TKAM

       The part of the movie that we saw today was mainly about the trial of Tom Robinson.  I agreed with how this scene was portrayed in the movie, exactly how I would picture it.  Based on their actions and posture, I could tell how the witnesses were feeling.  For instance, Mr. Ewell seemed calm and relaxed on the stand, quite the opposite of the way Mayella acted.  Mayella looked nervous and at times unsure of her testimony.  When asked if Mr. Robinson hit her in the face, she seemed uncertain if Tom ever hit her at all.  Tom Robinson's actions, such as his crying, proves his testimony was truthful.  I could tell he meant it unlike Mayella.  Also, he seemed like he was a nice person since he helped Mayella previous times and said "suh" after his answers.  This shows that possibly Mayella and Mr. Ewell made up their testimonies.  I found it interesting that Bob Ewell never really sat close to Mayella during the trial, especially during Tom Robinson's testimony.  It was as if he was ashamed of her.  Some characters were left out in this portion of the movie.  For instance, Aunt Alexandra, Dolphus Raymond, and Link Deas were not included.  However, not incorporating these people did not hurt the movie or ruin it because these were not important roles.  The way they explained Tom Robinson's injured left arm was different from the book, but was still interesting.  Even though there was lack of evidence towards Tom as well as his contradicting testimony to Mayella's and Mr. Ewell's, he was still found guilty.  Also, the man who did beat up Mayella was most likely left handed since her right side of the face was beaten up.  Tom Robinson could not use his left arm due to his injury.  I think this further shows the racism that was going on during this time period.  The facts show Tom Robinson did not hurt Mayella, but being an African American living at this time, his testimony would not stand a chance of beating a white person's.