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Why so much hype?

To me, this movie is perfection.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I, for one, am unenthusiastic about and really disappointed in this Disney-distributed live-action feature film adaptation of the Great American Novel, but I don't really think it's horrible. I just wish it was distributed by a studio other than Disney, because they have to make their movies kid-friendly and Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not kid-friendly in all its aspects.I saw this movie in my literature class in the 11th grade after reading the novel and both my teacher and my peers were just as displeased as I was. The movie skips over some interesting parts from the book and the scenes Disney chooses to include, they're quick, dull and without atmosphere, which the movie doesn't really have. I also think Elijah Wood was a careless choice for the part of Huck Finn, and they did it just for the sake of stardom. One thing that I was pleased with in this movie however was Ron Perlman as Huck's father, but even he can't save this movie.I'm pretty sure if Mark Twain were alive today and saw this film, he would be exasperated not only with the film itself, but with the way it's being told to today's generation. It does compare to the original source material, but in a way that is unsatisfactory, unlikeable and, dare I say it, embarrassing. But if you want to introduce yourself and/or your kids to the Great American Novel as a censored, pandering, shallow, and bland as heck version, don't let this review stop you.

Huck Finn (Elijah Wood) has a knack for getting into trouble. He spends the majority of his days playing hooky from school, getting into fights, and lying to his guardians Mrs. Watson (Mary Louise Wilson)and Widow Douglas (Dana Ivey) about how he got black eyes. One day, Huck's drunken, abusive father (Ron Perlman) arrives and takes his son away with him, looking for a way to get his hands on $600 left to Huck by his mother who is deceased. Huck escapes from his father's cabin, after a night of fighting for his life, and, in the company of a runaway slave named Jim (Courtney B. Vance), the duo sets off on a journey by boat down the Mississippi with the goal of getting Jim's freedom. Along the way, the pair meets a number of interesting people and become dragged into several adventures that don't always lean towards their favor. Disney has a rep. for watering down things that may cause a social argument. Huck Finn deals with a single major issue: slavery. In the book, Mark Twain never holds back punches which are good when using a type of fiction realism since The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was the first book to be wrote in full dialect. Although the movie never uses the word "nigger", that's about the only thing that has been sanitized because it is meant to be a children's/Family movie. The evils of slavery are still shown, rather graphically, at times and it would be wrong to assume that The Adventures of Huck Finn doesn't have a social agenda. Family films are hard to find, and those that fit into the category of "good entertainment" are even less common. The Adventures of Huck Finn is a great exception, although young children may be a little frightened by some of the violence. Same as the book, there are many levels on which the story can be appreciated. Children will enjoy the adventure, but the sarcasm and funny wit is mainly for adult consumption. The Adventures of Huck Finn is a great movie and Disney has produced a film of some quality. It's not a 5 out of 5 , and it can't be considered the real version of Twain's work but it deserves some recognition and credit. I give the movie 3 out of 5 because it was entertaining and the wasn't really and crappy animation like some of the other movies of that time period.

Huck Finn was originally wrote by Mark Twain, but then remade into a movie by Disney in 1993. The main characters in the film are Huck (Elijah Wood), Jim (Courtney B. Vance), The Duke (Robbie Coltrane), The King (Jason Robards), Pap Finn (Ron Perlman), Widow Douglas (Dana Iwey), Mary Jane Wilks (Anne Heche), Deputy Hines (James Gammon), Harvey Wilks (Paxton Whitehead), and Dr. Robinson (Tom Aldredge). The setting of this movie was in St. Petersburg, a fictional town. This movie is an adventurous/action movie.Huck Finn lived with Widow Douglas in the beginning of the movie. Widow Douglas brought Huck in to give him a place to live, things to eat, and a family that cares. But after some time of living with her, Huck decided to run away to escape society and go off into the wild. At the same time, Jim, a slave on the plantation owned by Widow Douglas, ran away too. Jim and Huck met in the woods and decided to venture on together even though Jim had real things he was trying to achieve by leaving, and Huck was only coming along for the adventure. At the end of the movie, Jim had achieved his goals of becoming a free man and buying his family into freedom. But, Huck hadn't achieved anything and was in the same position he was when the movie began. So, Huck then decided to go on another adventure by himself.In this film, stereotypes were used against Americans. One was how they portrayed themselves. As Jim and Huck reached one plantation they stayed at for a little while, Watts shot one man working and then turned to Jim and told him, "Welcome to America." This showed that Americans were very ignorant and rugged, and also that they didn't think much of what they did to others. Another stereotype was the segregation that occurred between the two races. Blacks were used as slaves, and whites had all the advantages they wanted.This movie was set to be back in the mid 1800's, but was actually filmed in 1993. This could make the filming process more difficult because of the many set, appearance, and acting characteristics that would have to appear like they were set in the right time period. The actors themselves would have to understand how to act like they lived in the 1800's, and also look like they did as well. Sets would need to be older looking, instead of more modern. If these things were not done right, the movie would be not as believable.I would give Huck Finn a three star rating. I recommend this movie for people who like old, classic movies. This movie was easy to relate to and understand, so watching Huck Finn would be very easy to understand to any teenager.

During CA this year, my class watched The Adventures Of Huck Finn. The movie takes place in the 1800s. I think the movie was classified more as a drama than any other genre. Even though it had some comedy parts. The movie Huckleberry Finn is about a little boy that gets kidnapped by his abusive drunk of a father. Throughout the movie Huck tries to set his friend, that's a slave, free. At one point they come across this thief's stash of gold. They pretended that they were sent from London and were high class people. Soon people started realizing that they weren't who they said that they were. So the thief's went after Huck and his friend. I thought that the set and the costume design matched the story line really well. It wasn't like most movies where they don't have the same hairstyles and clothes as they did back in the 1800s. Also I thought that the background music matched the action scenes really well. In the movie the characters used realism by talking the same way that people did in that time. They also used realism by the way they dressed. In the background they showed realism by using real people and real places. My personal opinion on the movie was that it was terrible. The story was dry and it wasn't very interesting. I wouldn't suggest this movie to any high school student. I would rate this movie 2 out of 10. Alyssa Hanes American Literature Student 3rd block, Mr.Mauzey Written May 22, 2012