The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993)

THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN This movie was set in the 1800's in St. Pitturgburghs Mississippi. It is about a boy named Huckleberry Finn (played by Elijah Wood), who lives a very rebellious life. He had a slave friend named Jim (played by Courtney B. Vance), who escaped. Huck and Jim set on a journey to Kayrow to try and free Jim, so he can raise money to get his family out of slavery. In the beginning of the movie Pap Finn (played by Ron Perlman) was a drunkard who tried to kill Huck, but he ending up dying on a boat later in the story. Huck however, faked his death caused by Pap so no one would know his identity, while he was on the road. During Huck and Jims journey they meet Duke (played by Robbie Coltrane) and King, they were thief's that were on the run from stealing a lot, the Duke and King (played by Jason Rebarbs) capture both Huck and Jim and force them to with them to get Mary Jane Wilks (played by Anne Heche) fathers money as they pretended that they where the brothers of Peter Wilks, if they refused, they would in Jim as he was accused of being a murderer and a runaway slave. Later in the story, the village actually finds out that Duke and King are impostors, so Huck uses this chance to free Jim as he was arrested during this event. As Huck and Jim running away from the village, Huck gets shot. They capture Jim again but Mary Jane sets them free because she knows Huck and Jim are on the run for a good reason. In the end Miss Watson (played by Mary Louise Wilson) wish came true, Jim became a free man but Huck still continued his rebellious life, which Widow Douglas (played by Dana Luey) was not very happy about. One aspect of filmmaking that I want to talk about is the costume and set design. It corresponded well to when and where the movie was set. The poor dressed like the poor and the rich like the rich in those actual times. Costume and set design is very important in this movie because it shows the audience of the movie when and where the movie was set, also it gives the audience a feel of how life was back then. The stereotypes I would like to talk about are the actual use of realism in the movie. Every character in the movie has a last name apart from Jim, this is because he is a slave, another stereotype is that Jim is a tall, black strong man who is inferior to a small, short white kid, and this is a stereotype because adults are not inferior kids, but Jim is to Huck. Another stereotype is that Jim performs some magic tricks in the beginning of the movie, and this was surprising for others because they thought slaves could not be taught anything else but to work. I really enjoyed this movie, it had funny, sad, adventurous, heart pumping and thrilling moments, I recommend it to other classes because of the morals it teaches, I give this movie 7.5/10. David Lawanson.

Mark Twain, the author of the bestselling novel, Huckleberry Fin, was the author of the book that has been made into the adventurous film in 1993. This is a Disney movie that took place in a fictional town called St. Petersburg. The main character, Elijah Scott, played the role of Huckleberry fin. Huck's best friend is a runaway slave named Jim that made it out of a plantation and found Huck. This is where this crazy adventure starts. This movie is a fun film that the whole family can enjoy.Huckleberry grows up in a well civilized family, except for his dad. This guy is one crazy drunk man. He abuses Huck so Huck decided to sneak out. Little did he know that this decision would change his whole life. When Huck returns, Hucks dad decided to kidnap Huck and take him to the other side of the river to stay there. This is where Hucks adventure starts. Huck breaks free and runs away. He meets a slave named Jim that becomes his best pals. They both escaped so they had to make up names for each other to keep their identity a secret as they travel down the Mississippi river.The director did a great job making the characters fit in with the film. The props sets and clothes were perfect. Hucks clothes that he wore matched perfect with the 1800's. Jim's clothes matched as well making him look like he just escaped out of a plantation. The characters of the town had good costumes. The sheriff wore a cow boy hat, ragged clothes, an old western hat, and a nice badge. I couldn't image it any other way.The background music matched perfectly with every scene that came on. When Huck was being kidnapped by his dad, they played a frantic scary up going song. When Jim and Huck were on the river talking about their lives, they played a slow sad song. I think songs play a big role in movies because they give the movie more emotion. Without music or the right props these movies wouldn't be as successful as they are today.Personally I enjoyed this film because is had a lot of emotions and they expressed them at the right times. This movie is a real adventurous film that the whole family can enjoy. I would give this movie four and a half stars out of five.

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

"The Adventures of Huck Finn" Review This movie is about a boy named Huckleberry Finn who is kidnapped by his dad. His mom had given his dad a trust fund, but was not able to receive it until Huck was 17. Huck did not like is "Pa", as he called him, and was afraid of him. Huck escaped from his dad and met up with his friend, Jim, who is a black slave. The two go on different adventures dealing with several conflicts in their social era.At the beginning of the movie, you see Huck being kidnapped by his father. His father is a drunk and does not seem to care about Huck. While Huck's Pa is out, he plans out his fake death and runs away from his father's house. He then finds his friend Jim, who is a black slave, and start their journey down the Mississippi. They first stop on Jackson Island to sit down and set up camp. They are quickly run off the island because someone had spotted their campfire. Racing down the river, they find a different town to stop in. They realize that they need food and figure out a way how to get it. Huck dresses up as a little girl and pretends to be needy. He walks into a stranger's house and tries to steal food from them. When the stranger realizes that Huck is a boy, he runs away from the house back towards the river. He notices a wanted poster for $400 with Jim's picture on it for the murder of Huck. Knowing the truth about Huck, they continue anyway down the river. Going through various other towns, they meet up with the King and the Duke. This event changes their whole journey and they are now forced to follow them. The two men try to inherit money from an unknown family pretending to bet the heirs to the fortune of a death in the family. When the family realizes that they are not the real heirs, they tar and feather them and Huck and Jim escape. They start running away until Huck gets shot and falls. Jim brings them both back into town which causes Jim to get captured for hanging. The girls of the unknown family save Huck and Jim and help Huck get better.The acting is this movie plays a big role in how this story plays out. The characters feelings towards the other characters show the kind of connection and foretell how the characters will make their decisions on their friends. For instance, Huck and Jim's relationship shows that they stick together no matter what. When asked if Huck had seen a slave, he said that he had not seen one to save Jim. Also, when Huck found a new family and was selfish for what he was given, he left Jim to become a slave for the family, until, he saw that they had whipped his partner in crime. He leaves the family and saves his friend. Jim returns the favor at the end of the movie by saving him and bringing him back to safety after they had shot Huck.Another great aspect of this movie is the overall setting. The setting of 1800s would play a big role in Jim's character because he was a slave. They were not allowed to be out and about, let alone with a white boy. This shows the connection as well by showing even though Jim was a slave, Huck still had his back. The scene when the King and the Duke get tar and feathered also shows the setting of this movie because we do not tar and feather anybody anymore. Some of the dialects used in the movie were good clues as to what time line they were in as well.My overall reaction to this film is that it is a great lesson to be learned from it. The story shows friendship and non-discrimination between races. I feel like the movie shows a realistic boys dream of going around the world adventuring. The main thing I like about this movie is that the main characters always find each other and always stick together and I give this movie 2 thumbs up.