In the film The Adventures of Huck Finn made in 1993 is the story of a boy who does as he pleases and has one true friend, his slave. The film is based in the time period of the mid 1800's and is a comedy/drama. Prominent stars of the film include Elijah Wood as Huckleberry Finn and Courtney B. Vance as Jim.
Huck Finn is the son of a drunken man who lives with two older women who are sisters, Miss Watson and Widow Douglas. His father kidnaps him from them and then takes him back to his place, his father leaves and Huck realizes this is his only chance to escape and do what he wants to do. He reunites with his old slave Jim, and they venture off to different adventures. They come across trouble here and there and meet interesting different type of people, despite the troubles they come across they make it because they have each other. They both learn a lot from one another and live happily ever after.
The way that Mark Twain characterized the characters relates well to the time of setting because with the dialect he gives them it gives you a feel of how people talked back in time. Some of the characters had a southern accent based on where they were from and it was apparent they were southern and Twain did a good job of incorporating that in there.
The costumes in the film pertained to the time of the film well because for the people who were poor, looked poor by wearing filthy clothing and the wealthy has nice oxford shirts with khaki's. And as in the film, when Huck was with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas they gave him the best of clothes, but when he would venture off on his own he wore clothing similar to rags. As for the slaves in the film, they wore basic clothes that looked old and dirty, and that's exactly what would be imagined for that time.
For the film being in an old setting the message that slavery is bad still relays to real life today, and because of that I think the film was well done. I recommend this film for potential viewers because it has a lot of messages that people can relate to. I would give this film 3.5 stars.
Huck Finn is the son of a drunken man who lives with two older women who are sisters, Miss Watson and Widow Douglas. His father kidnaps him from them and then takes him back to his place, his father leaves and Huck realizes this is his only chance to escape and do what he wants to do. He reunites with his old slave Jim, and they venture off to different adventures. They come across trouble here and there and meet interesting different type of people, despite the troubles they come across they make it because they have each other. They both learn a lot from one another and live happily ever after.
The way that Mark Twain characterized the characters relates well to the time of setting because with the dialect he gives them it gives you a feel of how people talked back in time. Some of the characters had a southern accent based on where they were from and it was apparent they were southern and Twain did a good job of incorporating that in there.
The costumes in the film pertained to the time of the film well because for the people who were poor, looked poor by wearing filthy clothing and the wealthy has nice oxford shirts with khaki's. And as in the film, when Huck was with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas they gave him the best of clothes, but when he would venture off on his own he wore clothing similar to rags. As for the slaves in the film, they wore basic clothes that looked old and dirty, and that's exactly what would be imagined for that time.
For the film being in an old setting the message that slavery is bad still relays to real life today, and because of that I think the film was well done. I recommend this film for potential viewers because it has a lot of messages that people can relate to. I would give this film 3.5 stars.
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