From the opening scene of the sun setting over the Missisippi,this film takes you on a magical adventure that will stay with you long after the final credits roll.Eddie Hodges is perfectly cast as young Huckleberry Finn who sets off to find adventure along the Mississippi. He is joined by Jim,Archie Moore, a runaway slave who wants to get to the free lands and become a free man. This movie is filled with classic supporting characters from two con men who want to rob the rich to line their own pockets to a circus owner who paints a donkey black and white to make a fake zebra. There are many classic scenes,almost too many to mention, so i will name the most memorable.They include Huck and Jim finding the reason for feuding,Huck dressing up as a girl to rescue a captured Jim and Huck passing off Jim as the emperor of Patagonia. This film is also filled with beauty ,physical and spiritual including the two friends sitting on their raft talking about sin while looking at the stars . The thing that overrides the whole movie though is the vibrant colour that brings out the beauty of the river. At the end of this film you would have to have a heart of stone not to shed a tear as the adventure comes to an end. It may have a happy ending but hey don't we all deserve a happy ending. My score has to be 10/10
Review of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
