Video: Banned Books On Screen: Huck Finn

In a 1993 film adaptation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Elijah Wood plays Huck and Courtney B. Vance plays the runaway slave Jim. Watch this clip and consider the questions below.

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  1. Question 99.27

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    What audience does the movie seem to be aimed at? Does knowing that the Disney company produced and distributed the film change your perception of it?

  2. Question 99.28

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    Do you think a film like The Adventures of Huck Finn has an effect on the banning of its source book? Do you think it would be a positive or negative effect?