EDITORIAL: My top 10 movie fathers and their lessons
In honor of Father's Day and in hopes of spurring some debate and conversation, I present to you my blog's official list of the best movie fathers. In keeping with this blog's theme of life lessons, the top dads are also presented with a key fatherly lesson conveyed in their film. This list won't be all of the great movie dads, but these are my thoughts and choices of the best of the best. 1. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) in To Kill a Mockingbird -- There's a reason why the American Film Institute named this character the #1 movie hero of all-time (above any superhero, secret agent, or swashbuckler) in their "100 Years... 100 Movies" series. Peck's performance and his character's stoic presence to fight for the right cause and raise his children the right way is the best of the best. He's what all movie fathers are compared against. HIS LESSON: AN EXAMPLE OF INTEGRITY -- Through all of the persecuting words and acts laid upon Atticus, he ...