The Grapes of Wrath
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Movie Reviews of The Grapes of Wrath
Movie Review: AGED LIKE A FINE WINE! THEM GRAPES IS GOOD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I caught this film on an HD channel a while back and it has been on my DVR for months. I can't say that I remembered much if any of this film, so I'm pretty sure I never sat down to watch this film before now. Like a lot of John Ford films no one seems to capture Americana better and 'The Grapes of Wrath' is certainly one of his best film. The film follows a family during the great depression, from losing their land to going across country to California to try to cut out a sustaining life for themselves.
The film seems dated in a good way now because so many of these values and this type of determination are rarely seen now a days. Henry Fonda and John Carradine are so young they looked like they are fresh out of the turnip patch! I had heard of this film and the book for years(I probably read the book in school?)and now I can finally say that I have seen this classic film.....a great film by any standards with an inspiring story and some wonderful performances from a time long gone.
Movie Review: The Passion of Casey
Summary: 5 Stars
John Ford was a fascinating director in the way he emphasized a point while downplaying a scene at the same time, as when Casey is "Preaching" inside the tent about wages and going on strike while Tom and others sit at his feet (It's like a mini version of the Sermon on the Mount). As Casey speaks a hanging lantern illuminates his face but he is also bathed with a glow of enlightenment (His own lost faith having been restored) and when he leans forward to make a point not only is he then in shadow, but he has plunged his face into the darkness that Tom is in metaphorically, as well as literally. Basically we have just seen Jesus tell others to roam the land and spread his word. Sadly as is often the case, it isn't until after Casey's death that Tom see's the light ("Casey was like a lantern"). The grapes of wrath is a picture that will never cease to be releveant as long as there are Two kinds of people in the world. Those that can't get enough, and those that simply want enough.Movie Review: A poem of a film!
Summary: 5 Stars
When Darryl Zanuck announced that he intended to produce a film version of John Steinbeck's Depression-era novel, Grapes of Wrath, the industry was stunned... They were all the more surprised when the resultant film, directed by John Ford, proved to be one of Hollywood's finest achievement...
This story of a family of Oklahoma sharecroppers who leave the oppressive poverty of the Dust Bowl in hope of finding a better life in Californnia was told with all of Ford's considerable artistry, and it featured compelling performances by Jane Darwell as the matriarch of the clan and Henry Fonda as the son who is driven to radicalism by the intolerable conditions that grind his family down...
"The Grapes of Wrath" is a superb motion picture which could scarcely be improved upon... Acting, photography, direction combine to make this an unforgettable experience, a poem of a film...
Movie Review: Teaching "Grapes of Wrath."
Summary: 5 Stars
You might like to compare Dorothea Lange's FSA photographs, the story behind them, and , also the recent online subjects' family commentary
on those photos with the actual film , and its outcomes. How, also, can we also see Steinbeck's novel Hollywoodized?
In the screenshot department, Gregg Toland, once again, brings us ... the inner American. I love comparing Ma Joad's aging face in mirror screen shot with that if Miss Jenkins , in Intolerance. Another resonant moment is Ma Joad's closing "We're tough" survivor speech. I hear that one again in
Teresa Wright's "We're tough" opening speech to Dad in "The Best Years of our Lives."
Populism v. Progressivism is another feature pointed up in so many ways in "Grapes."
Most essential isTom Joad's character development, ....What does he mean in his farewell to Ma speech? What exactly
is his political statement here?
Movie Review: Classis Film
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the few movies where the movie is just about as good as the book. If it's not as good, it's at least close. This was Henry Fonda's first starring role, and he does an incredbile job as Tom Joad. Since seeing the movie, I can't read the book without hearing his voice when Tom speaks.
If you aren't familiar with the story, it's the story of the Joad family. During the Great Depression, these people were forced off their farm in Oklahoma by a combination of dust storms and bankers. They travel west, hoping for a better life in California, but run into more trouble when they get out to California. Tom Joad fights injustices against the little guy trying to earn an honest living.
Watch the movie, or read the book. You can't go wrong either way.