The Grapes of Wrath (1940)'s comments

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ReVision

Very beautiful and powerful film, and to think that alot of people really lived like that during the great depression. Also i just loved the performance by Henry Fonda!

8 years ago

This movie is amazing and oh so sad. I just want to add some photographers' names that took some pictures in great depression and Farm security administration time and I recommend you google them up if you want to know more about this period: Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, Arthur Rothstein, Ben Shahn.Their pictures are very moving just like this movie is.

7 years ago

bitchypixels

You know you've watched a good movie when you do a six page analysis on it and still feel the need to watch it again. They couldn't have picked a better director to portray the torturous pursuit that was the American Dream in the 1930's. Brilliantly done.

8 years 4 months ago

seithscott

Incredibly powerful, definitely makes your problems seem minuscule. Beautiful film, as always with ford.

9 years 3 months ago

dreamlittlebird

I love this movie. It made me understand why movies are made. Very touching and inspiring.

9 years 11 months ago

Paulorsadv

Beautiful, great work by John Ford. Hard times.

8 years 7 months ago

Paper_Okami

Really sad and touching, one of my favorites a masterpiece of a depressing movie.

10 years 1 month ago

meli.hankovits

John Ford did it again. Beautiful and powerful film.

1 year ago

Yama

I'll be there

1 year 6 months ago

Josh_Glover

I wish there could have been as much character development as there was in the novel but I guess that's impossible for a 2 hour movie. Noah's disappearance without any explanation would be confusing if you haven't read the book.

5 years 1 month ago

Groovy09

A Powerful and intriguing film that portrays a dark chapter in american history.

Definitely derserves it's recognition as an american classic.

5 years 5 months ago

Scratch47

Tough and pretty realistic. But it ends on a note of survival that lifts it up. It mainly gains its kudos from a few moments of atmosphere and some good performances from Fonda and Carradine in particular, but it does seem that there is a fair amount of pathos and emotional masochism tied in a somewhat depressingly lingering way. Not exactly traditionally enjoyable.

7 years 10 months ago