Friday, July 17, 2009

The Grapes of Wrath



A classic I hadn’t seen. Plus I’ve never been able to get myself to read the novel and I thought at least I would have a better idea of what I was missing.
Had the air, it seemed to me, of a movie that knew too well that it was important, and that wanted its characters to have iconic status, and strived for them to be worthy of such. The rhythm of the plot wasn’t too satisfying. The happy ending was welcome, but also seemed odd. Hollywood’s need to make a commercially palatable product may have gotten in the way of the movie’s being great. Still it was full of interest.

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