Review of Gentleman's Agreement (1947) by Kim B — 21 Mar 2016

A topic still as relevant then as it is today. I thought the actors were great. The main actress does a good job of making you empathize/dislike her character at times. I feel slightly bad for the one woman at the end, but obvi he had to choose who he was already in love with.

At times the film moves a bit slow, but overall the nuances in the script really are what makes this film great as it discusses so much about stereotypes, racism, and prejudices. What I particularly like is how it explores the dangers of not being overtly racist or anti a certain group but how by going along with the way it is contributes to the whole societal problem as well.

I really also liked how the film explored the topic through first hand experiences by going undercover. I didn't realize anti-semitism was this bad back then since you never really hear or see it today.

However you can relate this film today to other groups. In a way its sad that this is still so relevant.