Review of Sullivan's Travels (1941) by Jesse B — 05 Dec 2011

If you have ever seen the 1941 Preston Sturges classic, Sullivan's Travels, you know that there is a large paradoxical element in the film's overall narrative theme which states: It is enough to make a film which allows for an audiences simplistic enjoyment of the entertainment without any heavy-handed social message which often accompanies pictures which are deemed 'important' or concerning 'the human condition.' However, in making his picture, Sturges gives us both a wonderfully farcical comedy, a biting satire, and a socially conscious message film all in one.

How than, would you say, does such a large order fill itself over the course of a 90 minute farce about a Hollywood director who wants to make a picture about suffering? Very well, in my humble opinion.