Review of The Grapes of Wrath (1940) by Eduardo C — 09 Jun 2009
Legendary masterpiece highlighted by Tom Joad's (Henry Fonda) "I'll be there" speech/sermon. Even though he's speaking to his mom it feels as if he's speaking to the whole world.
He's able to say those words because he's been changed, transformed by the "lantern" of Casey (John Carradine) the preacher, and by the brutality of the Nazi-like thugs who have brutalized him and his family for virtually the entire film, who are themselves hired and maintained by despotic villains who saw a way to exploit the dirt poor victims of the Dust Bowl, making America seem like a third-world country.
What can make one very angry and/or very aware is that this isn't really a work of fiction. These events actually happened in America and these events (or something very similar) is still happening somewhere in the world today.
This review of The Grapes of Wrath (1940) was written by Eduardo C on 09 Jun 2009.
The Grapes of Wrath has generally received very positive reviews.
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