Grapes Of Wrath (BD)

This time, I saw the iconic John Ford film The Grapes of Wrath, which was adapted on the John Steinbeck novel of the same name. Nunnally Johnson wrote the screenplay and masterfully brought the novel's hopelessness, misery, and scorching human heart into the film. The Grapes of Wrath received a lot of positive reviews when it was first released in 1940 and went on to win Best Director for John Ford at the Academy Awards the following year.As Tom Joad and his closest buddy, Reverend Casy, make their way back to their home after serving parole, they discover that the house has been repossessed and is vacant. Additionally, they discover that the Joads are staying at his uncle's residence. Following the seeing of an advertisement for workers in the state of California, the family decides to go on a trip that will never come to an end by driving down Route 66 in a pickup truck. It turns out that Joad's grandparents do not survive the journey, and when they arrive in California, they do not find occupations that are particularly lucrative but rather jobs that pay a very low wage. Following the death of Tom's closest friend Casy at the hands of the police, Tom makes the decision to fight for his rights and begin fighting against the police. However, a flood forces the entire family to travel through the heavy rain. At each and every stage, this narrative is replete with desperation and optimism, illustrating the solidarity and heat that exists inside the hearts of all those who are involved. In order to successfully convey this emotionally taxing and depressing subject, director Ford employs black-and-white film with a high contrast ratio. In this film, I was able to understand the despair that is prevalent in the present day even more. Additionally, I was able to enjoy the unity that was present throughout both the film and the novel. This is because Joad's mother brought the entire family together on several occasions, and unity is one of the symbols of hope. The filmmaking style that was used throughout the entirety of this movie was the expansive and limitless countryside that was shown at the beginning of the film. The wide background that was shown from the beginning allowed viewers to experience the dark and cruel nature of the plot.The brutal truth of the Great Depression is brought to light in this film via the challenges that the Joad family goes through. However, a message of optimism and tenacity is personified in characters such as Tom Joad and Mama Joad, who refuse to give up despite the unrelenting hurdles that life and society continuously provide. This message is found in the middle of the agony and despair.

The Grapes of Wrath is a film adaptation of the fictional novel written by John Steinbeck in 1939. The film was directed by John Ford who was considered the most celebrated American film director and featured some of the best actors of its time like Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell to name a few. In the movie, we meet the protagonist Tom Joad when he is coming home after serving a four-year prison sentence for murder. In this incredibly sober and beautifully crafted film, we are plunged into a poor farming family's struggles during the Great Depression of 1929 -1939 and the Dust Bowl. As we follow Tom along, he meets Jim Casy, a former preacher that has given up his life of service. Both men then set off for Tom's family farm only to find it deserted like that of all his neighbors. There both men find Muley Graves who is a fellow farmer and neighbor. He proceeds to explain that all the farmers have been forced off their land by big landowners, and together the tree man set off to Tom's uncles' farm where they find the rest of Tom's family as they are preparing to leave the only home they have known for generations. From this point, the film follows Tom, his family, and his friends as they set into a long, arduous and trying quest as they travel from Oklahoma, through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and finally to their destination in California as they search for work.Analysis of Plot ElementsThere are so many powerful and moving plot elements in this movie. Early in the story, you can sense elements of personal conflict. One of the scenes that for me exemplified this personal conflict first in the film is the scene at the beginning of the movie when Tom, Jim, and Muley are hiding from the superintendent. The animosity, frustration, and fear are for the superintendent, and vice versa is palpable, and it saturates the scene. But the story centers in the age-old struggle of man vs. environment as the Joads are driven from their home by hard economic times, the drought and changes to the agricultural landscape in Oklahoma. This struggle is the inciting incident which sets in motion the family's travel from Oklahoma to California and sets off our elements of progressive complication, crisis, climax and resolution in this storyline. The progressive difficulty occurs as a series of events unfold as it becomes clear that grandpa Joad is in decline and MA takes the leadership role of the family. It continues through a series of ups and downs throughout their trip as they pass through different states. Some examples that were very powerful to me while watching this film were the dead of grandpa Joad early on in their trip & the scene at the truck stop. The movie clearly depicted the values of life/dead & hate/compassion beautifully. The Grapes of Wrath movie continues as the family arrives at Hooverville to discover appalling migrant conditions. This is followed by Tom and Casy's fight with the policy and Casy's arrest. Then the family is forced to flee and subsequently arrive at Weedpatch camp, but immediately unknown to Tom and his family there is tension between the workers as the people who run the field barely pay enough for people to eat. Things come to a head when Tom unknowingly discovers a group of strikers lead by none other than his friend Casy who was released from Jail. Then we enter the climax when Casy is killed when he was stroked by the police officers, and Tom kills a police officer in return.The creative elementsThe characters are represented in a very human and raw way. The actors' performances were truly stunning. One of the scenes that touched me deeply was when Ma Joad was destroying her pictures and packing on their last night in Oklahoma. Her eyes said it all. Mrs. Darwell was an outstanding actress. Grandpa Joad's performance also added so much emotion to the scene on the family's last day in Oklahoma as he fought and had had to be consoled and put in the truck as a child. Concerning the cinematography, for its time, even though the movie is in black and white, it is surprisingly crisp looking, and you are able to distinguish the scenes well enough.I usually do not enjoy black and white films. But this film has converted me. I truly enjoyed how the themes of individuals vs. community, meekness vs. wrath and selfishness vs. kindness were portrayed. This movie is in my opinion timeless. It truly represented the struggles of the poor and their desire for their basic needs like food, shelter, and safety to be met. I think that this movie is very sobering in an age of consumerism in which many people just want the latest gadget irrespective of consequences. In conclusion, I would recommend it as a sobering, enjoyable departure of modern Hollywood.

Great movie, book is better

Value for money

Arrivato con una settimana e mezzo di anticipo sulla data concordata, perfettamente sigillato e curato in ogni dettaglio. Confermo che la versione tedesca del blu-ray, anche se non riportato da alcuna parte, è provvisto della traccia con il doppiaggio italiano in dts mono. Questo capolavoro premio Oscar di John Ford (sul quale è superfluo soffermarsi), è presentato in doppia versione: una anche con una introduzione esplicativa.

Rever um filme histórico e lembra o livro

One of the best adaptation of Steinbeck novel and the cast and crew and the movie itself are classic...

Si j'ai mis 5 étoiles pour "Les Raisins de la Colère", c'est que, malgré l'ancienneté du film la copie est bonne .Et puis, que dire qui n'a déjà été dit sur ce film exceptionnel ? Le thème, même si John Ford ne respecte pas à la lettre le roman, est si fort, les acteurs littéralement habités , les premiers comme les seconds rôles ( mais peut-on parler de second rôle pour ce film où chaque personnage est tellement attachant ? )Quand à la qualité cinématographique .......Ce noir et blanc, si riche, les gros plans sur les visages qui vous serrent le cœur .......Et le thème reste toujours d'actualité . Les malheureux russes expulsés manu militari pour que la "gloire" d'un Poutine puisse s'exprimer dans les constructions pharaoniques des jeux Olympiques, les mains d'œuvres sous payées pour le ramassage des oranges en Espagne et ailleurs, ...etc...etc...on n'en finirait toujours pas d'énumérer l'exploitation de la misère et du désespoir .Je connaissais ce film par cœur, mais je tenais à l'avoir dans ma vidéothèque pour que ma petite fille ( 14 ans ) le découvre . .Dans son programme d'Histoire de 3ème elle a étudié la crise des années 20- 30 dans le monde et ce film, dont leur professeur d'histoire leur avait parlé, l'a émue aux larmes .Liliane Chandelier