"Our house... is in the middle of the DUST BOWL
Our house... was once a shack but now a DUMP...
Just kidding! :) (It's a very crappy situation for the Okies... D: )"
This week has been awesome, literally!!! It's ITEDS week and seniors who passed those stupid things don't have to take them EVER AGAIN!!! XD And not only that piece of good news... A.P. Lit kids have been watching the black and white classic "THE GRAPES OF WRATH" Starring Henry Fonda and directed John Ford!!! One of the greatest movies EVER!!! (I bawled the first time I watched it, because it touched my heart! <3) Grapes of Wrath is a story that follows the Joad family and their journey to California along with the other Okies who were kicked out from their homes.... Many people feel as if the book is boring and dull, well, I beg to differ. John Steinbeck, one of the most gifted writers of all time, portrays human misery and depression incredibly well! Before this time, I don't believe that any known writer has written anything that focused on such issues before 1939. I loved the movie as well as the book! The Okie's tale is the saddest I've ever heard. They were simple folk born with nothing, raised with nothing, and then a storm and land owners take all they have away. Through out the movie, the Joad family gets screwed over... but they carry on... showing how strong human spirit. I adore movies and books of this genre. The movie is differnet then the book for controversial reasons. Sure, I do enjoy a sappy romance or a "were everyone lived happly ever after" feel good hit of the year... but, those kinds of movies don't even compare to ones like Grapes of Wrath... Never... I loved both, rather I watched it or read it...
*Sniff* It was a sad and very touching movie. Too bad not a lot of people care anymore. But then again, the whole human race is plauged with the "me first" mentality.
ReplyDeleteThis is another movie that I havn't seen and have heard great things about.
ReplyDeleteThat picture is pretty amazing! It captures the feeling of the movie. John Ford's directing in this film is pretty amazing, along with the cinematography. Really a powerful story and a powerful film.
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