"Well then who do we shoot?" one of the best lines in movie history

@andrewgreaves6448

4 ай бұрын

AGREED!

@MSMSMS1206

3 ай бұрын

Yourself,, it’s the only option for the believers of the American dream.

"The Grapes of Wrath" with Henry Fonda and the incredible Jane Darwell as his mother, stands today as one of the finest examples of sensitive American cinema. It is an incredible combination of gut-wrenching scenes threaded through feel-good scenes that make you laugh and then sob. God bless John Ford. Dennis

"It's time for Hollywood to stand up again for the downtrodden and the dispossessed." I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Scott. Why is Hollywood evading the most pressing issues of our time?

@stephenindc9102

2 жыл бұрын

Hollywood is now owned by the rich-right wing, such as Comcast. They have sequestered (locked-away) many, many films. And they sure don't want to show this sort of stuff. While you've been playing Candy-Crush, they've taken over the culture of the U.S., and stuck a poker up each one of us.

@monkeyface6139

Ай бұрын

Hollywood isn't there to help you through and tackle hard decisions. It's propaganda it's purpose is to brainwashed you into accepting new social ideas as normal. Atm it's pushing Woke agendas and climate change. The film version of 'Grapes' left of rhe last six chapters of the book ; the real crux of the situation. And it didn't touch the end at all...

“I’m just trying to get along without shovin’ anybody, that’s all.”

jane darwell as ma joad, was the heart of the movie

The grapes of wrath msg is timeless doesnt belong 2 a particular era or country. its bout human struggle in times of adversity an uplifting msg despite its gloom

So Im currently reading this book, about 3/4 through, and I would highly encourage everyone to read it. Its a little slow tempo at the start, and very sad, but a great piece of work.

@PamelaValemont

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I almost put it down at the start, but glad I didn't. Greatest classic coming out of America.

Need to put in a word for Charley Grapewine. Love his grandpa.

Loved all of Steinbeck’s books , but this is his greatest, the film does a great job of it too

@KleWdSide

2 жыл бұрын

Is "East of Eden" good?

@andrasszabo1570

Жыл бұрын

@@KleWdSide It's incredible, well worth a read. But Grapes of Wrath is so much more important because it's not just a story. It's happened once and it will happen again and again if people don't learn from it.

@Scully-js4rk

6 ай бұрын

This book almost brought me to tears - ps I don't cry.

The opening of this film is surreal, too. One of my favourite introductory scenes.

This is one of my favorite books/film. I remember first picking up the book for mandatory reading in high school and thinking to myself, “oh man, this one sounds like it’s going to be boring…🙄” and instead I REALLY liked it, I enjoyed the film even much so. 👌🏻

A O Scott, your assessment is spot on. absolute brilliant film ,brilliant performance by Fonda and the supporting cast.your comments on the present situation is spot on.

I highly recommend this movie, Incredibly beautiful cinematography, with such sympathetic characters it is made so believable by the seeming ease of the acting, it really brings home the hardship of that historical period. As well as the perpetual plight of the poor and exploited who make journeys like this across the world and other hardships that the poor face like eviction and exploitation. You can’t help hold your breath as the vulnerable multiple generations of Joads undertake such a perilous journey all piled into their old jalopy, with such terrible odds against them crossing the vast unknown and facing such an unforgiving economic climate. So poignant and relevant. Up there with the best movies of all time. It carries a message that rings out and is as relevant today as the day it was made.

This movie only highlights the evil of capitalism/corporatism: kick a man down when he's desperate, screw over the worker because he's defenseless, chew up all worker's rights, etc. Guess what? We're in another goddamn depression. Right now. And nobody's going to save us. It's going to get a whole lot worse.

This could apply to 2020 as well.

Top 10 on my list. One of the few movies that I keep going back to. The feeling of the time can't be recreated with CGI.

the guy who played Muley is awesome fkn actor too

A truly great film with meaning....last saw it twenty years or so ago....just as good now .

I typically don’t watch old-school, black and white movies because of the grainy graphic and hazy sound tend to distract me elsewhere, but I did not have that problem while watching this film. Although the movie was set in black and white, the details were crisp and clear. Based on the graphic and the plot of the movie, I was fully focused on this film from beginning to end. I must say, The Grapes of Wrath plucked my emotions. It was hard for me not to shed a tear during this film. It made me feel grateful for the living condition I am in right now, but it also devastated me to see how a sunken economy can force people out of the place they called home for many years. What makes it worse is the fact the Joads traveled to a different state only to be in a bad environment surrounded by others who are also struggling, starving, and in desperate need for a better living condition. I highly recommend anyone to watch this film if you enjoy dramatic movies, historical stories, and life changing views. The person who played Tom Joad is a great actor with great energy and delivery. The part of the film that struck out to me the most is when I watched Muley’s house get knockdown. I never saw a house get knocked down before, but during that moment, I just thought to myself what if that was my house and I had so many great memories there with families and friends, but now it’s tragically gone and I need to start a new chapter elsewhere? This movie made me think critical thoughts. Nevertheless, I love how films are able to perfectly capture and depict a scenario that could happen in anyone’s life whether it is fictional or non-fictional. From the perspective of a young girl born in 1996, I truly enjoyed watching a film that was created in the 1930s - 1940s that spoke about and displayed the circumstances, challenges, and the type of environment people lived in during the Great Depression era. This was more than just watching a classic film. This film was an educational and transformative moment for me.

It's inaccurate to say that nobody knows who's to blame for a lot of people having to leave their property. Deregulation policies and excesses on Wall Street are the reasons why a lot of people in recent years have lost their homes.

The grapes of wrath is my favorite movie. I like it so much because it shows how family's stuck together through hard times. and it has some of the very best actors from a day when movies were really worth watching.

I was moved by the sense of justice in this movie.

@philiphalpenny9761

4 жыл бұрын

Many of Fonda's best films have the theme of social justice at their core...

This was one of my Father's Favorite movies

So topical in 2008. Aaah, yes! And here we go again, in 2020 -2021. But capitalism surely is the one single economic system people are supposed to live by, right? So, who DO we shoot?

For many years I watched this movie at least once every two months....loved all the actors...I think Grand pa was my favorite. I ain't a going I don't give a hoot an hollar....what about grand ma TAKE HER WITH YOU!

What of Darryl F. Zanuck. what a producer.he gave us so much check out Gene Tierney

2:26 Tom Joad Speech

They talk just like the Okies from "Grapes" in Okieville, must be their descendants, I think a lot of them settled there in the 30's. The funny thing is, if you cross over on the other side of Hwy 99 you don't hear the Okie accent.

True that.

East side of Stockton CA still known as 'okieville'. Hearing the unabridged audio book (XM) opennig my eyes. Similar to today's US.

@joebeck165

5 жыл бұрын

Obama will fix it.....Oh, wait its 2018 and...🤣

Don't you just love how KZread is one big advertising scheme

@detunner so you where part of the dustbowl migration ?. thats amazin to me yo ucan remember this stuff, yes Steibeck was an amazing writer.. east of eden is equally beautiful..

I Like This Movie A Lot....

My favourite book of all time. I wish the movie was re-made. Not that I don't love the original but a modernised, colour version would surely appeal to today's audiences.

@PamelaValemont

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think they could do better. Starving people do not have jowls of fat hanging down. The casting director could have been better. Fonda magnificent of course.

I'm reading this book now. I am from the Philippines. Prior to reading this I also read The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, same theme.

if youve ever had your property repossessed,you will know how much it hurts when the Dad says "we`ll be out by morning" many a time i thourght about burning down the property,maybe Fonda should of done that

a masterpiece good black and white movie

Read the book before even watching the movie. And no I didn’t read it well in school lol read it at 18 had kids and married ,the schools I went to calmed I couldn’t read the book let alone understand it boy were they wrong only thing I hated was being told what I could and couldn’t read.

I just read the book, an amazing characterization of immigration to the west, timelessness valid till today

Assimalation occured. My late aunt's late husband's mom was an 'okie', but he talked like anybody else. Aydelot family they were.

Movie was as good as the book. The black and white cinematography is appropriate for the mood of the film. Top ten film of all time

They're both unsustainable systems that never should have been allowed to develop. You should listen to the numbers they keep talking about. No one could make a living sharecropping in Oklaholma on 15 acres. Just like 35 year mortgages should never have been granted in the first place.

They didn't want to know the truth.....

haha...you guys make me laugh.

great fucking movie

The reason I am is debt is my own fault. People buying houses they can't afford in the first place. Companies wanting hand outs. To lose your job and can't pay is one thing but to buy something you knew you shouldn't or couldn't is another. My house is worth 52,000 or maybe less. People need to take responiblity for their actions. If you haven't learn that buying things on credit is wrong, I am glad to tell you. Borrowing money digs a hole that is difficult to climb out of

@jimcinema

Жыл бұрын

What a horrible, upside-down take that rejects all the basic, decent things people know as a matter of basic decency and instinct. Yikes. Imagine how much propaganda it takes to side with Goliath over David. Master over servant. Tycoon over laborer. It's mind-blowing to see someone to react to the Grapes of Wrath and come right out and with apparent, non-trolling sincerity say, "on the other hand...."

@theloquaciouslady

Жыл бұрын

Born-again Christian detected.

almost as good as the novel, in fact it's the novel come to life without the inter-chapter commentary Steinbeck introduced

1930s just like today and the military is turning back to the 1970s

2008 and the great depression? Yeah right.

It's not time, for the Americans to rise up and build a decent country who care for the minimum rights of everybody, and to stop bombing anyone who wishes to enjoy a legitimate souvrainity !!!!

You mean propaganda is not genuine art? :D

"It's not propaganda, its a piece of art" Such a comment suggests that there are forms of human discourse, representation and creation that are neutral with respect to social positioning. I dare you back this up with empirical data!

@dimkilago2958

Жыл бұрын

This means that they sought effective techniques of expression and not effective communication/propaganda techniques. That is what fine arts do. From there on, this does not negate the fact that the artist or the work has a specific perspective, specific feelings, etc.

topical once again

If we don't get Trump reelected ! Lots of people will experience this.

RATM

Capitalism is to blame

Blame capitalism

Nobody knows exactly who to blame? Seriously? Fail. It's a great movie in the same way Triumph des Willens is a great movie. Unfortunately, some people can't tell propaganda when they see it.

a great show for sure, but we all know Bumbling Biden is much to blame for most American's financial problems

@eater_of_garbage_

Жыл бұрын

Did you know gullible isnt in the dictionary?

@DeSoccerRefMan

Жыл бұрын

@@eater_of_garbage_ gullible gŭl′ə-bəl adjective Easily deceived or duped. Easily gulled; that may be duped. Easily deceived or duped; naïve, easily cheated or fooled.

@jftanner9823

Жыл бұрын

What a STUPID comment.

Socialism hasn't done any better than capitalism.