The Grapes of Wrath (1940) A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Origin
The Grapes of Wrath is a 1940 drama film directed by John Ford. It was based on John Steinbeck's award winning novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Nunnally Johnson and the executive producer was Darryl F. Zanuck. The film is about A poor Midwest family that is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Purpose
The film was made as a movie adaption of the book The Grapes of Wrath. The film is indicative to what was hapoening in the time because it is a movie about the Great Depression that effected a lot of people after WW1. The film shows that the main character the s]tough times come to an end. The purpose of this was to show give people a sense of hope that things will get better.
Value
The film gives valuable insight into life as a farmer during the Great Depression. During the Great Depression it was not unusual for farmers to be forced to sell their land because of the terrible drought conditions. The film does a good job of showing the hardships that farmers went through during the time. The film was very accurate in being culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant. Which is part of the reason why it has remained a top movie of all time.
Limitations
For the most part, the film was recieved very positively by the critics who almost all had good things to say. Some limitations might be that the film doesn't show us how far film had advanced or that the film kind of went off the path of the book and changed soem things. Maybe some important voices might have been left out because of that.
