depressing depression

Rating: Null/10 (10 October 2010)

The 1940 drama, The Grapes of Wrath, was made during the great depression. It was a very touching story about a poor family that loses their farm land and is forced to move to California for work. The movie shows the journey and plenty of hardships they must endure. Unlike other movies they can never seem to catch a break. Grandparents die, their trucks runs out of gas many times, a pregnant women traveling with them is very sick, and they do not have money to feed the children. This movie also shows the bad environments that they are made to live in at government camp and the terrible treatment of workers. Throughout the movie the family never seemed to be in a good place and it dragged on. It was very boring and I didn't need a two hour movie to get the point. I think that if the movie was 40 minuets shorter it would have been a better experience for me. My favorite character was the mother because she had to deal with so much stress and anxiety but always remained cool and collected.