Great Cinematography but still as boring and painful as the book.

Rating: 2/10 (15 December 2010)

The lighting and photography in The Grapes of Wrath was the most memorable part. The photography was very open and spacious and the lighting was very contrasty and low key. This was appropriate because the subject of the film was The Great Depression and its effects on rural farmers and its setting was the Dust Bowl of the southwest. The story seemed to drag on forever, with each character contributing little to the entertainment factor of the film. I know that the subject matter of the film is very serious and important to the history of the United States but the film could have used some more editing and a lot more comedic relief.