"AFI 100 Years 100 Movies" completion - #41/100
A gripping American classic that illustrates the ramifications of the great depression, with focus on the Joad family and their journey through economic hardship, longing for hope, and the deceptive nature of the American dream.
"The Grapes of Wrath" is not your usual film drenched in Hollywood flare, but a film with a loose plot, a period based film expertly crafted by American maestro and long shot pioneer, John Ford, and captured exquisitely by Gregg Toland's unearthing cinematography. The film leans on conscious humanity and bears an outstanding portrayal of virtues in afflicting surroundings.
If Fonda's Tom Joad is the main structure of the Joads, Darwell's Ma Joad is the glue that…