Screening Notes Grapes of Wrath

This is a very uncomfortable hitchhiker.

Someone always told me that movies made in black and white were always made that way for a reason, and I always have to be left thinking older movies are either too old for color, or they meant to be in black and white. I am left wondering that with Grapes of Wrath.

This is a very odd way to go about describing the dust bowls.

Very abrupt flashback cut. Does not feel like a flashback visually.

This is very strange to try and take notes on auteur theory when a) I’ve never seen this director’s current or previous work and b) Have never read the book this is being adapted from.

This is very character heavy I believe.

Did… did he just die? Oh ok. That was a completely emotionless fade away.

The whole movie strikes me as a little emotionless. We have a seemingly unlikable protagonist we are following, and get these excerpts into people’s lives that don’t have much of a opening and then not much of a resolve. Maybe it’ll all get better.

Well that was genuinely nice of the policeman to do. AND so much for not stopping or getting off.

See I don’t like this movie because of little things like “He shoves him towards the car, the person refuses to go, until he is put into handcuffs. He’s put into handcuffs, then walks to the car on his own accord.”

THIS IS SO SLOW.

Help her Tom! You have a gash that’s gonna give you up for a murderer, but you should stay.

They left, absolutely NO suspense between the car breaking down, and coasting “Oh look, we broke down. Let’s coast. Ok.”

Maybe is was for that wacky comic relief of falling out the back. Honestly don’t get movies of the early age.

I just can’t cry for a double murderer as he once again escapes from the law.