Word: tragic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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George Milton (Gary Sinise) and Lennie Small (John Malkovich), protagonists of both the book and movie, became tragic heroes in my early adolescent eyes. This story of two Depression era migrant workers, with its sparse prose, illumines the intricacies of loneliness and companionship, desire and hope, greed and helplessness. It ranks among the great American classics...
...Gary Sinise, as co-producer, director and lead actor, created a remarkable version of the literary classic. The film remains true to the original and resonates for a modern-day audience. "The script written by Horton Foote (scriptwriter for "To Kill A Mockingbird,"), effortlessly depicts the simple truths and tragic theme of this story...
...hulking giant with the mind and heart of a child, is prey to the cruelty of other's prejudice. Lennie's true Achille's heel, however, is his ignorance of his own brute strength. His physical power both builds and destroys his relationship with George. Herein lies the tragic contradiction of the film...
George Milton (Gary Sinise) and Lennie Small (John Malkovich), protagonists of both the book and movie, became tragic heroes in my early adolescent eyes. This story of two Depression era migrant workers, with its sparse prose, illumines the intricacies of loneliness and companionship, desire and hope, greed and helplessness. It ranks among the great American classics...
...Gary Sinise, as co-producer, director and lead actor, created a remarkable version of the literary classic. The film remains true to the original and resonates for a modern-day audience. The script, written by Horton Foote (scriptwriter for "To Kill A Mockingbird,"), effortlessly depicts the simple truths and tragic theme of this story...