THE GRAPES OF WRATH-Film Review-FROM A TRIBUNE FILM CRITIC'S POINT OF VIEWPeople today realize that individualism is our era, of the Great Depression, does not work. The stock market is in free fall; people are losing their jobs, their money and their homes. The most well-known people suffering from these difficult times are the Okies. The Okies come from Oklahoma, the primary home of the Dust Bowl. Okies continue to flock to the promised land, California. Their motivation is to find work and better living conditions. These independent-minded individuals struggle to care for themselves during these hardships, hoping that with help from the government, things will improve. The perfect examples of individualism and community can be found in John Stinebeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" and the new film presented by John Ford. Although the basic stories deal with the same issues, they are also different. In the film, Ford's main character, Tom Joad, played by Henry Fonda, is a man just released from prison who returns to his old lifestyle as a simple farmer. was disrupted by depression, natural geological disasters and economic changes. His outlook on life is manipulated by his previous society. Tom meets a former pastor on the grounds of his hometown. Pastor Casey lost his job, his hope and his faith. Another character is Muley Graves, who insists on staying on his lost lands instead of moving west with his family. Muley informs Tom and Casey of the Joad family's eviction and their stay on Uncle John's farm, which will soon also be taken over. With the Joad family forced to abandon their land and having now lost all their possessions, they headed west. After arriving in California, the Joads encountered several camps. Each camp differs from each other depending on living conditions; government camps provide a much healthier and more comfortable existence than non-government funded camps. The Joad family serves as an example to the many other migrant families who are driven from their Dust Bowl farmlands and forced to move west, in search of goods and assets. better employment opportunities. While struggling under the stress of hardship, all these families try to maintain unity among their family members, as well as overcome the oppression of big landowners. Even if some have lost hope, others continue the fight against the Great Depression that keeps them going. In "The Grapes of Wrath", the realistic demonstration of the living conditions of our financial crisis by the actors is impressive..