Of Mice And Men By John Steinbeck: Film Analysis

The movie Of Mice and Men is one of a classic American Literature, written by John Steinbeck during The Great Depression. The story contains a plot that traces a journey of two characters, George and Lennie, who migrates around to look for a job. I personally have read this book few years ago, and I was really interested to read because it involves realism in it. The character George and his friend Lennie had nothing in the world except each other and lived with a dream that one day they will have their own land. The movie was interesting in a way that it tells us a lot on human condition and presents a great theme of isolation, vision of American dream and loss of paradise. One of the main social issues presented throughout the movie …show more content…
The farm in George’s dream could be said to the “paradise” and when George kills Lennie in the end, it represents the loss of Adam and Eve when they got kicked out of Eden. Lennie’s imperfection and his desire to feel the soft things put him in a situation where he loses his temper and ends up killing a human. As a result, he loses his dream of a farm and tending rabbits. Similarly to the Eve, who brings sin and death, Curly’s wife tempts the men at ranch, and she is also the cause of Lennie’s demise. The beauty of brush and river also symbolizes the beauty of the …show more content…
The story does a great job presenting many real-life problems and describes a lot about human condition. One of the great strengths of this film was that Steinbeck makes his character appears very interesting and unique. The companion of George and Lennie showed a great example of friendship. The story brings a tragic yet uplift with the loyalty and strong bond between two men. The only weakness of the movie was that the print was not really good and I personally didn’t like the acting of Lennie in the movie. Overall, the movie is thoroughly enjoyable and incredibly powerful that explores about human condition from a different