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Feb 12, 2011Indie_ice rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Beautiful actors and actresses. Gregory Peck presents the viewer with a wonderful and complex character, whose emotions you can feel deeply. John Garfield branches out from his typical Brooklynite character to make us feel the injustice of intolerance. The movie deals with the rampant anti-Semitism that was so present in the movie industry at the time. Gentleman's Agreement is not only relevant today for its poignancy and realism, but it meant a risk for every actor and actress who took part in this film. Most Jewish people in the movie industry changed their names to avoid discrimination. What makes this film brilliant is it was made to enlighten, to send a message to generational Americans who had never experienced intolerance. The movie shows us what it would be like to walk in another's shoes. This movie is historic, cultural art. Warner Brothers and MGM, with their contract studio system, greatly affected society and laid the foundation's for today's Hollywood. Some of their work, like this film, was hard-hitting and real, and our instant-gratification culture may not appreciate it. This film ought to be appreciated for what it is, but that is impossible for people with short attention spans.