Once the movie begun, Martin Scorsese opened with commentary
about what inspired the movie and some of the background. The movie was a reenactment
of sorts of a specific family’s journey that started with the difficult
decision of going to America- because obviously families of the larger sizes
could not take everyone with them. It showed a bit of what it took for them to receive
their actual passes to America. Your heart just went out to them when you saw
the detailed, arduous journey on the boat, which in this movie they hit a storm
and many people died.
Not to mention once they made it to America, without really
understanding what was going on – they were put through many medical and
educational tests to see if they were “intelligent” enough to be in this society.
Also, many of the women were married off in the strangest manner. The man that
proposed to the officials for marriage were presented to them in a group
setting and the only choice they had was to agree to the marriage or be
deported back. These immigrants were actually in quarantine for quite some time,
much of which families were kept separated. It just makes you think of this old
process in a much different light when you are seeing it on the screen. It was very educational in fact.
This movie opened my eyes to quite a few different elements
of the immigration process back then. It was quite informative and a very
unique movie for sure (but then again anything with Martin Scorsese is going to
be though right?!?!?). This was a good intention on a dreary, misty evening.
#movienight #HGAL
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