Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Hitchcoc This movie is based on a book by excellent American novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. It has to do with a family living on a farm many years ago. They are just barely making it and are having to deal with thieves and other threats to their farm. Jodi is a young boy, the only surviving son after many childhood deaths. He is a bright, kind boy, but his mother has turned harsh from all her tribulations. He longs for a pet, but there is barely enough for the family to eat. When a doe dies the fawn is removed and Jodi takes care of it. The problem is that the little critter can't stay away from the family's corn crop. The ending to this film is really quite sad and real. There was little sentiment in the West when a bit of food could be the difference between life and death. Gregory Peck is excellent as the father who would love to provide better for his family. A classic American story.

bob-790-196018 Always start out positive. The were three things I really liked about this movie. One was an exciting bear hunt, with fierce-looking simualted fighting between the bear and two dogs. And then there were two really cute baby raccoons. And finally, the first glimpse we have of the deer Flag as a very young fawn. If you were actually there in real life, you'd want to pick the little guy up and hug it and take it home--which would be a mistake.Other than that, I thought The Yearling was a waste of time. If the novel was anything like the movie they made from it, I pity the generations of school kids forced to read it for literature classes. English teachers often don't seem to know what fiction is really for. Instead they see it as a sort of secular Sunday school for imparting life lessons. Boring! In the movie, that long last speech by Gregory Peck as the boy's dad really tried my patience. The interludes of choral music were downright embarrassing.The movie wants us to think it's about hard truths--hence the shooting of the deer. But come on! For a family of backwoods folks, they seemed mighty naive to take the deer into their household in the first place. No way you can domesticate such a creature. Eventually it will start eating the crops, as any suburban homeowner will tell you. The real hard truth would have been to tell this to the kid at the start and refuse to even consider trying to tame the deer.But this movie is built around the genteel person's idea of hard truth. Such a person would not even think to ask about the problem of deer droppings and urine in the house--let along in the kid's bed. (Yes, the deer sleeps with the kid!) Gregory Peck provided his usual stolid persona. Jane Wyman was enjoyable as an embittered woman. The boy was made to seem so endearing it made me ill. The cinematography was admirable.

crootnik This movie is on my top 10 favorite movies list. Parents, I would suggest that those of you with young ones, should refrain from letting them view it. If you do not, you will have a very inconsolable youngster on hand, during the final act of this movie. Anyone older that 14 or 15 should be able to handle the tragic ending.The book and movie's title: "The Yearling" refers to the boy, not the deer.The ending is not all tied up in one big happy family group hug. The movie suggests, that in order to grow, the boy had to suffer. Up to that point, he had been shielded by his father from life's hurt and hardship. Taking the punishment, means the boy took a punishment from life, not a punishment from the father. The final monologue from Gregory Peck is mesmerizing and extremely poignant. This is a Five Star movie. Small wonder that it won so many Oscars.

wes-connors In 1870s Florida, pioneering Gregory Peck (as Penny "Pa" Baxter) and Jane Wyman (Orry "Ma" Baxter) raise both corn and children. But, growing children can sometimes be a problem. Their first son dies before reaching age two, the next child doesn't make it to age three, and a third is born dead. The pain hardens Ms. Wyman's defenses, while Mr. Peck takes it easier with surviving fourth child, cute Claude Jarman Jr. (as Jody Baxter). The boy optimistically declares, "I'm eleven years old. I'm a-way past the age of dying!" And, so he is - but, that doesn't mean "The Yearling" is done with tragedy.The boy raises a fawn, after cutting out its mother's heart to draw poison from his snake-bitten father.Of, course, you know where this story is going - but, you've got to admit, it's done exceptionally well.Every frame is staged for the maximum amount of heart-tugging cinematic beauty possible. Guided by expert movie makers Sidney Franklin and Clarence Brown, the film is distractingly gorgeous. But, the unnatural quality of picturesque art is balanced by fact that all the animals act like animals; and, Peck anchors it all with an inspirational performance. The only living creature given truly "magical" qualities is Donn Gift (as Fodder-wing), the boy who learns to fly like an angel. This character seems to embody much of the lyricism present in writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' original tear-stained pages.The story puts everything in perspective. Everyone has to get their "insides tore out" sometimes.********** The Yearling (12/18/46) Clarence Brown ~ Gregory Peck, Claude Jarman Jr., Jane Wyman, Donn Gift