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Bruh lmao

By any chance are you my English teacher?

@@themeaningoflife5406 don't know why he's on the internet he's got work to do

Monique Johnson: That was quite profound.

I think the opposite might be true : he killed his friend, almost some kind of his brother or even son ?, George will never again see sunshine… of course, he did it out of pure love and humanity, but he still killed him…

@@Crottedenez1000 agreed, ain’t no sunshine when Lennie’s gone 💔

+Connor Pretzinger his name is John Malkovitch and I think he did a better job portraying Lennie too.

I think both Lennies were good.

He was in Bird Box the bald guy

Sirus the virus

Lifesloser that’s con air not bird box

That's just it, the dog being shot was all foreshadowing to this event of George shooting Lennie

In my class we’re only at the part where Candy joins in on the deal AND OH MY GOSH WOW

I THOUGHT OF THAT TOO!!!

In the 92 version, I feel like George felt that if he hesitated for even a second, he wouldn't be able to shoot him. George knew what needed to be done and had to finish it before he loses the strength to kill him.

For the '92 one, I didn't cry at this scene, but the one right after where George is remembering their friendship and as they're walking away, Lennie reaches out and grabs George's shirt, as a comfort, because it was soft. I was bawling after that scene.

You have summed it up perfectly. No movie can match Steinbeck's words. I was a freshman in high school when I first read it and I cried. I have read it close to 100 times in the ensuing years. Tears each time.

In books things are quite literally, spelled out for you. Film can't convey the message that way or characters would be literally announcing how they feel. Books are about telling. Films are about showing. However human emotions are expressed differently depending on the person. Not everyone deals with grief the same way. Some people break down and cry, others shut down, some feel numb for awhile before the actual grieving kicks in.

i mean lennie's death was spoiled for me so I didn't really get the full experience (still mad about that) but I read that scene first before watching it and honestly I feel the complete opposite. I mean nowhere in the novel did it say lennie was screaming ab the rabbits at the top of his lungs nor nothing ab george's guilt. He just seemed to not fully comprehend what just happened--like I cried more watching the movie than I did the novel, but either way we all imagine things differently

I always cry at the end of the 1939 movie. The 1992 doesnt make me cry. And for that, I say the 1939 movie was better. Also I really like both actors, Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney Jr.

Why he killed Lennie for

@@octaviusnottage5107 Because Lennie accidentally killed Curley's (the boss's son) wife, so Curley and the other ranch workers were going to find Lennie and kill him. George didn't want that to happen, so he decided to take matters into his own hands, as he thought that it was the best way to go. He basically set him free from the inevitable pain that Lennie would have suffered before his death had Curley and the other guys found him.

@@matadeverdoemden he should have protected Lenny from them and kill them curly wife cause that on her own self

@@octaviusnottage5107 He technically did protect him. Lennie would have died a much slower and painful death had they got their hands on him. Yes, Curley's wife may have contributed a little to her own death, but overall, it was Lennie's fault, since he does not know his own strength.

@@matadeverdoemdenyou're right about that

He even was the director of that movie

I prefer Burgess Meredith. I felt that Gary asinine didn’t seem that into the role. There are quite a few moment in the film where he talks in a really bored sounding voice, even when the scene didn’t fit it

@@gftyhify You can tell Sinise's George was harsh, even seeming to hate Lennie....Burgess Meredith's George really cares about Lennie and actually likes him. Gary did a vanity project.

@@Me_AV the one part of Gary Sinise’s performance that I didn’t like was when Lennie was drinking from the river and George says ‘Lennie don’t drink so much’ but he says it in a very i ain’t bothered sort of voice and he simply nudges Lennie with his foot. In the original Burgess Meredith shouts to not drink so much and even tries to pull Lennie away like he was generally concerned that Lennie might be sick from drinking unsafe water

book version is better though

John Malkovich too!

Alfredo Cordero Yes, The book goes into much greater detail.

I just liked lennies voice in the 1939

The 1992 one felt bland. The was more emotion and better acting in the 1939 one and it made me emotional, unlike the other one.

EXACTLY

Imagine Lennie seeing Curlys wife in heaven...awkward lol

Yep o.o

Yeah. He didn't want to do it. He had to

Agreed.

I agree 100 percent

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FACT

+BSHORTALL how the fuck did some one from leafys channel get all the way to this I thought I would the most mature comments ever tbh

+BSHORTALL hello fellow reptilian

panicman10 well he didn’t really rape anyone, he just didn’t understand what was going on he was just tryna avoid trouble from George

panicman10 he doesn’t know his strength that’s the thing and since when is touching hair rape

panicman10 yes I realize this but rape was definitely not his intention, if you’ve read the book or seen the movie you’d notice how it’s said Lennie has a tendency to get carried away with soft things and in the moment he was invested with a soft thing being her hair he was just feeling the hair not tryna rape a girl

panicman10 hellllo? Why did you go silent? Did you realize I was right???

panicman10 Wait since when did George have a lover?

You ever see death up close and personal ? Somehow I doubt it. In my time from age 9 and up, I saw much death of Children age 5 to Adults 70 and up regularly enough to have a few sets of funeral suits, and in my time on ambulances 🚑 and Hospital etc.... After a while, you learn to shutdown your emotions in order to keep your mind and sanity.

I agree. Both movies and the book mak me cry. But neither of the movies really totally equal the intensity of the book. At some point there's still room for an even better movie ! Maby someday.

@@carminemurray6624 Thats one take. I to have seen and delt with many deaths. I totally get your reasoning. Thats where the book takes up the theater of the minds ability to leave the reader with their own interpretation. I always felt George would have shown more emotion and sadness leading up to the end and after shooting Lenny

**Lennie**

Well the reason for the music is that your supposed to expect a happy getaway, that's what most people expected as it was typical for movies to change the ending like with count of monte cirsto or the most dangerous game, in which they do change the ending to a happy one. Then Bam! he's dead. Basically everybody knew back them what that kind of music meant, a happy ending or the ending of the film, but instead it ends as the audience is supposed to feel shock from what is shown. That was the point that movie going audiences were meant to hope for a better ending or they didn't know what happened in the book. As well the actors do extremely well as George think about the situation, when he first George faced with the idea of what he's about to do, then he smiles because of the memories of the ideas of whats to come, then a face of panic comes to his eyes as he tries to keep it straight around him telling the story ( shown by him talking a little wispy) as he tries to get the gun ready while dealing with him moving about like you'd expect a person like lennie to do. Then he fires as the reality of the action sweeps over him as he thinks of what he's done. The 92 version played it more straight and real as he does face what's he about to do, he's looking around trying to think about how can he fix this, then he faces him as he asks him to change. Then the quick shot was the point, to hit the audience like the bullet as grief comes over him, as he knew he had to do it and the silence of the scene sets.

Vash Stampede Re-watching it with that perspective in mind, I can see what you mean. I like the 39 version a lot better now, but now the travesty music after the shot feels like it came too soon. I think that it would have benefitted with a longer silence at that point and less travesty more sadness. The travesty just starts too high and too loud. I'm just nitpicking now. Thank you for the advice. I'm going to have to disagree with you about the 92 version, though. No matter what perspective I try to watch it from it just doesn't work.

Phoenix Fire I understand I'm the same way with a few moments.

lennie its lennie

+Collin Glover I guess it comes down to taste. See, I really liked the old version because it was a lot more theatrical. There was much more dramatic tension and build up before the shot rang out. George's reaction hit harder for me. I felt like the timing of the shot in the newer version was off.

Michael Morgan Same, it was more 'complete' and 'proper' in 1939 version. If that's what you call theatrical, then so be it. I will use say that now too.

Collin Glover Yeah, another point I didn't think about. Thank you!

Agreed. The 1939 version was absolutely terrible.

Collin Glover i mean the 39 version is more accurate when you comepare them to the book

It feels like the Lennie in the book was supposed to be a lumbering idiot; too kind for his own good and too stupid and naive to understand what was happening. It feels more like the '92 Lennie was actually mentally retarded compared to how he felt in the books and with a speech impediment that rivals that of Adam Sandler. The book describes Lennie as a big guy, strong enough to huck 3-4 times more than a normal guy; I can't imagine the '92 Lennie being strong enough to do that.

@@Jakjer Hey, it implied that he has a mental disability, which none of the characters ever stated that he does in the book or in the two adaptations. When I first started reading the book back in my freshman year in high school, I never knew why Lennie was talking like that until I looked it up and saw why.

Agreed.

+Evan Ware absolutley couldn't have said it better

When the original version inspires things like this: /watch?v=2JlVqfC8-UI And this: /watch?v=OogLnq0tkOI ...It's hard not to agree. It was certainly comical.

+Hannah Scalisi It's a lot more realistic that it was abrupt. He had to do it quick or risk overthinking it and being unable to, which would doom Lenny to an even worse fate. It would be so hard a thing to do that under such circumstance I think a rational person would have to force themselves to do it very quickly and without too much thought, to avoid convincing themselves that they couldn't.

Guys wtf it's spelled Lennie* But yeah I totally agree I was about to say that the 1992 is way better and the 1939 sucked.

Evan Ware You know it's bad when, in the 1939 version, the squirrel steals the scene at the very end of the movie.

Too bad, it would have been great for him to see that his father is a real man.

I think the acting in the 1939 was better.

rye catcher I found him to be bland.

Sinuses? It's actually Sinese.

I loved the score of the 1939 version. That's what's missing from movies today.

@@crazycats535 BINGO!

@@davidg1612 Sinise*

You are spot on! I can't believe anyone would think the 92 version is better.

Christina Berenguer People at my school laughed..... I seriously hate my school.

dream girl omg what the heck is wrong with them ):

I watched the ‘92 version in schoo, today , before the christmas break , i didn’t cry but it was just - QmQ

Dan look at the comments the 92 version is better your 2 if you think that 1930s version was the better

Trevdawg Productions in the '39 I actually love the choreography when he hides the gun when Lennie turns to look at him

I like both, but I can also see it working in the 92 way since it *is* so hard. Has to just tear that band-aid off. Do it fast so it doesn't hurt as much. I see it working both ways.

i think the 92 also uses that he doesnt turn around to show how much that lennie trusts and listens to george 100%

@@hotrodjmanofficial448 same. besides why do people not realise in the 39 version he was struggling because lennie turned around, not hesitating ab pulling the trigger like in the novel. like it wasn't accurate either way but personally, i think the emotions displayed in the 92 film just compensates for that

the book wasn't confined to 2 hours of time to flesh out everything so yeah.

@@catintheformalattire4274 plus the 39 movie is literally an insult to people with disabilities lol that's not how lennie's character was described at all

@@jana8977 Lennie is never confirmed to have a disability. Look at Steinbeck's interviews and his son's recent comment about this issue.

92’ Lennie was a much more realistic depiction of something with a mental disability in my opinion. Both were good regardless though

Yes, Original version is the best. We symphathize with Lon Chaney Jr.'s Lennie which also adds depth to the shattered state of George in the end. Burgess Meredith was also excellent as George. The presence of Slim (Charles Bickford) symphathizing George at the end with Aaron Copeland's score makes Original version the best.

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Matthew Brown Finally someone who agrees

We watched it in class and everyone burst out laughing at that moment.

I watched it today and I cried (I read the book before)

EXACTLY! Steinbeck really built that suspension during both of the character's death's that movies just can't portray. such an amazing, heartbreaking story

That's the advantage of books, you get to imagine it the way you want it. That's why often the book versions are viewed better than movie adaptations.

Raxius amen.

why? wouldn't it be better if he was just getting excited over the thought of tending the rabbits and then dying immediately?

Paula Kostova lets call her sherley after the 1992 actress's name

Paula Kostova it is meant to be like that though so that you get a sense if Unknown of her as a person

Paula Kostova she looks like a Beth.....

dream girl I don't know... she looks like Katherine to me

Paula Kostova that works too Her name should be like fancy but not that fancy but also not too common.... ya know? My class called her Beth 😂

Did you not read the book?

Erennnnnnn

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SHUT UP METTHEW BROWN

dankster that is what gives the emotion of grief and depression. The entire film is based upon this. It's about dealing with these things so the sudden loss if happiness (Lenny) helps us understand how George feels.

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*Matthew*

9th grade

UnheardCloth 8th

11th grade

UnheardCloth yes :[

UnheardCloth 9th

I agree completely, when you see the other movies Lon Chaney Jr did you really see how much heart ❤ he had in his portrayals.

Never saw the 1981 portrayal