As a descendant of immigrants I can also identify closely with this movie. The most interesting facet as the film progresses is the ever-present television and the gradual way in which the lives of the characters (and our own lives) become almost controlled by it. The Thanksgiving dinners with the whole family give way to small, silent, routine affairs in front of the TV.
The ending always brings tears, as does the realization in many of us that a way of living has been lost and we are not the better for it. Seeing the grandson explain to his little boy about Sam's arrival in America (in 1914) leaves one with a sense of the importance of holding onto some of the past.
The ending always brings tears, as does the realization in many of us that a way of living has been lost and we are not the better for it. Seeing the grandson explain to his little boy about Sam's arrival in America (in 1914) leaves one with a sense of the importance of holding onto some of the past.
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