'The Grapes of Wrath'

Allegedly John Steinbeck loved the film adaptation of his most famous book about the Great Depression and the migration to California.

Although they kept true to a majority of the book, there is quite a number of scenes that didn't make the final cut due to decency issues since it was 1940.

This film also brings up a point about art and current events. This film was released a mere 11 years after the stock market crash in 1929 and, really, the country still hadn't recovered since.

In terms of war, were their many World War II films in the 1940s or Vietnam films in the 1960s or 1970s? That makes shows like "Generation Kill" and "Over There" singular in that they're being produced when the actual events are taking place.

It's instantaneous commentary about a controversial subject when the subject hasn't played itself out. Fascinating!