Well, at least it didn't beat any true classics for Best Picture that year. Cavalcade answers the question I've long wondered: "What if Forrest Gump, but earlier?" It really is a survey of the early 20th century, covering everything from the Second Boer War to the sinking of the Titanic to The Great War (you know, because they didn't know about a WWII yet). It really is an ambitious movie that takes on a lot. I do love comparing how one generation looks back on a time period differently than another generation does. Like, where was the Great Gatsby view of the Roaring 20s? That's not really in here, but that's the 20s I've been trained to expect. The First World War gets a doomsday treatment that we don't see anymore, since it was eclipsed by the Second World War. I fully understand why this was the movie of 1933 for the Oscars. It carries itself like the big and important movie of that time. It sure is a snoozer that has been rightly forgotten. The only reason I'm not harsher about it is because I lost interest too quickly and too often to really go after it. There aren't any famous lines or scenes. It doesn't have any well-remembered stars. The director is just some guy.
Verdict: Weakly Don't Recommend
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