Movie

The World Changes

1933 · 91 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned family chronicle that moves briskly through decades, leaving a melancholy sting about ambition and its costs.

Tagline: HUMAN! TOUCHING! DYNAMIC!
Overview: Generational saga tracing the events in the lives of the midwest pioneering Nordholm family, as seen through the eyes of businessman Orin Nordholm Jr., who ages from a youth to an elderly grandfather.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, greed, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
greed
betrayal
aging
Places: countryside
big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild