Sugar Cane Alley is an interesting movie. It is amazing how most of the characters in it were not professional actors, nor had they acted before. With the movie taking place in a different time and century, it showed me what living in poverty is like. The children were amazed at a chicken egg. They did not have much to play with. Left alone all day to keep busy, they got into quite a bit of trouble. Jose, a children living in poverty was smart, he got out of the poverty and ended well off in life.
Sadly, there were a few deaths. The one that surprised me most was the young boy who ran away from his father and tried giving his secrets away. Another thing that I was sort of surprised at was the discipline for the children when they got in trouble. Spanking them with a stick seemed pretty harsh. This was not a bad movie, it was not as entertaining as most are use to. It taught a lot though and that is always a plus.
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