I think the film does show a bright perspective of life. In the scene we see Ziegfeld's wealth when he gives the doorman a 5 pound tip for information and with the bouquet of "all the orchids in the world" for Ms. Held, but this film is about Ziegfeld's life, a time prior to the Depression. However, the film was made and viewed during the Depression. Also, watching how people had the time and resources to enjoy the frivolities of life would have possibly provided hope that America would survive the Depression. At the time of screening, Americans would not have known how much longer the D