This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
... View MoreThe film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
... View MoreA great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
... View MoreStory: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
... View MoreI went to the house of a friend of my Grandma's and she let me look through her DVD collection-which wasn't that big. One movie she had was Gone With The Wind. My Grandma commented on how I have that, too. "You've got to love Gone With The Wind!" I said. "That's a masterpiece!"I was amazed that I said that, I don't think I had ever used that word for a movie at that moment. But that's true! This movie IS a masterpiece! Few movies are as iconic as this. From lines like "Frankly my dear,I don't give a damn" to iconic scenery-it'd be shocking to know someone who knew nothing of this classic movie. The movie is almost 4 hours long, but every minute is well worth it.(You can skip the credits, and intermission section to speed it up a little.)Can't watch it today? That's alright-tomorrow...is another day!
... View MoreConsidered one of the greatest love stories of all time, Gone with the Wind is a classic romance tale from 1939. A story of love and loss during the Civil War era the star crossed lovers Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh, attempt to survive Atlanta as the Union Army approaches. It was originally released in black and white but was later rereleased in 1969 in color. It was well known for its iconic wardrobes and clothing, it had over 1,500 extras in huge scenes (with around1,000 dummies since there weren't enough extras at the time) and it actually had three directors during filming that its almost alarming that the film made it to editing let alone theaters. It even made one of the first historic slips through the Hays Code at the time, the iconic line "frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" almost wasn't in the movie due to the word damn but after much convincing the director at the time was able to get the censors to allow it. Probably the only huge issue with the film was it's usage of racism from the Civil Way era, although historically accurate it was a little raunchy even for 1930's folks.
... View MoreBefore I watched it I had heard so many times about how fantastic this movie was. I've always thought it was a kind of a cliché that people felt the need to say just because everybody did. Now I can say that it really is good. It's simply a masterpiece and probably one of the greatest movie of all time. It's hard to explain why it's so good... It just is. Everything is just perfect from Vivien Leigh's excellent performance to Clark Gable's. The bravery and toughness showed by Scarlett O'Hara is what we need to see more often on screen: strong female characters.
... View MoreI watched this movie for the first time at fourteen years old. I enjoyed it immensely. I have always been a fanatic for anything Civil War themed, so when my mother recommended it to me, it was a yes from the start. The opening scenes show the young Scarlett O'Hara as she awaits her father's arrival. Beloved in the eyes of all the men in the county, Scarlett has acquired a high self-esteem, but when the War is announced to come after all, the high-spirited Scarlett soon faces obstacles that are determined to destroy her faith and her hope. She meets many people along the way, she even gets married. With new relationships, new responsibilities come as well. Rhett Butler, a man determined to have Scarlett for his own, comes into her life half way through both the novel and the movie, and he fights her on topics such as love, politics and societal roles. Even after the Civil War, Scarlett is still faced with many decisions. She has faced death, marriage and defeat many times. Still willing to go on, even when it seemed impossible, Scarlett leaves us with the last quote of the novel and book, "After all, tomorrow is another day."
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