My history with Gone with the Wind is strange. I first saw it in my junior year of high school and was blown away by its technical achievements. Yes, even af 16, I recognized that Scarlett and Rhett's relationship is toxic as hell but there was so much else about the film that thrilled me: the production design, the costumes, Max Steiner's score...
Every few months, I would beg my English Lit teacher to watch GWTW, and my classmates hated me for it. As one can tell, I wasn't exactly popular. Soon enough, I knew the lines and said teacher and I would banter in that manner. Since then, I've watched it every few years or so. 2014 was the first time in theaters, for its 75th anniversary. 2019-20 had a local theater take part in annual screenings, with 2022 being the fourth time.
Being easily the youngest person in the cinema, in not just this situation, is normal for me. I appreciate a wider range of filmmaking that most in my age group don't. That's not me being a snob but how often do you see someone under 30 going out of their way for the four hours. If I were like them, I'd be watching Spider-Man: No Way Home six more times.
Scarlett O'Hara is an interesting character. She begins a selfish, spoiled trollop who manipulates the affections of the simple men around her but as the plot progresses, she matures into someone practical and devoted to survival.
In regards to the fantastical depiction of slavery, assuming anyone knows how all slaves were treated by their owners. Having watched Goodbye Uncle Tom last month, a much more disturbing and brutal view, perhaps some weren't browbeaten.
Find me another film of the era that shows a realistic aftermath of war. In such a way that now, 83 years later, is impossible to recreate. Look past the time in which it was made, the backwards views of its creators, Gone with the Wind is still something to behold today.
Every few months, I would beg my English Lit teacher to watch GWTW, and my classmates hated me for it. As one can tell, I wasn't exactly popular. Soon enough, I knew the lines and said teacher and I would banter in that manner. Since then, I've watched it every few years or so. 2014 was the first time in theaters, for its 75th anniversary. 2019-20 had a local theater take part in annual screenings, with 2022 being the fourth time.
Being easily the youngest person in the cinema, in not just this situation, is normal for me. I appreciate a wider range of filmmaking that most in my age group don't. That's not me being a snob but how often do you see someone under 30 going out of their way for the four hours. If I were like them, I'd be watching Spider-Man: No Way Home six more times.
Scarlett O'Hara is an interesting character. She begins a selfish, spoiled trollop who manipulates the affections of the simple men around her but as the plot progresses, she matures into someone practical and devoted to survival.
In regards to the fantastical depiction of slavery, assuming anyone knows how all slaves were treated by their owners. Having watched Goodbye Uncle Tom last month, a much more disturbing and brutal view, perhaps some weren't browbeaten.
Find me another film of the era that shows a realistic aftermath of war. In such a way that now, 83 years later, is impossible to recreate. Look past the time in which it was made, the backwards views of its creators, Gone with the Wind is still something to behold today.