Watching this amazing movie again as it's such a classic,stuff HBO for taking it down to bow down to the PC crowd..makes me want to watch it more,and since HBO did that.. The movie is number one on Amazon sales today..Go Woke Go Broke....
Masterful for its time, and still timeless today.
What a bunch of shallow punchable characters.
four hours of drama is more than too much, and a lot of this movie is extremely dated (i.e. racist and revisionist). Also, some scnes meant to be funny ended up just being funny, like the stairs scene.
Very well made, but very long and not particularly interesting.
Gone with the Wind is divided into 3 camps.
Time capsule: At its best, the film is a sad reminder of America's not-so-distant racist past, made more tragic given how little things have changed in the last 100 years (#BlackLivesMatter). Told from the perspective of white slave owners, this revisionist film is biased and glamorizes antebellum colonial south. Blacks are portrayed as uncle Tom, gladly working at plantation as a slave worker. Racists frequently use this film as a recruiting tool, glamorizing and legitimizing white supremacy nationalism.
Soap opera drama: If you can overlook racist undertone, and the film tries to downplay and ignore it whenever it can, it has everything soap opera lovers want. Glamor, love triangle, and danger. And Clark Gable so charismatic -- he dominates just about every scenes. And Vivien Leigh is stunning and her transformation from annoying southern socialite to survivor is sublime.
Technical triumph: Although dated in parts, this film encapsulates the golden age of Hollywood cinema. Innovative technicolor cinematography, lush score by Max Steiner, A-list cast, countless quotable lines, authentic sets and costumes, the list goes on.
All said and done, is Gone with the Wind a great film? The film's most successful entry is the middle act -- a tale of survival. But the message is diluted with 4-hour running time devoted to cliched love triangle, annoying characters (e.g., Melanie, Ashley, Prissy), racism and KKK, and uneven pacing on the first and third acts. The final "tomorrow is another day" is forced and all too conveniently wraps up abrupt and sloppy conclusion.
While North and South TV series (starring Patrick Swayze) is campier and considerably cheaper looking, it offers far better story with balanced look at the racist past, more effective as soap opera, and all in all superior to this lavish but ultimately overrated and racist film.
It really is a true American Classic film, but, frankly my dear....
Look. I say it like it is: I like this movie. It's kitschy. It's epic. It's romantic. It's sad. It's a drama. It looks beautiful. It shows US history (extremely biased though). Leigh and Gable are great. Scarlett and most other characters are reasonably complex. Like Scarlett they are often likeable with a darker side. It's a classic. (Tbh I didn't even know that such vibrant color film existed in 1939). I like the story. I like the (fake?) southern accents. By modern standards it's much too long, though. Had to watch this over the course of three days (Hint: there's also an entr'acte that naturally splits this movie in two parts). You can't rate a movie from the 30s by modern standards. It's an entertaining and fascinating 7/10. If it wasn't that long, it would be an 8/10. I guess even people back then thought it was too long.
I'm of course aware of the controversy surrounding this movie. It's of course racist and full of stereotypes. This soap opera describes the confederacy as a utopia and normalizes slavery. Men abuse women. A lot. I don't deny this. Only fools would. At least it doesn't glorify war. But - perhaps since I'm not from the US - I watch this movie like I would watch a movie about a European king or queen from the 19th century. I know their royal lifestyle was based on slavery, exploitation and brutal oppression of other people overseas and their own peasants (or - god forbid - democrats). I can still enjoy such movies w/o constantly thinking about this backdrop. Likewise I enjoy those southern mansions or watch Scarlett wear the incredible garments of this era only people like the O'Hara's were able to afford.
We all know this movie is socially incorrect but the story between Rhett and Scarlett is great. I love this movie.
Everyone complains about the length but in my opinion, it doesn't drag. People binge watch 4 hours worth of TV episodes, gimme a break.
This has been on my watchlist since I started to get serious about watching movies but with an almost 4 hour runtime I've never found time to watch it. So I made sure I found enough time to watch this and I'm glad I did but man, did it feel super long. This movie is very well made and it is has some really impressive scenes for being made in 1939. The drama is kind of interesting if you are in to romance and Scarlett is an interesting character to follow. I enjoyed more of the war stuff then the romance. Overall I think this movie is iconic and well made movie. As for entertainment value, it didn't hold up for me. It should be watched at least once but I don't ever think I will rewatch this.
I know this is a classic but I really thinks it's boring.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE This movie, it's one of my all time favorites!
It might be well made for the time, but it’s just one big uninteresting soap opera. It has some okay moments, but how on earth is this so popular? I’ve spent almost four hours wanting to punch the main character in the face. What a shallow, selfish and annoying woman. I mean, she even hits a horse to death. This has so many issues...
I have many problems with this movie, but I think they all stem from the source material: it's overly long, it's pretty melodramatic, Scarlett is difficult to empathize with, and the Lost Cause shit was awful even by 30s standards.
But I give this movie an 8, because the Selznick picture is pretty awe-inspiring. The Technicolor cinematography is truly astounding, and there are multiple jaw-dropping shots that make my heart swoon. The production throughout is just stellar, and I can't imagine what it would have been like to watch it in 1939. Much as Scarlett and Rhett feel like problematic characterizations, Leigh and Gable are undeniable powerhouses. I loved revisiting Hattie McDaniel's performance as well. I was struck by how much darker the film's tone is throughout--when I watched this in high school all that really stuck were the light antebellum scenes. This really devolves into some soap opera territory.
Perhaps the most famous film in the history of cinema.
i was very surprised by the quality of the production.
Other than that, this movie can be very hilarious and somehow still relevant to today's 'game', we humans really didn't change much
Shout by M. RiveraBlockedParent2016-12-31T05:48:53Z
This is a classic movie and it's one that everyone should see at least once. Now having said that, I must also admit that this is a hard movie to watch. This movie is heavy on the drama and while that is part of what it so popular, the drama can get old after a while (remember, the movie is almost 4 hours long!) There are amazing parts and it does a great job catching the ups and downs of life and the roles are very well played, but after the first two hours things can start to drag a bit. I like this movie and I even own it, but its just not a movie that you watch for fun or that you really watch very often.