Gone With The Wind

Gone with the Wind looked as though it might be a dull movie, sixty years past it's prime. Oh, how I was wrong. This is a timeless movie, and can be enjoyed today as much as it was in 1941. The character of Rhett Butler still exists in society today. The manly, passionate, and arrogant personality can be seen all around. All the characte's attitudes, from Scarlett to Ashley, to the slave Mammy are relevant parts of our society today. Scarlett

Another issue in this movie was slavery, all though it wasn't brought up directly. It takes place in the South during the Civil War, and there's a line where Scarlett says, "I'd might even dance with old Abe Lincoln himself,"hinting that the North and the President in charge up there were not too popular with the Southerners, even before the war broke out. We see the South's view on the war and the men who inlsited in herds. The only part of the movie I disliked was the negative portrayal of Northern soliders. An example of this was a scene that took place in the house, where Scarlett is alone. A northern solider, sloppy and drunk, stumbles into the house carrying valuable items and then sees Scarlett. He eyes her as he approaches her, and she pulls out a gun and shoots him in the head. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there were men on boths sides who were like this, but the North did abolish slavery, probably considered the most important civil rights act in America's history.

It was a lengthy film, but there's rarely ever a boring moment. When it seems there might be a pause in the action, "BAM!!" another suprise punches you in the face. All in all, Gone With The Wind is geninely awesome movie. Even today I can still see how it was #1 for many years. Watch it, preferably tonight.





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