Gone With The Wind
...back to the 19th century, during the period of the American Civil War and its aftermath. It is the epic tale of a woman's life during the hardest periods of the American history, from her young days on a southern plantation, to the aftermath of what was America's most bloody war. Victor Fleming's Gone with the Wind is one of these movies that are rarely seen nowadays, that makes you experience the life of the characters while you are watching it and makes you grieve with them in hard moments, it is a movie that puts a smile on your face when you watch a joyful scene, but also a movie that can put a tear in your eyes during a dramatic scene. Gone with the Wind is a movie that once watched will always stay in your heart and will teach you the downs and ups in a person's life, happiness and sadness, love and hate, and all the important feelings a person can have.
Gone with the Wind is a romance and an adventure put together, which contains moments of love, humor, pathos and tragedy. It is a culture depicting movie, showing specific characteristics of the South. Even in the outmost miserable times, the characters of the movie show very big courage and honor, which as we see plays a big role in the movie. Honor for these characters is everything, even when they have no more money left, they live for honor.
Rich with detail and drama, Gone with the Wind is a movie that withstands the test of time, as does one of its main characters Scarlet O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), becoming the ideal female protagonist of all time. We are first introduced to Scarlett at her parents home, Tara, spending her time at barbecues at the Wilkes and flirting with all the man. Scarlett is an example of a woman who can have any man she wants, but only Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) could withstand her charm and beauty, and stay loyal to his decision of marrying Melanie Hamilton (Olivia De...
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