“I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow.” This famous quote will only be understood fully if you take the time to watch the movie Gone with the Wind. Scarlett, the main character of this movie, is easily represented by this famous quote and many others. I also enjoyed the “gentleman”, Ashley, (who Scarlett from the very beginning of this movie, adored). It was always a mystery who he felt about Scarlett and if he was full of lies.
This movie kept my attention and captured my interest by the all the great quotes and funny lines. This movie is definitely not a comedy but it still made me laugh quite a bit. Mammy, the slave that was practically Scarlett’s care taker made me laugh the most. Also I found Rhett Butler, to be my favorite character. This man’s charm and mystery would have swept me of my feet if I met him. I loved how he did things and had a secret side; he seemed to pretend to be a ladies’ man (some would go as far to say a man whore or a player), but in reality he had only truly cared about one lady in particular that lady would be Scarlett.
Although this picture was a little overdramatic for my taste; most of the drama was displayed by the main character, Scarlett. I thought that she was a good character, but sometimes I questioned if the actress was overdramatizing the role or if Scarlett was meant to be drastically theatrical. It may have been that since this movie was made in 1939 it was so dramatic. Movies were made so much differently back then, and the types of movies that were being filmed are not the type of films I have watched a lot. It definitely was a good movie; especially for the technology they had available at this time (color and picture). This has movie had the newest technology available. The color for that time was extremely great and was just made (Technicolor); if you watch the movie you will realize that the two colors they use are green and red. The colors were beautiful to me; I loved the green hat she received as a gift from Rhett and wore to meet him. I also loved how deep yet bright the dress Scarlett wore to Ashley’s Birthday party. The color of this dress was so radiant and inspiring that they named a color after her dress, Scarlett Red. This proves how dramatic and important this movie is to history and why it is the #1 Box-office Movie of all time.
I would rate this movie on a scale of 1-10; 1 being the worst 10 being the best. I would rate it an 8. I liked how strong the characters were. The historical references were very educational as well. I believe the messages the director was trying to get across were very easy to catch on to and understand what that period in time was like in the South with the War. I would recommend people watch this movie if they have not seen it, if you don’t mind watching a long movie. There were so many things I liked about this film; I think that if you have the time to watch the movie it is definitely worth watching. A film like this is quoted over and over again and mentioned quite a bit, because it is a classic.
Sources that helped me:
· http://www.adams-gallery.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Scarlett_In_Red_Dress_Canvas.jpg
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