Gone With the Wind - A Review

"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn about this movie." - Joe Heinecke
This quote is all too agreeable in our minds, as the movie "Gone With the Wind" gives us an eyesore we'll never forget. It honestly makes us wish that we could get the hours that were wasted on the movie back, and thus this review is born. A precaution to those of the same social beliefs, to make sure to steer clear of this 1939 movie, that should stay in the time period it was created.

 The movie "Gone With the Wind", is a 1939 classic drama/romance, that follows the character Scarlet O'Hara/Hamilton/Kennedy/Butler... Who every man is  after. Every man, except for Ashley, the man she "loves". Scarlet endures many hardships including the death of her  mother, her father, her best friend, her first husband, her daughter, and more throughout the war, and sheer  stupidity. Scarlet is constantly vieing for the love of Ashley, and eventually falls in love with Rhett Butler (the only enjoyable character in the movie), marrying him, and having a child, who dies, and Scarlet simply leaves, vieing for more than just love, but an altogether brighter future.

Setting the mood throughout the movie, like all movies, is the music in the background. Gone With the  Wind takes a bit too much pride in the work that is done with the music, having an overture before,  and midway through the movie. The "special effects" in the movie are that of an old movie, which this surely is, and are easy to spot, making it feel like a cheap, fan made movie. Example: when Rhett Butler  and Scarlet take a carriage out of town, the background during the ride is completely  different than that of the movie itself. Talking about the movie itself, the length of the movie is about 4 gut-renching hours, filled with the dialect, and stupidity of a time we all wish we could forget about.  The scenery ranges from the inside of prestigious houses and hospitals, to war torn buildings and scarred land, giving the perception of a dark atmosphere, in a movie that is supposed to emanate in deepness, and bubbly feelings.

All in all, the movie had a good set of actors, a well thought out plot, and was marvelous in its time, but as its time passed, the pedestal it once stood on has crumbled.

***Pros***
Good actors
Well thought out plot

***Cons***
Long, is easily drawn out
Music is overdramatic, seems old
Scenery is dull
Special effects are shabby
Gives off a different mood than it wants

***Overall***

   **/*****