Gone with the Wind (70th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]

great actors great movie stays true to the past

A classic is a classic. People need to watch these types of film for the historical value alone.

This is my all time favorite movie. I could watch it every day. It’s really good and great history.

OMG, totally restored and remastered! Crystal clear. No scratches. You can see the threads in the fabrics and the sound of the music is perfection.

"Gone With The Wind" is a compelling movie about the glory of the South before and after the Civil War. It stars Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable as the iconic characters Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler respectively. It tells the story of how glorious the Confederate states are with the life of the rich aristocrats and the slaves of the plantation living their respective lives with joy and content amidst their difference in social classes. We also get to witness how there was peace and harmony among them as well as the love story thrown in between involving passionate people in Scarlett and Rhett. It has great music and visuals as well with its magnificent production values. It was recently suppressed by people pushing for political correctness particularly in the issue of racism. Too bad that it will never diminish what the movie classic is all about. As with regards to their agenda in trying to degrade the movie for lack of political correctness, let me quote Rhett Butler on my response to these people, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn". It remains a great classic no matter what.

My all-time favorite. I've read and reread it over and over. Romantic, educational, and a true classic.

Gone With the Wind is a movie that causes a lot of division, especially with the rise of the infantile division we have had in the country for years. The truth is, it can both be a classic movie and have a problematic theme. But, it also has to be looked at through the lens of history. It is a movie that could be made the way it was in 1939 with the understanding that it would probably never be made the same way today. And that is not to say it shouldn't be made the same way today. It was set during the Civil War and told from the perspective of people in the south. Obviously, most people today would not agree with the perspective of the rich, slave-owning, southerners of that time, but it does not mean that how they were portrayed in the movie is not how they were. Also, the movie was a dramatic period piece, not a documentary. So, it was never going to show the evils of slavery in all their gory details. And, I do think to say that the movie glorified slavery does a couple of things. First, it ignores the fact that there were in fact slaves that had roles such as "Mammy", and it also diminishes Hattie McDonald's achievement in playing that role. The fact that she was a black woman living under the Jim Crow laws and facing the racism that she did and still won an academy award is frankly amazing. And. let's face it, even states that did not have Jim Crow laws were not devoid of racists by any means, so the fact that a black woman in the late 1930s/early 1940s would even be nominated for an academy award, much less win it, was quite something. All that said, no, the movie is never going to be banned, and anyone who thinks so is kidding themselves, if you want to find it, you will always be able to do so, and if a disclaimer at the beginning of it really triggers you, it has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray multiple times. As for the movie itself, as I said above, it is a drama set in the south during (and after) the Civil War. It stars Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, who is basically a rich brat, who at the beginning of the movie is trying to steal her cousin's boyfriend. Clarke Gable plays Rhett Butler, who was an attendee at a party thrown at the O'Hara estate who did not buy into the fact that the war was going to be a quick and easy thing, and also, ultimately ended up gaining Scarlett's affection, by basically standing up to her and not taking any of her crap, and marrying her. The movie is partly a romance drama, but mostly about the ravages of war, telling how Scarlett had to grow up and transform from the bratty Southern Belle who was handed everything on a silver platter, to having to deal with the realities of war. The first part of the movie (up to the intermission) deals with the war and ends with Atlanta burning. The second part deals with the aftermath of the war, and the characters trying to put their lives back together. For those who get the movie on Blu-Ray, it looks and sounds great in the HD format. The HD transfer was very well done, and while it still has the Film-noir era look to it, the video transfer does look great. What kind of extras you get depends on the version of the movie you pick up. There is a multi-disc collectors edition that has about 19 hours' worth of bonus content. The version I have is the single-disc 70th Anniversary edition, and the only extra on it is a commentary track by Historian Rudy Behlmer. Overall, the movie is a timeless classic. It has many great quotable lines, and it tells a good story, although definitely from the perspective of the losing side in the Civil War. Chances are, if it were made today more of the evils of slavery would be shown to give it more context, and show exactly why the Civil War was being fought. And yes, the civil war was about slavery, pure and simple. If you read the articles of secession from any of the states that formed the Confederacy, that is plain as day, and to say otherwise is denying all reality. I do not think the movie glorified slavery as much as it glorified the south overall. But, again, taking the movie for what it is and considering the time it was made, it can both be a classic movie and a topic of debate at the same time. And, I think a healthy debate about what was good and what may have been problematic about the movies would not necessarily be a bad thing.

. Gone With The Wind (GWTW) is about : . • Control. • Selfishness. • Determination. • Manipulation. . . GWTW is Not about the Civil War. Not about a land of Southern Cavaliers. Not about the Myth of the delicate Southern Belle. Not about a Southern Dream. Not about the Southern Cause. . . GWTW is about Scarlett O'Hara. GWTW is about the enthralling Tragedy of Scarlett’s neurotic self–destruction. . . Scarlett O’Hara was Selfish and Determined to get Ashley Wilkes to marry her. At any cost. Scarlett intentionally Controlled and Manipulated anyone who got in her way, especially Ashley Wilkes, Melanie Hamilton, and Rhett Butler. . . Civil War destroyed Tara, Twelve Oaks, the rest of Georgia, and other southern states. Scarlett O’Hara was Determined never to be Hungry again. Scarlett once again Controlled and Manipulated people, including Sueellen's fiance Frank Kennedy, to become the owner of a general store. . . 5 stars for Vivian Leigh portrayal of Scarlett O’Hara. Powerful, passionate, magnificent and beautiful. . . Vivian Leigh is on the Mount Rushmore of on screen Performances in history. Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress. . . 5 stars for Hattie McDaniel portrayal of Mammy. Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress. . . 4 stars for Olivia de Havilland portrayal of Melanie Hamilton. Her character represents Forgiveness, Sympathy, and Humanity. . . 4 stars for Clark Gable portrayal of Rhett Butler, the very wealthy visitor from Charleston. . . 2 stars for Leslie Howard uninspiring and unconvincing portrayal of Ashley Wilkes. Role was terribly Miscast. Leslie Howard was too Old to play the role of Scarlett O’Hara’s love obsession. . . 4 stars overall for Gone With The Wind. Pace of the movie could have been improved. Tragedies should have been spaced out more during filming and editing. . . • Miscarriage that Scarlett suffered after falling down the stairs. • Death of young daughter Bonnie Blue from a pony jumping accident. • Death of Melanie after suffering from pregnancy complications. • Rhett having the courage to finally leave Scarlett, who is now all Alone. . .

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My friend enjoyed it very much. Great movie.

1939年の製作ですから、日本の海軍が真珠湾を攻撃して太平洋戦争が始まる２年前です。日本は、弾を作るために家庭から鉄製の鍋や釜を国に供出していたのです。もはや比べるべくもない彼我の差がある両者は、戦う前から勝敗が見えていたわけです。スカーレットが荒れ果てたタラの地で拳を突き上げる姿を見て、そんなことを考えてしまう。