tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post6657682229340225474..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: Movie – Gone with the Wind (1939)Chip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-44984419563019166872014-12-29T18:23:39.009-05:002014-12-29T18:23:39.009-05:00I don't really have an issue with the story; i...I don't really have an issue with the story; it's mostly the character of Scarlett O'Hara.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-51063416008520918752014-12-28T14:06:35.346-05:002014-12-28T14:06:35.346-05:00Fun read, didn't know many of the main GWTW pe...Fun read, didn't know many of the main GWTW performers hated their characters. I would rate Gone With The Wind a bit higher than you did. It's overlong and somewhat glorifies slavery, but I still think it holds up pretty well as a good story. The music, the photography, the performances. There's a lot to like. The turbulent relationship where you don't quite know how Rhett and Scarlett feel about each other is my favorite aspect of the film.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-28827491466806486372014-12-12T20:40:42.158-05:002014-12-12T20:40:42.158-05:00That's a good way to describe it. It's a ...That's a good way to describe it. It's a film that one respects a great deal, but doesn't necessarily enjoy to the fullest.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-74974974107698069602014-12-12T14:31:06.019-05:002014-12-12T14:31:06.019-05:00Somehow, this post slipped under my radar.
Gone w...Somehow, this post slipped under my radar.<br /><br />Gone with the Wind is the first great film of the sound era in a lot of ways, "great" in terms of scope and ambition. There's a lot to like in it, but it's never a film that I like as much as I think I should. So in a sense, I think it's a great movie, but at times it struggles to be a good one.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-91191588355226659372014-12-08T10:59:14.211-05:002014-12-08T10:59:14.211-05:00I have an aunt who has read Gone with the Wind mor...I have an aunt who has read Gone with the Wind more times than she can count. It's easily her favorite book of all time.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-70586512233344401442014-12-08T10:58:21.074-05:002014-12-08T10:58:21.074-05:00Thanks for the link. I have no plans to ever watc...Thanks for the link. I have no plans to ever watch this movie again. I have no question on its place in history or the epic scale of it. I didn't misunderstand of misread that when I watched it. Unfortunately, it has Scarlett O'Hara as a main character, and that will not change no matter how many times I watch it.<br /><br />You may be right that we are not supposed to like her. Just because it is intentional doesn't mean it is something I want to see, though. I couldn't wait for the film to be over so I didn't have to spend any more time with this horrible person. That's not a recipe for a re-watch, even if the film was 90 minutes long.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-15132321621431200582014-12-08T09:35:18.325-05:002014-12-08T09:35:18.325-05:00I hear you, but I'm not sure that she is inten...I hear you, but I'm not sure that she is intended to be someone that we like! Scarlett is representation of the South, before, during and after the war (not a nice place at any of these times, except for the privileged before the war). From the innovateus.net website describing the character:<br /><br />"What does Scarlett Hara's growth of character Symbolise?<br /><br />Scarlett’ O Hara’s growth reflects the development and change of the South from a leisure society to a war torn nation and later emerging as a survivor. Scarlett is portrayed initially as a spoiled teenager who grows into a hard-working widow and later transforms into a wealthy opportunist. Scarlett ‘O Hara represents both the Old and New South with her growth reflecting the transformation of the South during the Civil War. She is romantically drawn to Ashley who represents the idealized world of manners and chivalry but gets adapted to the harsh opportunism of the New South as she clings to Rhett who like her represents a mix of the old and new."<br /><br />Scarlett represents an attitude and a way of life meeting its (welcome) demise and reemerging with a new perspective on a rearranged world.<br /><br />Anyway, it's terrific that GWTW is still the subject of reviews and discussion 70+years after its release!<br />aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-17729251376422483212014-12-07T11:00:44.610-05:002014-12-07T11:00:44.610-05:00I am actually quite in line with you, Chip. You ha...I am actually quite in line with you, Chip. You have to respect the quality and sheer scale of this movie, but like you I cared little for Scarlett. When Rhett gives her the finger in the end I felt quite satisfied. That is not a character I feel like spending 4 hours with.<br />I understand however that many, particularly women, find Scarlett a liberating character who defies the constrictions of her gender and class to get what she wants. From me however she gets no points from being a selfish asshole.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-90621810260400509602014-12-06T14:32:01.629-05:002014-12-06T14:32:01.629-05:00Interesting review!
GWTW is probably the most imp...Interesting review!<br /><br />GWTW is probably the most important movie ever made. It is the gateway between what Hollywood was, and what it became. In scope, technical achievement and pure epic bravura, GWTW pointed the way to what the grand cinematic experience could be.<br /><br />I got the sense from your review that this may have been the first time you watched it? (I may be totally wrong). This film is an overwhelming experience, with larger than life events and characters spanning multiple years on either side of an awful war that eternally changed a country and destroyed a way of life. Due to its scale it's not a movie that can be seen too frequently, but in the future do give it another viewing. Now that you know the story and characters, you might enjoy it more as an overall immersive experience. <br /><br />Here is a link to my review:<br /><br />http://www.theaceblackblog.com/2013/06/movie-review-gone-with-wind-1939.html<br /><br />aceblackblog.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08404695143187261837noreply@blogger.com