Antebellum Classic

Rating: 7/10 (3 January 2016)

Gone With the Wind is a classic antebellum masterpiece, addressing the turmoil of the conflict of the Civil War through the eyes of a manipulative southern belle. Despite the destruction wrought by the Yankee invasion into Georgia, Scarlett O'Hara is resilient in her determination to restore the Tara plantation to its former glory. "Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett O'Hara, that Tara, that land doesn't mean anything to you? Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin' for, worth fightin' for, worth dyin' for, because it's the only thing that lasts." Scarlett's father, Gerald O'Hara instills in her the southern ideal of property and station. Throughout the movie, Scarlett draws on Tara and "home" for strength. Despite some historical inaccuracies, the feel of the Old South is clearly present in this timeless classic of love and war.