The original blockbuster ?

Rating: 8/10 (23 December 2003)

I can't think of any film of modern times that would have had as much hype as this did during production. The casting sounds like it owed as much to politics as it did to finding the right people for the parts. It's somewhat surprising that they managed to cast so well bearing in mind what pressure they must have been under.
The themes of this film are timeless. Scarlett is in love with Ashley who marries Melanie. Ashley obviously has feelings for Scarlett, but never really returns the love. Set in the civil war Scarlett continues to chase a dream and doesn't even notice what she is missing until it is too late. Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable are excellent in the leads and are well supported. The photography is fantastic even 60 years on. A hit at the box office and thank god they didn't make sequels when this was made.