Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara's spoiled life is flipped from the Civil War. Reality develops her into a strong woman, she loses all but her optimism and determination.

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 2016)

Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel ¨Gone with the Wind¨, tells of the Southern view on Civil War from the life of southern belle Katie Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh). The movie adaptation which stars Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Leslie Howard, follows Scarlett's hardships as she fights for love and life during the War and Reconstruction of the South. The 3h 58min film which follows Mitchell's novel almost exactly, is considered an American classic with its film quality, plot line, and historical take on one of the most significant events in American history.
However historical the film and book may be,¨Gone with the Wind¨ is intended to entertain more than to teach. With the love triangles and the strong female leads, the novel was clearly aimed to inspire young women during the Great Depression.But, there were some historical inaccuracies, such as the lack of racism and the unrealistic representation of slavery.
Overall, Mitchell's southern epic is an American classic which proved itself with eight of the 1940 Academy Awards. The film is strong,captivating and inspiring, truly a masterpiece.