An unforgettable movie, the story of a woman ahead of her time.

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2014)

The unforgettable movie "Gone with the wind" is certainly a landmark in the history of cinema. The film was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by author Margaret Mitchell, and had the backdrop of the civil war between the North and the South of the United States, which has also been called the "war of secession". It charmed generations, and is considered the most beloved and unforgettable movie of all time, and the most watched, because it can reunite the elements that hold the viewer's attention. Filmed in color with the new technology Technicolor and Cinemascope, the movie was released in 1939, presenting a dramatic storyline, a strong soundtrack and the magnificent performance of Vivien Leigh for the character Scarlett, that led her to win an Oscar for the best actress in that year. "Gone with the wind" was also nominated to other Oscar categories, won eight and, outside of the traditional nominations, won two other special ones (an honorarium and an other technical). I still remember the time when I was a teenager; I had not completed my 13 years yet when I watched this movie for the first time. It was love at first sight, because I enjoyed everything, especially the charisma of the character Scarlett O'Hara, who even in the face of adversity has never been shattered by something or someone. My attachment to this film was so great that after having watched it for more than five times, I decided to even read the book, which I thought was wonderful. It is a volume with more than 1000 pages. The movie starts in the year 1861, where in front of the spectator opens the scenario of a lush southern farm cotton plantation in the State of Georgia named Tara, where the protagonist Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), a spoiled and willful young woman receives the news that Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard), a man who was bored with his life, will marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton (Olivia Havilland). Scarlett is in love with Ashley, and decides to confess her love for him at a barbecue offered by Ashley's parents, at Twelve Oaks. There Scarlett meets Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), who was hiding in the library at the time of her revelation. Rhett was known as a good living and seductive man. He was enchanted by Scarlett and he promised to keep her secret. At a given time one hears the news that the war has been proclaimed. Scarlett, in order to hurt and to be close to Ashley, accepts to marry Charles Hamilton (Rand Brooks), brother of Melanie. Charles, with typhus, died in battle and Scarlett became a widow. The war continues and Atlanta is under siege. Scarlett decides to run away toward Tara, helped by Rhett. There she faces many adversities and she makes an oath: "God is my witness. God is my witness they're not going to beat me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. Neither I nor anyone in my family. Even if I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill, God is my witness that I'll never be hungry again". Again in trouble, Scarlett creates situations and uses trickery to achieve her goals. The film ending is surprising to everyone, because Scarlett discovers something she herself did not know. This movie shows Scarlett's determination depicting a woman ahead of her time.