A beautiful, gripping epic

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 2006)

This American classic is a true epic in every sense of the word, and for three hours and forty-five minutes, my attention was fixed on the screen. With its elaborate costumes and sets, complex script and character development, first-rate acting, beautiful music, and iconic imagery, the film does a great job of humanizing the Civil War on both a personal and grand scale. Scarlett O'Hara is a great lead character because, despite her numerous realistic flaws, she becomes a better, stronger person through her character-building struggles. Vivien Leigh is excellent and perfectly cast, as are all involved. There are also a number of memorable lines. Definitely a product of arguably the most glorious age of Hollywood film-making that all should see.