A Beautiful Film

Rating: 8/10 (31 December 2009)

GWTW was a 1936 novel written by Margaret Mitchell, and it was a phenomenon and every 14 year-old girl read the book multiple times. The movie takes place during the American Civil War and concentrates on the aftermath of the south and how the war seriously made the south pay for the old way of living. The story also concentrates on Scarlett O'Hara who is in love with Ashleyn Wilkes(Howard) but he is uninterested and marries his cousin Melanie(de Havilland)who is the kindest person period. The other main character is Rhett Butler(Gable) who is a blockade runner and frankly, doesn't give a damn. He and Scarlett are very much similar in the sense of they wanting to put their interests ahead of others to ensure their own happiness. The rest goes on, but this movie is just spectacular. Its long, but it is a film that everyone at some point needs to see. The film has the best film score ever and it gives the movie a more "epic" feel. The characters are great, but the best performance is Hattie McDanniel as Mammy where she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and no one deserved it more than her. See this movie, unless you really don't give a damn.