How do you rate a classic?

Rating: 9/10 (8 December 2018)

You have to acknowledge the grandeur and technical and logistical achievements of Gone with the wind. Even by today's standards the filmmaking is superb, let alone if you compare it to other films of the late 1930s.
Which leads to my question: can you watch this film today and rate it with a contemporary view on cinema? Or is it unfair to apply 21st century standards to this epic?
If you take a look at it with a modern approach, it's not hard to see flaws:

it's very long and inconsistently paced.
the views on slavery and the 'happy big black mamas' is dated and hard to bear.
the (over-) acting looks fake.
a spoiled brat is our heroine.

Having said that, I still love this film. Seeing it is like coming home. Nostalgia is a powerful sensation and I feel it every time I watch it.
In conclusion, I think Gone with the wind isn't a perfect film. But it is perfectly realized and can still warm your heart if you can switch off your 21st century views and ignore what you're used to seeing nowadays. Only then can you truly appreciate the film for what it is: a highly influential masterpiece.