Great Classic Movie

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 2007)

I first want to begin by saying this was a fantastic movie that everyone should see. It is filled with such passion that everyone should experience. Classic movies are not usually good as this one, nor are they as long. Gone with the Wind is basically a four hour movie but it was well worth the sit to finally watch.
So I do not know what I enjoyed most about this movie. Was it the character Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler, their relationship, or the way that this movie was filmed?? These people and things all as one make this move. Scarlett you could first picture her as a spoiled little rich brat. She always got her way and if you didn't like the way she was she could care less. Scarlett was comfortable with herself and when she made up her mind that was the end. She used what she had to get what she needed. Whether it was a good or bad thing, sometimes you would even go so far as to call her actions evil or hateful, she would do it and would not think twice. For example, in the movie she needed to pay the taxes on her family estate, Tara, and had no way to find the money. But while she was out on the prowl trying to find this money she ran into a man who was working to save money to marry her sister, and she intentionally broke his heart telling him that her sister moved on to be with another man because she was tired of waiting on him and then Scarlett married him herself. Her sister hated her for this but Scarlett didn't care, it was all for Tara. She was one tough gal. Scarlett never changed very much but she did change some and you could do nothing more than to love her.
Now we have Rhett Butler. Rhett Butler was a very handsome man who just like Scarlett knew what he wanted and did what he must to get it. Only in Rhett's case, he would for the most part use money. He was a very rich man and he knew money was a very powerful source. But Rhett Butler was also a smooth talker and he could convince you very easily. I could also tell, though it wasn't shown much in the movie that women swooned after this man. But Rhett only focused on the woman he loved. The woman he would do anything for. He would kill for this woman without even thinking twice but the downside is that she never showed her love for him. Scarlett could never give her heart to him because she thought she wanted someone else. Even after she married Rhett and had his child she still couldn't admit it to herself that she loved him. She married him for his money and at first Rhett was fine with that. He thought that eventually he could make her love him. But when she finally realized she loved him it was too late and Rhett decided to leave her. I loved their relationship so much and the way they acted towards one another. Calling each other names just how kids do when they like someone, teasing them as a way to show them attention. But Scarlett never could break her bratty side of always wanting and getting everything she thought should be hers so their relationship never grew. It could have been something very beautiful if it weren't for that part of her.
Lastly, this film is beautifully shot. The lighting is always perfect with what is going on in the movie. If it were a very happy day or well a very happy Scarlett, the light was very bright and she would glow and even the music was a bit snappier. And when there was a fight or just someone angry or something the lighting was a bit red. The connection of the color red with anger or hate was there very clearly and I like that the film was shot this way, using color to display feeling and emotions. The film also uses great camera movement and good angles. If it were a crazy time in the movie and a lot was going on, the camera was sure to be moving fast, jumping from here to there to display all the turmoil going on. There were also a lot of head shots that were used at good moments throughout the movie to show the characters reactions.
This film is beautifully made with a lot of abstract things you could notice if you really try to analyze it. I love it, I always enjoy watching it, and it always leaves me wishing it didn't go off when it ends.