Probably the only film in American cinema that deserves the title "masterpiece"

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2005)

"Gone with the Wind" is my favorite movie of all time and, in my opinion, it will never be surpassed. I watched it for the first time with my grandmother for thirty minutes after school each day until it was over and, each day, I looked forward to those thirty minutes more than anything else. After I watched the movie, I read the book in sixth grade and that was really when Margaret Mitchell's work became even more beautiful than ever.
***SPOILERS*** Scarlett O'Hara is a brat, plain and simple. She was raised on a rich plantation under the care of the hilarious and wonderful Mammy. However, even though she seems to have everything, she still desires one thing: Ashley Wilkes. Problem #1: He is set to wed Melanie, his cousin. Scarlett's solution: She gets married, but is soon widowed. The war begins and that is when her reckless husband dies of a disease. The events of the Civil War are all carried out and Scarlett is forced to help a pregnant Melanie from Atlanta as Sherman begins his march to the sea. This movie is not really a story of the Civil War, it is a tale of a woman who toughens up and gives everything she has to keep her home and her family intact. ***END SPOILERS*** I think I have made it very clear that this movie is amazingly brilliant and the most beautiful film in American history.
FINAL VOTE: 10/10 FINAL THOUGHT: The best movie ever!