Claim: Gone with the Wind is an artistic work.

Epic film is a style of filmmaking with large scale , sweeping scope , and spectacle . The usage of the term has shifted over time , sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big budget filmmaking . Like epics in the classical literary sense it is often focused on a heroic character . An epic 's ambitious nature helps to set it apart from other types of film such as the period piece or adventure film . Epic historical films would usually take a historical or a mythic event and add an extravagant setting and lavish costumes , accompanied by an expansive musical score with an ensemble cast , which would make them among the most expensive of films to produce . The most common subjects of epic films are royalty , and important figures from various periods in world history .