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1939: Gone With The Wind
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I really don't knwo what to say about this film, other than it's fantastic. Apparently the winner of 10 Academy Awards in 1939, and depending on the calculation, the highest-grossing film to date.
This movie is seriously epic, and is just short of four hours long. It took us three nights to watch it, due to not having that much time all in one go. Surprisingly, up to this point, I had not seen the movie, and was only vaguely aware what it was about (I probbaly could have told you it involved Scarlett O'Hara, the South, and 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" and that's about it).
Generally, the story is just about the life of Scarlett O'Hara and her friends and family, starting just before the American Civil War as a young southern belle with quite the charisma, and her experiences before, during, and after the war, and how her ambition and deviousness helps carry her through, but also the consequences of her manipulation.
The acting is fantastic, despite the style of speech they use in the movie. By the end of the movie, I was completely engrossed in the characters, and felt their joy, sorrow, and heartbreak.
Despite the movie being as old as my grandparents, the cinematography is excellent. The film comes across as grainy and the colors are somewhat mute, being an early color film, but I think this helps just to add to the charm.
All in all, a great film, and it holds up well after 70 years.
[Zip.ca] [IMDB] [Wikipedia]
I really don't knwo what to say about this film, other than it's fantastic. Apparently the winner of 10 Academy Awards in 1939, and depending on the calculation, the highest-grossing film to date.
This movie is seriously epic, and is just short of four hours long. It took us three nights to watch it, due to not having that much time all in one go. Surprisingly, up to this point, I had not seen the movie, and was only vaguely aware what it was about (I probbaly could have told you it involved Scarlett O'Hara, the South, and 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" and that's about it).
Generally, the story is just about the life of Scarlett O'Hara and her friends and family, starting just before the American Civil War as a young southern belle with quite the charisma, and her experiences before, during, and after the war, and how her ambition and deviousness helps carry her through, but also the consequences of her manipulation.
The acting is fantastic, despite the style of speech they use in the movie. By the end of the movie, I was completely engrossed in the characters, and felt their joy, sorrow, and heartbreak.
Despite the movie being as old as my grandparents, the cinematography is excellent. The film comes across as grainy and the colors are somewhat mute, being an early color film, but I think this helps just to add to the charm.
All in all, a great film, and it holds up well after 70 years.