Review of Gone with the Wind (1939) by Mark H — 28 May 2012
What else can I offer that hasn't been already said a million times before? Any film that can run 3 hours and 42 minutes without ever failing to hold the viewer's interest, is an achievement in itself.
Then there's the cast, everyone deserving of an Academy Award for their emotionally involving work. Add to that the costumes, music, set design that make up the grand historical sweep and you've got a story that astonishes.
To watch this spectacle is to witness the textbook case of how to render an epic. It dazzles in its breadth, and yet at its core, it remains the simple tale of a woman resolved not to lose her Tara, the cotton plantation she calls home.
Enter the charming rogue, Rhett, she beguiles and is beguiled by. Watching these two, it's impossible not to get caught up in their situation. Yes Gone with the Wind is an account on the grandest scale imaginable, but it's also a story about compelling people.
At heart, that is what truly engages in a film that became a cultural phenomenon. It's the kind of artistic display that makes you truly "give a damn.".
This review of Gone with the Wind (1939) was written by Mark H on 28 May 2012.
Gone with the Wind has generally received very positive reviews.
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