Review of Gone with the Wind (1939) by Terry I — 24 Sep 2014
Stunning, cinematic, flamboyant. What the film makers achieved with 1939 technology still astounds. Vibrant technicolor shots sweep the viewer into the past, with a stunningly mobile camera. (I understand the 3-strip Technicolor process required a camera nearly as large as a phone booth, so the pullbacks & tracking shots are even more impressive). But it's not just the visual craft -- has any movie been more perfectly cast? Leigh gives a brilliant, nuanced performance with real fire. Gable never achieved such range as in GWTW, and de Havilland skillfully makes Melanie a real, breathing, recognizable person. McDaniels is funny, charming, wise, knowing.
The dialogue is crisp, capturing the gorgeous writing style of Margaret Mitchell. Requires multiple viewings.
This review of Gone with the Wind (1939) was written by Terry I on 24 Sep 2014.
Gone with the Wind has generally received very positive reviews.
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