1. Gone With The Wind
Starring: Clark Gable & Vivien Leigh
Touted as a civil war epic that closely follows history but in reality it is a four hour soap opera. There are some parts that are true to history although it's hard not to notice how much they have romanticized the south. For a film about the civil war it is odd that their aren't any scenes depicting slavery in the fields. All the slaves depicted simply adore Ms. Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) and treat her as if they were her mother. I guess you could say that this is a product a when this movie was made but still it's a bit much.
Then we have the romance between Scarlett and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) if you could call it that. She spends most of her time finding people to use and he treats her like a stupid little kid. Honestly, the melodrama of their on again off again relationship gets very tiresome after four hours. We're supposed to rooting for these two dysfunctional people? Ms. Scarlett is not a likable heroine at all and Rhett is only slightly more tolerable. By the time Clark Gable utters his famous line at the end modern audiences will have the same thought about this film.
Starring: Clark Gable & Vivien Leigh
Touted as a civil war epic that closely follows history but in reality it is a four hour soap opera. There are some parts that are true to history although it's hard not to notice how much they have romanticized the south. For a film about the civil war it is odd that their aren't any scenes depicting slavery in the fields. All the slaves depicted simply adore Ms. Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) and treat her as if they were her mother. I guess you could say that this is a product a when this movie was made but still it's a bit much.
Then we have the romance between Scarlett and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) if you could call it that. She spends most of her time finding people to use and he treats her like a stupid little kid. Honestly, the melodrama of their on again off again relationship gets very tiresome after four hours. We're supposed to rooting for these two dysfunctional people? Ms. Scarlett is not a likable heroine at all and Rhett is only slightly more tolerable. By the time Clark Gable utters his famous line at the end modern audiences will have the same thought about this film.
