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Post by snsurone on Feb 20, 2017 16:45:48 GMT
Oh, I'm sure there are many non-nerds who love GWTW, as well as other classic films of a bygone era. Me, for example.
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Post by alexhurricanehiggins on Feb 20, 2017 18:06:35 GMT
I managed to see this at the cinema, it even had that awkward intermission where you're stranded in darkness for several minutes with nothing much to do. Incredible scope, stunningly passionate, painterly photography. No interest in revisiting it but was glad to catch it in the setting I did. Wait you saw it in 1939?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 20:34:20 GMT
Oh, I'm sure there are many non-nerds who love GWTW, as well as other classic films of a bygone era. Me, for example. ;-) Haha. I don't think anyone is a nerd for loving GWTW but I think when one does a one person recital of multiple parts from GWTW they are indeed a nerd lol. Has anyone read the second book or watched the movie? I can't bring myself to do either.
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Post by snsurone on Feb 21, 2017 15:26:16 GMT
Me neither, shel. I confess that I tried to read that Alexandra Ripley turkey of a "sequel"; I could only get through about 1/3, then I had to quit--it was just too awful! Never did see the TV mini-series, and I'm glad I didn't. What was the idea of casting brown-eyed Joanne Whatley as green-eyed Scarlett O'Hara? And the British Timothy Dalton as Rhett? Gimme a break!!
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Post by MooseNugget on Feb 21, 2017 15:32:55 GMT
It's a great movie but I didn't like how near the end how quickly we were going though some of the events. That's where you can tell this movie was adopted from a novel.
It's such a long movie but time flew by when I watched it. It's crazy how it's about 4 hours long and it left me wanting more.
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Post by snsurone on Feb 21, 2017 15:38:34 GMT
Moosenugget, the second half of this movie has often been criticized for its "soap opera" aspect. And I have to agree, to some degree.
But what keeps me enthralled with this movie is the brilliant performance of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett. Perhaps the best performance by an actress in cinema history.
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Post by neurosturgeon on Feb 21, 2017 19:03:51 GMT
I saw GWTW for the first time January 1,1968 at the Carthay Circle Theatre, where the film had its Los Angeles premiere. I saw it for a second time about six months later. I have seen it on the big screen seven times. It was my mother's favorite film, but she waited until I was 13 to take me along.
I think that the film is great for many reasons, mostly for the place it holds in history. The book was a best-seller and took a lot to be filmed. Being done before the age of computers with Technicolor still in the early days, makes it a remarkable achievement.
As far as addressing the racism issues, one has to look at the film as a piece of history, which can,t and shouldn't be changed. It is what it is.
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Post by snsurone on Feb 23, 2017 14:03:42 GMT
The movie is FAR less racist than the novel. Selznick would not allow the "n" word in the script, and there is no mention of the KKK. Yes, some of the black characters are stereotyped, but that's how it was in 1939.
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Post by baj2 on Feb 23, 2017 14:19:16 GMT
I saw a musicalized version of the movie, staged in London by famed director Trevor Nunn, and I thought the staging was quite impressive and the musical score alright but not that memorable. It didn't elicit too much enthusiasm ...but I do not know if that was because it was staged in London where the story did not resonate as much compared to if it were staged in America. To prepare to see that show I sent out for a DVD copy of the restored version of GONE WITH THE WIND. I thought the movie itself was fairly good but not the classic I had believed it would be, based on all the praise it has gotten over the years. It is a real period piece, the storyline included, and probably would not have the same strong appeal had it been released for the first time today. But it is enjoyable story- telling and the acting was quite good, especially Vivien Leigh.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 23, 2017 15:40:08 GMT
I don't know what I can add that hasn't already been said.
A lush, beautiful film based mostly on the novel with perfect casting. I was fortunate enough to see it on the Big Screen in the 70's when it made its way around on a re-release. A huge theater with balconies. Such a treat, and I am grateful I had that experience.
People complaining about the racism need to understand that it's a period piece, and that's how it was, although I have to say, it was kind of sugar-coated.
I have a collectors edition of the film, and treasure it.
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Post by MooseNugget on Feb 23, 2017 16:22:15 GMT
It's not like it's A Birth of a Nation
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Post by snsurone on Feb 24, 2017 14:58:48 GMT
Thank goodness for that!
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Post by Two Socks on Feb 25, 2017 0:17:52 GMT
I love this film. Scarlett was driven to make sure she did not lose Tara, and Rhett just kept wooing her. I've never read the book so I can't make comparisons. They don't make films or movie sets like this anymore, or create music like this that just captivates you.
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Post by Two Socks on Feb 25, 2017 0:49:35 GMT
Two Socks, I've said elsewhere that I'm not a big fan of GWTW, though I know I'm in the minority on that. But I couldn't resist the opportunity to tell you that I LOVE!! your avatar. It reminds me of one my beloved dogs, now gone. Bless you for that wonderful gift. You're welcome. Just found it on google images. I wanted a smiling wolf.
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Post by snsurone on Feb 28, 2017 16:46:02 GMT
One question that was discussed a lot on the old board was: did Melanie know about Scarlett's and Ashley's feelings for each other? While the book clearly showed that she didn't know, the movie's implication was that she did: "Look after him for me, just as you looked after me...for him." I'm more inclined to believe Melanie did know, but she also knew that Ashley really loved her, and his attraction to Scarlett were purely physical. I also believe that Melanie was aware that Ashley was "the man who got away" from Scarlett's charms. Scarlett herself realized this (too late).
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Post by geode on Feb 28, 2017 17:14:11 GMT
I managed to see this at the cinema, it even had that awkward intermission where you're stranded in darkness for several minutes with nothing much to do. Incredible scope, stunningly passionate, painterly photography. No interest in revisiting it but was glad to catch it in the setting I did. Wait you saw it in 1939? It had multiple re-issues in theaters after 1939.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Feb 28, 2017 17:36:57 GMT
One question that was discussed a lot on the old board was: did Melanie know about Scarlett's and Ashley's feelings for each other? While the book clearly showed that she didn't know, the movie's implication was that she did: "Look after him for me, just as you looked after me...for him." I'm more inclined to believe Melanie did know, but she also knew that Ashley really loved her, and his attraction to Scarlett were purely physical. I also believe that Melanie was aware that Ashley was "the man who got away" from Scarlett's charms. Scarlett herself realized this (too late). Based entirely upon the film's presentation of Melanie, and as filtered through the performance of de Havilland, there's something in what you say. Melanie's inclined to look for and find the best in everyone, and although doing so may appear to reflect naivete, her observations are tempered by innate wisdom and perception. I don't find it at all hard to believe that she was aware of Ashley's attraction to Scarlett but, as you suggest, she was sure of him, and his sense of honor and devotion to her. I interpret that Melanie also understood Scarlett, in spite of the hardening brought about by the war and its aftermath, as the emotionally immature young woman apparent at the story's outset. It speaks volumes when Melanie tells Rhett, "Scarlett loves you a great deal...much more than she knows," and her remark about "idle gossip" reflects both that understanding of Scarlett and her confidence in Ashley.
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Post by naterdawg on Feb 28, 2017 17:40:43 GMT
I saw Gone with the Wind in 1971, and they did the intermission exactly the way you describe, snsurone.
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Post by alexhurricanehiggins on Feb 28, 2017 19:43:00 GMT
It had multiple re-issues in theaters after 1939. I know lol was just joking.
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Post by louise on Feb 28, 2017 20:04:29 GMT
It had multiple re-issues in theaters after 1939. i saw it at my local Odeon in 1975. and again in 1977.
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