Gone with the Wind (Two Disc 70th Anniversary Edition)

great actors great movie stays true to the past

A classic is a classic. People need to watch these types of film for the historical value alone.

This is my all time favorite movie. I could watch it every day. It’s really good and great history.

OMG, totally restored and remastered! Crystal clear. No scratches. You can see the threads in the fabrics and the sound of the music is perfection.

"Gone With The Wind" is a compelling movie about the glory of the South before and after the Civil War. It stars Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable as the iconic characters Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler respectively. It tells the story of how glorious the Confederate states are with the life of the rich aristocrats and the slaves of the plantation living their respective lives with joy and content amidst their difference in social classes. We also get to witness how there was peace and harmony among them as well as the love story thrown in between involving passionate people in Scarlett and Rhett. It has great music and visuals as well with its magnificent production values. It was recently suppressed by people pushing for political correctness particularly in the issue of racism. Too bad that it will never diminish what the movie classic is all about. As with regards to their agenda in trying to degrade the movie for lack of political correctness, let me quote Rhett Butler on my response to these people, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn". It remains a great classic no matter what.

My all-time favorite. I've read and reread it over and over. Romantic, educational, and a true classic.

It seems like a 'new, improved' edition of "Gone With the Wind" has appeared every couple of years, offering the 'ultimate' in picture and sound reproduction, and extras. It can become expensive keeping up, and frustrating (much like buying a classic Disney DVD, when you know a more complete "Special Edition" will soon render your "First Time on Video" copy obsolete), but the new GWTW Four-Disc Collector's Edition most assuredly deserves a place in your collection. First off, the picture and sound quality is astonishing. Warner's Ultra-Resolution process, which 'locks' the three Technicolor strips into exact alignment, provides a clarity and 'crispness' to the images that even the 1939 original print couldn't achieve. You'll honestly believe your TV is picking up HD, whether you're HD-ready, or not! This carries over to the Dolby Digital-remastered sound, as well. All of the tell-tale hiss and scratchiness of the opening credit title music, still discernable in the last upgrade, is gone, replaced by a richness of tone that will give your home theater a good workout. (Listen to the brass in this sequence, and you'll notice what I'm talking about...) The biggest selling point of this edition is, of course, the two discs of additional features offered, and these are, in general, superb. Beginning with the excellent "Making of a Legend" (narrated by Christopher Plummer), Disc Three offers fascinating overviews about the film, the amazing restoration, footage from the 1939 Premiere (and the bittersweet 1961 Civil War Centennial reunion of Selznick, Leigh, and de Havilland), glimpses of Gable and Leigh with dubbed voices for the foreign-language versions, the international Prologue (tacked on to explain the Civil War to foreign audiences), and a 1940 MGM documentary on the "Old South" (directed by Fred Zinneman) memorable today for it's simplistic view of the time, and stereotypical portrayal of blacks. Disc Four is a mixed bag; the long-awaited reminiscences of Olivia de Havilland are more chatty than informative (with the 90-year-old actress more interested in discussing her wardrobe than on-set tension...although a prank she pulled on Gable is amusing), and the Clark Gable Profile is superficial (A&E's biography of 'The King' is far superior). Things improve, however, with the insightful, sympathetic TCM biography of Vivien Leigh (hosted by Jessica Lange), and a WONDERFUL section devoted to brief bios of many of the GWTW supporting cast, narrated, again, by Christopher Plummer (although I wish the filmmakers would have included bios for Ward Bond, Victor Jory, Fred Crane, and George 'Superman' Reeves). All in all, the GWTW Four-Disc Collector's Edition isn't perfect, but offers so much terrific material that it is CERTAINLY the one to own!

. Gone With The Wind (GWTW) is about : . • Control. • Selfishness. • Determination. • Manipulation. . . GWTW is Not about the Civil War. Not about a land of Southern Cavaliers. Not about the Myth of the delicate Southern Belle. Not about a Southern Dream. Not about the Southern Cause. . . GWTW is about Scarlett O'Hara. GWTW is about the enthralling Tragedy of Scarlett’s neurotic self–destruction. . . Scarlett O’Hara was Selfish and Determined to get Ashley Wilkes to marry her. At any cost. Scarlett intentionally Controlled and Manipulated anyone who got in her way, especially Ashley Wilkes, Melanie Hamilton, and Rhett Butler. . . Civil War destroyed Tara, Twelve Oaks, the rest of Georgia, and other southern states. Scarlett O’Hara was Determined never to be Hungry again. Scarlett once again Controlled and Manipulated people, including Sueellen's fiance Frank Kennedy, to become the owner of a general store. . . 5 stars for Vivian Leigh portrayal of Scarlett O’Hara. Powerful, passionate, magnificent and beautiful. . . Vivian Leigh is on the Mount Rushmore of on screen Performances in history. Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress. . . 5 stars for Hattie McDaniel portrayal of Mammy. Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress. . . 4 stars for Olivia de Havilland portrayal of Melanie Hamilton. Her character represents Forgiveness, Sympathy, and Humanity. . . 4 stars for Clark Gable portrayal of Rhett Butler, the very wealthy visitor from Charleston. . . 2 stars for Leslie Howard uninspiring and unconvincing portrayal of Ashley Wilkes. Role was terribly Miscast. Leslie Howard was too Old to play the role of Scarlett O’Hara’s love obsession. . . 4 stars overall for Gone With The Wind. Pace of the movie could have been improved. Tragedies should have been spaced out more during filming and editing. . . • Miscarriage that Scarlett suffered after falling down the stairs. • Death of young daughter Bonnie Blue from a pony jumping accident. • Death of Melanie after suffering from pregnancy complications. • Rhett having the courage to finally leave Scarlett, who is now all Alone. . .

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1939年の製作ですから、日本の海軍が真珠湾を攻撃して太平洋戦争が始まる２年前です。日本は、弾を作るために家庭から鉄製の鍋や釜を国に供出していたのです。もはや比べるべくもない彼我の差がある両者は、戦う前から勝敗が見えていたわけです。スカーレットが荒れ果てたタラの地で拳を突き上げる姿を見て、そんなことを考えてしまう。

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