1) Relate what was discussed in class or
the text to the screening.
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| The Film's poster with the Gable and Leigh |
The Film “Gone with the Wind” is a Hollywood classic. It
is a classic because it stands the test of time. This film has everything from
war and action, to love and romance. It is what can be described as an epic
film, because of everything that it has. The film came out in 1939 and almost
swept the Oscars that year, and one can see why. The film also stands the tests
of time because, even though it tells the story of a young spoiled southern
woman who must persevere through her life during and after the Civil War, it
shows the human condition and how one will always do what is needed to survive.
“Gone with the Wind” is a sweeping epic film and will always be appreciated because
of its greatness.
2) Find a related article and summarize the
content.
| Some of the great costuming in the film |
This article talks about the reasons why “Gone with the Wind”
is still awesome. The first reasons the article talks about how beautiful the
costuming was. The costumes were made specially to be shot in Technicolor. Then
there was the sheer amount of the costumes that had to be made for the extras
let alone the cast. Another reason the
article talks about is the casting of the film. It took forever to find the
right Scarlett O’Hara, filming had even started before they found Vivien Leigh.
The people were not happy at first with the casting of Leigh, but after they
saw her performance they were more than pleased. The public had demanded that
Clark Gable be cast as Rhett Butler, so he was given the role. The last reason
that the article talks about is its lasting impact on popular culture. The film
stands the test of time from the sweeping score, to the iconic lines. “Gone with
the Wind” stands the test of time and will always hold a place in film history just
because of how awesome and wonderful the film is.
3) Apply the article to the film screened in class
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| Leigh's beautiful expressive face |
The film is a sweeping epic. One of the points in the
article is about Vivien Leigh’s performance and how iconic it is, because it is
iconic. Leigh won the Oscar for her role as Scarlett O’Hara. The role of
Scarlett is a hard one to play because the character is hard to like and root
for. Leigh did a great job of making the audiences want to root for Scarlett some
of the time and then at other times almost hate Scarlett and root against her.
It was a hard role to play and Leigh did a fantastic job and made the role
stand the test of time. The article
states that Leigh’s expressive face is what makes us fall for the character,
and that is very true. The audience can see at every turn what Scarlett is
feeling and what she is planning on doing next to save herself or Tara. Another
point form the article is how great Victor Fleming’s direction was. The film
had gone through several directors before Fleming was asked to do the job. One
can see that Fleming sense of direction for the film was right. He led them to
eight Oscars and down the road into film history. Fleming did a great job with
directing this film and one can see just by watching this film as a casual
movie goer, they do not have to be looking into the depths of film analysis to see
that Fleming knew what he was doing.
4) Write a critical analysis of the film
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| The love story of Scarlett and Rhett |
The film “Gone with the Wind” is a classic, no one can
argue that. It holds a place in American and world film History based on just
ticket sales and box office gross alone. The film is also special to American
history because it tells the story of the American Civil War through the eyes
of a civilian. Too many times wars are told through the eyes of soldier, which
is important, but to see war through the eyes of a woman forced to survive on
the home front and even escape marching armies is incredible story telling. The
film shows how the South was ready and willing to go to war, but when the war
comes down to a war of attrition they don’t have the manpower, machinery or
supplies to keep things going. The story is of Scarlett O’Hara and the South,
and how they both changed because of this war. Their stories are synonymous because
both fight to survive and keep their old ways, but eventually have to change and
come to a new way of thinking. I feel that this film does a great job of
telling Scarlett’s story and how she over comes every obstacle thrown at her,
but in the end does not get what she wants but resolves to find a way to and do
anything to get it. This film is a classic and will always be because it tells
the story of the human condition and how people will do anything to survive,
and I fell that is a universal theme for most movies, and people are still
trying to replicate that in film today.
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