My Movie Review/Rant on Gone with the Wind

I have two words to say about this movie, which is most likely the reason why I never bothered with an introduction.

WORST!!! MOVIE!!! IN!!! HISTORY!!!

Okay, that’s really four words, but still...it’s absolutely terrible!

The film takes place in Southern America, where it witnesses the events of the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era. The film’s protagonist is Scarlett O’Hara (played by Vivien Leigh), the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, who has a crush on Ashley Wilkes (played by Leslie Howard). But, he doesn’t love her in return, and he’s married to his cousin Melanie Hamilton (played by Olivia de Havilland). Along the way, Scarlett is being pursued by another man who does have a crush on her, Rhett Butler (played by Clark Gable).

I’m not gonna lie, it isn’t without its pros. I thought the performances that the cast gave their characters were really engaging, the most intriguing of them being Clark Gable’s performance as Rhett Butler.

The historical accuracy that the film had was also a nice touch, such as showing the culture of the South, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction Era.

There are also some funny moments here and there. One comedic moment for instance being that a woman was secretly using her feet to dance even though she wasn’t supposed to because she was in mourning.

But none of those pros will ever make up for how truly terrible this movie is.

Scarlett O’ Hara was completely unlikeable! She’s spoiled, greedy, a brat, and in every way selfish and mean. She kept wanting Ashley Wilkes to be the guy she would spend the rest of her life with despite the fact he doesn’t love her back, and she kept pushing away Rhett Butler, the guy who really does love her. Whatever character development she also had came in too late, because by the time she figures out she doesn’t need Ashley, loves Rhett, and completely commits to him, he leaves her!

Every character that actually was likable got taken out of the film as if director Victor Fleming hated them and wanted them dead, most notably, Scarlett’s father, her daughter, and Ashley’s wife, Melanie.

The story was very long and confusing too! The dramatic moments the film had were too intense and didn’t lead up to anything great. If Fleming’s goal was to stay true to the book in order to make people depressed and angry to the point of seeing a counselor, he certainly accomplished that!

So, in conclusion, Gone with the Wind isn’t what I would even call a classic and should never have come into existence, and if I were you, I wouldn’t see it even if my life depended on it!

As a result, I rate the movie a complete 1 1/2 out of five star rating. I might as well classify it as "Gone with the Woes" from this moment on.

If anyone has seen this movie or not, let me know in the comments what your thoughts about this movie and my review are.