Gone With The Wind!!!

Gone With The Wind

Historical Drama

This is a story of a family during the American Civil War, where life was changed forever.

I give this movie a rating of four and a half stars out of five. My reason for this is because I personally enjoy older movies that show a bit of history to them. I like that this movie shows us how a grand family from the south has their life torn apart by the war, and how with a strong will to live you can prosper once again.

 The director for this film is Victor Fleming. Clark Gable stars as Rhett Butler. Vivien Leigh stars as Scarlett O'Hara. Leslie Howard stars as Ashley Wilkes. Olivia de Havilland stars as Melanie Hamilton Wilkes.

I think that Gable did an outstanding job as Mr. Butler. He was strong, yet he showed the amount of restraint he needed against Scarlett. You could feel his anger and his joy. I applaud Vivien for her breathtaking performance as Scarlett. I could see and feel her entire performance and I began to wonder what it really was like in the 1930's.



The story starts as a wealthy family enjoying the spoils of life. The men sit and talk of war and how grand it would be to "lick those yankees." The Wilkes have a party and Scarlett learns that Ashley is going to marry Melanie. Scarlett marries Charles Hamilton. Charles dies at war. Melanie has a baby right when the yankees invade Atlanta. Melanie has a baby boy. They finally get to Tara and the house is a wreak. Mrs. O'Hara has died. Scarlett and Mammy get the cotton farm back together and Scarlett marries Mr. Kennedy who has a store and lumber yard. Scarlett uses those to make her a little richer. One day Scarlett gets in trouble and Frank goes to handle it. He gets killed and Scarlett is dismayed. Rhett and Scarlett get married and they soon have a baby girl named Bonnie Blue. Rhett spoils Bonnie and one day she jumps a fence on her horse and dies. Rhett is in dismay and wants a divorce from Scarlett. Scarlett finally realizes that she doesn't love Ashley but she loves Rhett. She trys to tell him but he walks out on her. The End.

Favorite Quotes:

"I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow."   Scarlett
No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.  Rhett

"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."  Rhett

"As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again."  Scarlett

"London Bridge? Will it be falling down?"  Bonnie Blue

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