tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post7399906021176368745..comments2024-03-14T00:27:45.681-07:00Comments on Brits in the USA: Preconceptions Gone with the WindDavid Macaulayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-20437594013703901792011-11-28T13:11:27.252-08:002011-11-28T13:11:27.252-08:00I know Alyson - she's cool. Yep haven't re...I know Alyson - she's cool. Yep haven't read the book. I'd say you sum it up excellently in the last sentence, Jennifer.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-55480939825029575622011-11-28T11:07:42.308-08:002011-11-28T11:07:42.308-08:00Fabulous critique, David. I adore Gone with the Wi...Fabulous critique, David. I adore Gone with the Wind. There are definitely several ways of looking at this film. You can see it for the ridiculously glamboyant fashion. You can see it for the cliches. Or you can see it for what it is. :)<br /><br />I think Scarlett is one of those female characters who men are relieved they do not have in their lives, but at the same time kind of wish they did...Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-74980025019614548822011-11-28T09:38:35.182-08:002011-11-28T09:38:35.182-08:00This is one of my all time favorite movies and boo...This is one of my all time favorite movies and books. Although, there's a lot of racism in the book that was cut out for the movie. Who doesn't like Scarlett though?Alyson Burdettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916059117572619004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-59881899656579832952011-11-26T06:50:45.513-08:002011-11-26T06:50:45.513-08:00Thanks Brenda - must have been hard for a Brit to ...Thanks Brenda - must have been hard for a Brit to put on that accent. for sure Ash - not sure how great the book is not having read it. Oh wow - wasn't aware of the mistakes Starla, yeah picked up on the casual racismDavid Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-36893417827137668582011-11-26T06:16:31.986-08:002011-11-26T06:16:31.986-08:00In Spain, it's aired on TV every Christmas; so...In Spain, it's aired on TV every Christmas; so I've watched like 7 times. The problem with that is that the few mistakes and the casual racism become unbearable. I still like the main actors' s interpretations, but I'm not seeing the whole movie ever again.starlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063477930058898616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-91512831739094583112011-11-26T06:01:26.430-08:002011-11-26T06:01:26.430-08:00thanks Pearl - I can see its attraction. For sure ...thanks Pearl - I can see its attraction. For sure Lizzie - she is surely one of the most powerful characters at the movies.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-47221913262652011882011-11-26T06:00:11.773-08:002011-11-26T06:00:11.773-08:00You should definitely see it again Daisy as movies...You should definitely see it again Daisy as movies often seem different with the passange of time. Agreed Scots Lass. Cool Deborah -I should read the book, too.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-59360448138749912222011-11-26T04:55:37.963-08:002011-11-26T04:55:37.963-08:00I've got the book with me, never managed to fi...I've got the book with me, never managed to finish it. Maybe I should give it another chance!Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867919018746028462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-68167139592610143692011-11-25T16:04:43.024-08:002011-11-25T16:04:43.024-08:00Caught this on cable TV the other night, too. I wa...Caught this on cable TV the other night, too. I was hooked within minutes. What a book, what a movie! Your comments and observations are excellent. Wasn't Leigh's accent great?Brenda's Arizonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880225110712592548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-51988173358138958982011-11-25T08:27:55.718-08:002011-11-25T08:27:55.718-08:00I really enjoyed this post. This is one of my abso...I really enjoyed this post. This is one of my absolute favourite films. As a child I adored O'Hara, how vulnerable yet stong she was, and how devastatingly beautiful a woman. I agree, it is quite a rarity to capture such enchanting acting these days.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203013723319512287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-40970761497220259202011-11-25T07:52:26.805-08:002011-11-25T07:52:26.805-08:00I have to say that the movie -- and the book -- is...I have to say that the movie -- and the book -- is among my favorites. It's not just the love between two rascals (Scarlett and Rhett) but the love Scarlett has for Tara (the land). I loved Scarlett from the first, her imperious-ness, her vulnerability, and when the war came through Atlanta and she stayed behind while the enemy neared, I could imagine the horror of being trapped. The image of them finally being able to flee Atlanta as it burned, that old horse falling down dead as they near Tara, has stayed with me...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-19600740770718759922011-11-25T07:06:24.484-08:002011-11-25T07:06:24.484-08:00This movie is my favorite. I watch it every couple...This movie is my favorite. I watch it every couple of years or so and I read the book about every five years or so.<br /><br />When my girls were younger during the summer I would assign a book by my choice that they had to read. So mean!<br /><br />My oldest did NOT want to read this book, but when she finally did she was hooked. Then she watched the movie with me!<br /><br />Thanks David!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778094998010491653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-12606789138398035612011-11-25T02:51:44.389-08:002011-11-25T02:51:44.389-08:00I love Gone with The Wind. Vivienne Leigh is memo...I love Gone with The Wind. Vivienne Leigh is memorizing.A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-49580048207720355542011-11-24T20:10:58.456-08:002011-11-24T20:10:58.456-08:00Gosh, I haven't seen this movie since I was a ...Gosh, I haven't seen this movie since I was a teen, I think. I know it's been decades, literally. You summed it up pretty well from what I remember. I do remember thinking, as you suggest here, that although this is supposed to be a great romance, a great love story, that their relationship seemed strained at best to me and dysfunctional at its worst. I also remember it being unbearably long, or so it seemed to me as a teenager watching it in the theater.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.com