Gone with the Wind (Two-Disc Edition)

It doesnt matter what this movie is about, it's about me and every other American being able to watch and do what we want. Because we have that right too as americans. When a mob or a group of people outside the government gets to tell you what you can and cant do its tyranny and oppression. That's why I bought the movie not because of what it is or what its about I could care less.

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” (George Orwell, 1984)Born in Cuba, my father grew up under a regime that told you what you could or could not do, say, read, write, watch, or listen to. They banned books, newspapers, movies, and music that didn't fit their communist propaganda. They erased history and rewrote it to fit their own narrative. This is what the far-left is trying to do here in the U.S. We need to stand up and protect our liberties, or we risk losing them all.By denying this movie we also dishonor the achievements of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American actress to win an Oscar.Buy this American classic before it's banned altogether.

Though Gone With The Wind was released generations before my time, I love vintage cinema and purchased the movie from Amazon tonight after HBO Max's decision to remove the movie from viewing based on John Ridley's recommendation; read his gripping book “12 Years of Slaves,” wonderfully written. As a writer, Mr. Ridley has a problem in wanting to revise history with GWTW, violating the First Amendment. HBO Max will be censoring GWTW based on revisionist beliefs. Slavery and discrimination violate human rights and inherently evil, but the next generation need to learn from history- read books, see statues and movies for themselves. GWTW is a beautiful rendition of the antebellum period as pure entertainment, not meant to glorify slavery. Parents are responsible for teaching children about slavery not HBO Max. My favorite actress is Hattie McDaniels, who played Scarlett's Mammy-so wonderful and a better mother and mentor than Scarlett's mother. I did not view her character as a slave, but a great lady and core role in the movie; the actress won an Academy Award as deserved, but ironically during racial segregation per unconstitutional Jim Crow laws. She was also the first black woman who won an Oscar, placed on a 2006 postage stamp and awarded two stars on the Hollywood Hall of Fame. Though Jim Crow laws ended in 1965, we still have racial disparity-the reason BLM is justified,, but are we taking things too far in violating the First Amendment? Are we in a communist regime where movies, news, the web are censored? Should we be removing statues? Should we close Auschwitz museum? Should we censor movies objectifying women per the Me Too movement? Why doesn't HBO remove such movies as well? HBO Max is a streaming service trying to uphold BLM. In the end, censorship will cost subscriber churn. We are in America and must always remember history; the moment we forget is the moment history repeats itself.Update: HBO Max released GWTW with a four minute intro discussing GWTW as an epic movie with challenges in presenting glorified slavery rather than depicting its brutality.. Glad HBO released the movie, but disagree with the intro discussion that GWTW shapes views on slavery as idyllic. As a child, my education on slavery was imparted from my parents in learning slavery was evil and from school. Studied abolitionists as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and others who fought for freedom. Reason to keep the movie playing for generations to come is to provoke such discussions to learn slavery and Jim Crowe laws were horrific.

As I write this, there are over 3600 reviews posted on Amazon. The very small percentage of negative reviews are mostly complaints about dvd's, blu-rays and customer service. Of those few which remain, some are charges of racism, of being sympathetic to slavery of being on the wrong side of history. Others have already pointed out that history is just history, it doesn't have sides. So far as the racism and slavery complaints are concerned, I have long since ceased to care what such thin skinned people think. The movie is set in the antebellum South, the wartime South and the post war South. Neither Margaret Mitchell, the screen writers, nor the director could ignore the slavery issue. They did not condone it or glorify it, but are sympathetic to the South. If that bothers you, if you hate the antebellum South, watch something else and leave the rest of us to dream of what was and what might have been. Other complaints concern Scarlett. I have a lot of sympathy for those views. I have never liked Scarlett. She is indeed selfish, self-centered and a generally unlikable person. That does not ruin the movie for me. She is also strong and self-sufficient, which is probably what attracts Rhett.I streamed this movie via Amazon Prime. The picture and sound quality were outstanding. I know nothing about the dvd's and blu-rays.

Funny how people call her a "spoiled brat" and focus mostly on the love interests. The book was a better portrait of a woman with amazing survival instinct. The casting of Vivian Leigh contradicts the opening line of the book, "Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it." Scarlett was a ballsy character with strength and brains to survive in a man's post-war world. Having only majored in flirting, she takes over after the deaths of her parents and friends, and still hangs onto to the homestead to support her relatives and servants. I read this as a teen, and while there is much political incorrectness in her behavior, her "tomorrow is another day" and doggedness in the face of war and poverty were inspiring to me.

Gone with the wind is my favorite. Every time I watch it I enjoy it even more. The acting by all is superb and Clark Gable is brilliant, handsome and funny. Scarlet is self centered and strong but lost an amazing man because of her selfishness. The costumes and colors are vibrant and one could get lost in the brilliance of the outfits. There is never a dull moment in this movie. 4 hours of entertainment and exhilaration! A must see!

Wenn man Menschen nach einem Klassiker aus den 30ern fragt, werden wahrscheinlich 90 Prozent „Vom Winde verweht“ nennen, der bis heute zu den cineastischen Meisterleitungen zählt.Regie führte damals VICTOR FLEMMING, die Hauptrollen spielten VIVIEN LEIGH (Scarlett O'Hara) und CLARK GABLE (Rhett Butler). Das Drehbuch von SIDNEY HOWARD und BEN HECHT basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Erfolgsroman von MARGARET MITCHELL, der 1936 veröffentlicht wurde.Er zählt heute zu den bedeutendsten Romanen der Literaturgeschichte und handelt von der temperamentvollen SCARLETT O`HARA (Vivien Leigh), die während des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs und „Reconstruction-Ära“ eine stürmische Romanze mit dem Frauenschwarm RHETT BUTLER (Clark Gable) eingeht, ihn sogar heiratet, obwohl sie ihre Jugendliebe ASHLEY WILKES (Leslie Howard) nicht vergessen kann. Dieser ist für sie aber unerreichbar, weil er mit seiner Cousine MELANIE HAMILTON (Olivia de Havilland) verheiratet ist.Ich denke, dass man mehr zu diesem Film gar nicht schreiben muss, diesen Südstaaten-Epos kennt wahrscheinlich jedes Kind. Dieser fast 4-stündige Film hat damals ganz neue Maßstäbe gesetzt und soll bis heute, inflationsbereinigt, fast 7 Milliarden Dollar eingespielt haben. Das macht ihn zum kommerziell erfolgreichsten Film aller Zeiten, der bis heute von geschätzten 500 Millionen Menschen gesehen wurde.1940 wurde der Film in 13 (!) Kategorien für den Oscar nominiert, achtmal wurde er mit der begehrten Trophäe ausgezeichnet und erhielt zusätzlich zwei „Ehren-Oscars“.Unter den Gewinnern war auch HATTIE McDANIEL, die für ihre Rolle der schwarzen Sklavin „Mammy“ mit dem Preis für die „Beste Nebenrolle“ ausgezeichnet wurde. Erwähnenswert ist das nur deswegen, weil sie die erste Afro-Amerikanerin war, der diese Ehre zuteilwurde.Beeindruckend sind bi heute die Massenszenen sowie die Kulissen, die für damalige Verhältnisse überwältigend waren. Am Set waren zeitweise bis zu 2400 perosnen beschäftigt, die an Kulissen und Kostümen arbeitet, das ist eine beeindruckende Zahl und zeigt, mit wie viele Akribie und Aufwand dieser Film gemacht wurde. Angeblich wurden tausende von Entwürfen für Szenen und Kulissen entworfen, ganze Straßenzüge und Häuser wurden originalgetreu nachgebaut. Auch die Plantage „Tara“ wurde auf einem Außengelände nachgebaut, ebenso wie insgesamt fast 2 Kilometer Straßen.Um den Brand von Atlanta darzustellen, fackelte man kurzerhand die Kulissen von „King Kong“ ab, die waren damals nicht zimperlich.Über 1400 Tiere, darunter 1000 Pferde, kamen zum Einsatz, dazu noch 450 Wagen und ein riesiges Heer von Statisten. Insgesamt sollen 750.000 Arbeitsstunden zusammengekommen sein, es wurden 140 Kilometer Film aufgenommen, von denen lediglich 6000 Meter für den Film geschnitten wurden. Ich denke mal, dass ich den Aufwand, den man damals betrieben hat, sehr gut vermittelt habe, man könnte da noch seitenweise Details hinzufügen.Die Darsteller sind natürlich auch erstklassig, allen voran VIVIEN LEIGH und CLARK GABLE. Aber auch die bereits erwähnten OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, LESLIE HOWARD und HATTIE McDANIEL sind überragend.„Der Spiegel“ nannte den Film „rassistisch“, anlässlich des 75-jährigen Jubiläums schrieb er folgendes: „Die Greuel der Sklaverei, fast eine Selbstverständlichkeit hier, sind nur Kulisse, die Schwarzen Komparsen. [...] Nicht nur das Drehbuch war rassistisch gefärbt, auch die turbulente Produktion selbst. Es gab getrennte Toiletten für Weiße und Schwarze.“Sorry Leute, das war eben 1939 so, diesen Film und die Produktion, muss man logischerweise im Kontext der Zeit beurteilen, 75 Jahre später die Moralkeule zu schwingen, ist mehr als erbärmlich. Aber so sind wir Deutschen inzwischen, wir sind allen anderen moralisch überlegen und unsere „Qualitätsjournalisten“ werden nicht müde alles unter rassistischen Gesichtspunkten zu betrachten. Ausgerechnet der „Spiegel“ ….. das „Relotius“-Blatt!Der Film erzählt nur eine Geschichte, eine Geschichte aus einer Zeit in der das eben genau so war, ob das nun gut oder schlecht war spielt keine Rolle, es war so …. Fertig!Wie auch immer, egal was die schreiben, der Film ist ein Klassiker, einer der schönsten Filme aller Zeiten. Die Geschichte, die in den Wirrungen des Bürgerkriegs spielt, wird leidenschaftlich und mitreißend erzählt, auch heute och finde ich das beeindruckend. Man hat ein farbenprächtiges Sitten- und Gesellschaftsbild des Amerika im 19. Jahrhundert geschaffen, die Atmosphäre der damaligen Zeit authentisch eingefangen.Trotz seiner Laufzeit von fast vier Stunden kommt nie Langeweile auf, was nicht nur ein Verdienst von Regisseur VICTOR FLEMING ist, sondern auch von den überragenden Darstellern.Ich besitze sowohl die DVD und die Blu-ra und würde in jedem Fall zu letzterer Raten, weil da Qualitativ doch noch was rausgeholt wurde.Mein Fazit: Wenn ein Film den Status eines Klassikers verdient hat, dann „Vom Winde verweht“. Auch heute noch, über 80 Jahre später, hat er nichts von seinem Reiz und seiner Wirkung verloren, das ist definitiv ein Klassiker!Wer ihn nicht kennt, hat wirklich was versäumt, ich kann ihn nur wärmstens empfehlen.

What can I say that has not already been said about this production. Magnificent. Olivia de Haviland, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, just faultless. Vivien portrays the spoilt Scarlet Ohara to a T. No other actor could have been Rhett Butler either. A classic must own for everyone who appreciates great stories, epic productions and the creme de la creme of the thespian world.

Parts of this film does look dated, but most of the acting is very good. Some of the special effects are good but parts look out of date. But as the film is 60 years plus, it still stands up again with films of these days.Most of the actors are too old for there parts, but the acting safes it

Enough has been said about the quality of the film. Clocking in at four hours, it's quite an epic, so be prepared to devote an afternoon to it. When you don't know what film to watch, just stick this on. "A civilisation gone with the wind" does not simply refer to the Old South- it refers to Old Hollywood. They simply don't make them like this anymore.Anyway, my review is on the 5-Disc Collector's Version. Unfortunately there's no middle-way: you either have to get a bare-bones single-disc DVD or this. However even if you only want a few special features, it's worth getting this version. The background story behind Gone With The Wind is equally as fascinating- it was even made into a lightly amusing TV movie called The Scarlett O'Hara Wars, which is included as a special feature on disc 5, along with a documentary about Hollywood films released in the same year and a featurette about the fans of Gone With The Wind (known as "windies", in case you wanted to know). For those who already have the four-disc collector's version, this extra disc is not indispensable. Your four-disc version should give you all the material you need.So, disc by disc:-Disc One has the film, remastered splendidly. You'd never know from this print that it was over seventy years old. I haven't listened to the commentary but the extra material provided in this collector's version means that you probably won't want to bother.- Disc Two is just the second half of the film (so if you're not hard-core, you can watch one part one day and the second part the next), again with commentary.- Disc Three contains a feature-length making-of documentary made in the eighties, which gives an extensive view behind-the-scenes, all narrated by Christopher Plummer (aka Captain Von Trapp). There's also a featurette about remastering the film: on most films, this special feature tends to be rather boring but with a film as old as this, it's fascinating to see the old washed-out prints watched in the eighties. It really is a transformation. The newsreels are fine- the "historical short" is a good example of Hollywood racist stereotypes. And there's a bunch of trailers, from the original theatrical one to various trailers used for the many re-releases of the film.- Disc Four gives information about the cast. The interview with Olivia de Hallivand is rather boring. The documentaries about Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable give an interesting introduction to their various films and an insight into their real life. Fans of the stars may not find much new here but for the others, it's an interesting insight. Unfortunately there's not much material about Leslie Howard, who played Ashley Wilkes: there's just a ten-minute lowdown on this disc. The supporting cast also get quick lowdowns: even the minor parts like Pork, or Scarlett's sisters.- Disc Five has the lightly comic TV movie, starring Tony Curtis as David O'Selznick and a lot of beautiful women. It's dated but enjoyable. The documentary on other films from 1939, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, gives an insight into how the old Hollywood studios worked and provides inspiration for a list of films to rent. And the featurette on "windies" shows us why people love Gone With The Wind so much and why it has become a classic.

I adore this film,Vivien Leigh looking wonderful and in great catty form. Wonderful colour.I agree with other reviewers taht after the first half the film does sag a bit towards the end and my daughters screamed and hated the ending. However, it does follow what happened at the end of the book (unlike lots of other films that completely change the ending). I think it is the ultimate indulge yourself for three hours curled up on a wet and windy day escapism. My older daughters like to watch it when feeling under the weather - it still looks great.This box set is great - the colour and clarity of picture were good (unlike My fair Lady which I recently purchased in "restoration" and was dated, pale and fuzzy). It came with the original introduction music and intermission and we really enjoyed the documentary about the making of the film. This detailed all the changes of script writers, change of directors. The story of how Vivien got the part over Paulette Goddard who had done lots of prep filming and it also went into technical stuff such as painting fabulous ballrooms and backgrounds unto the colour plates to save money. There was also good footage of the film's opening in Atlanta with Clark Gable looking very dashing and discussion of the controversial portrayal of the slaves. All fascinating.It is amazing it all came together so well and has stood the test of time - over 70 years old! I watch this flm every few years and still enjoy it - a classic.