Gone With the Wind Prompt

 Gone With the Wind

Before I watched "Gone With the Wind" I was expecting it to be another one of those long and boring history movies, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was not another one of those moves. There was a lot to unfold with this movie. There was always something going on in the movie and many details to pay attention to.

The female character that surprised me the most was Scarlett O'Hara. She was played by Vivien Leigh. She was amazing at how she portrayed her character. At the beginning of the movie, she was very immature and would listen to no one. She thought that she was able to handle everything by herself, but would later realize thats not the case.  Scarlett started off as a brat and acted that way until after the war. I did not like her at first but, I did care for her because of the way she was judged by the other girls because of her beauty. As the movie went on, and after the war, I think she started to realize that she can't handle everything on her own and would quickly learn that she was put through so much. I think that wartime did give women a chance to shed their southern belle weakness and prove their independence. She was a survivor. By the end of the movie I gained some respect for her. 

One female character that impressed me was Mammy. She was played by Hattie McDaniel. She was an important role because she kept everyone in check. She made sure the kids were good and the parents are taken care of. I was surprised to see that the movie her character seem like slavery wasn't that bad which wasn't realistic for the time period in the South.

Scarlett is in love with Ashley Wikes but he is getting married to Melanie Hamilton. She then starts to get attention from Rhett Butler after Ashley rejects her. Rhett gets judged for his past, he was extremely selfish and cared only about himself and money. As the movie goes on, I started to realize that Rhett wasn't a bad guy and was a very honest man. He was a sneaky but honest man. 

, I felt like the movie did not show all the realistic parts of slavery in the south at that time. It felt very calm and many slaves seemed happy but in reality, I don't think that those people were very happy. My initial reaction to the movie was I thought it was really good. The actors impressed me and I loved the way the movie showed things from that time in the south. It was interesting to see how the people during that time were able to deal with the change that occurred then.