A classic

I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, to be honest, while rewatching it, I was surprised by how little I actually remembered the damned thing. For example, I didn't remember that it was so long (around 4 hours) but I have to admit that the time passed by fairly quickly which is always a good sign. Anyway, it is definitely an epic love story which has been the highest grossing movie ever made (adjusted for inflation) forever and, even if it didn't really blow me away, I still could see why it was so loved and was such a success. Eventually, what still bothered me was mostly the portrayal of the black people in this picture. Indeed, the whole point of the Civil war was actually to dictate the fate of the black community, something the Confederate states obviously didn't care at all, and yet, this movie never seemed to really care about its black characters either as they were all poorly developed or even sometimes reduced to some really insensitive caricatures. As a result, during the whole thing, I couldn't shake the idea that the plot was about the poor love life of some rich slave owners and not much more than that. Still, the rest of the movie was quite impressive though. Above all, Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable produced here one of the most memorable and fascinating couples ever put on the screen. To be honest, I didn't expect Rhett Butler to dump Scarlett O'Hara at the end but it was quite powerful and it became eventually one of the most famous scenes ever put on the silver screen. Anyway, to conclude, in spite its flaws, it is still an impressive epic drama, a classic, and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10