Gone With The Wind

Gone with the Wind : A Review

A . ABSTRACT

Gone with the Wind is a film based on Margaret Mitchell 's book with the same title . Tagged as one of the most memorable love stories in American history , Gone with the Wind is not only a story of love between Scarlett O ' Hara and Rhett Butler but is also a story of a woman 's struggle to keep her family alive through years of war . Set against the American Civil War , the film is mainly influenced by the events of that time . We

get a glimpse of the social structures of the 1800 's and of the roles expected of women at that time

B . MEDIA

The film , despite its historical background , is more of a dramatic manifestation rather than a documentary of the events during the American Civil War . Done in Technicolor , the film features theatrical music with a touch of country to go well with the Atlanta and Jonesboro settings . The music was mostly passively used in the background , segued to indicate change of scenes . However , there were some scenes when music was an integral part , enhancing the emotions and actions depicted in the film

Being a really old film , Gone with the Wind does not have the special effects that movies nowadays have . It is , however , effective in recreating the Civil War and making the viewers feel what it would have been like to be in that situation . Explosions and gunfire were used to reestablish the film 's...