Gone With The Wind Reflection

Watching Gone with the Wind at first I thought it was just going to be very boring. It was truly  very eye opening. I did not expect it at all.

The female character that surprised me the most had to be Scarlett O’Hara, played by Vivien Leigh. She was outstanding in how she portrayed her character. She started off spoiled and obsessed with her social status. She definitely was not nice at all. I actually could not stand her at all.  She definitely thought that everything could just be handed to her. But after the war I think she realized that she faced such a big thing and that she was a survivor. I actually did not like her at all in the beginng but I definitely did respect her. She did so much to rebuild her life. But overall there were many people that still judged her for it.

Scarlett O'hare

 
 Another female character that really impressed me was Mammy, played by Hattie McDaniel. She was very smart and spoke really well. She was the servant In the movie but she definitely did feel like the main character. She's not afraid to speak out and boss someone around an example is scarlett. She said “Miss Scarlett’s been through a heap, and I’m mighty proud of her.” She still did care about her even though she didnt agree with some of the things she did. I researched a little more about her character and I found that she was the first African American to win an oscar for this movie. I thought that was really cool.

Mammy

Although these two characters really stood out to me, Rhett Butler was another one. At first I was just amazed at how selfish he was and only cared about himself and money. But after watching the movie a little more I didn't realize how honest he was. He knew that everything was going on and by knowing what was going on he tried to make money off the war. So he definitely was a little sneaky.

  Before the war in the movie it was really cool to see what the south looked like and how calm it was. Showing all the plantations and how the enslaved people were all happy but I was still a little confused about that because usually in reality the enslaved people would have not been happy. I did not like that at all. It turns this part of history that many people suffered into something happy.

After watching some of this movie now, I definitely did see why it was a classic. I was so impressed by the acting. It truly opened my eyes about disaster  and how people can deal with change just like that.