30 Years of Brilliance: 1930-1959
Gone With the Wind, even after 60 years, remains an unquestionable masterpiece. Few modern films can adeptly tackle the breadth of story that director Victor Fleming does. It is part of a bygone era of filmmaking that resonates well as the basis for some of the industry's most ambitious projects. Few epic romances can compare to the style, grandeur and passion embodied herein. It is without doubt one of cinema's crowning achievements.
The film extends over a time period of twelve years and centres round the indomitable but narcissistic plantation belle , Scarlett O'Hara, and covers her various romantic pursuits during the chaotic Civil War years and afterwards. She ultimately seeks refuge for herself and her family back at the beloved plantation Tara which she staunchly defends against Union soldiers, carpetbaggers, and starvation itself. She finally marries her worldly admirer Rhett Butler, but her apathy toward him in their marriage dooms their battling relationship, and she again returns to Tara to find consolation.
