I still like to call it "floating"

Janice 2022-04-19 09:01:18

Or the book is better, a little more detailed.
To be fair, a 3-hour movie can't cover all of the storylines, including Scarlett's peek at Meran and Ashley's letters, and Rhett's several walks and dialogues. But the film wins in that it absorbs the essence of the story very well, smooth and dramatic. Others say how good the performances are, but in my opinion, whether it is the protagonist or the supporting role, there are traces of deliberate performances. This may be a style at that time, but now people advocate a fresh and natural performance style. In any case, this kind of Oscar-quality performance of the last century is hard to see now, and after all, it also represents an era that has gone with the wind.

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Gone with the Wind quotes

  • Jonas Wilkerson - Field Overseer: Mrs. O'Hara, we finished plowing the creek bottom today. What do you want me to start on tomorrow?

    Ellen - His Wife: Mr. Wilkerson, I've just come from Emmie Slattery's bedside: Your child has been born.

    Jonas Wilkerson - Field Overseer: My child, ma'am? I sure I don't understand.

    Ellen - His Wife: Has been born and mercifully has died... Good night, Mr. Wilkerson.

    [she walks away inside the house for him]

  • Ellen - His Wife: Mr. O'Hara? You must dismiss Jonas Wilkerson.

    Gerald O'Hara: Dismiss him, Mrs. O'Hara? He's the best overseer in the county.

    Ellen - His Wife: He must go tomorrow morning, first thing.

    Gerald O'Hara: But...

    [Ellen whispers in his ear]

    Gerald O'Hara: No!

    Ellen - His Wife: Yes.

    Gerald O'Hara: [laughing] The Yankee Wilkerson and the white-trash Slattery girl?

    Ellen - His Wife: We'll discuss it later, Mr. O'Hara.

    Gerald O'Hara: Yes, Mrs. O'Hara.