The originality of art, the immortal classic

Ollie 2022-03-23 09:01:16

"Gone with the Wind" is known as the most legendary and influential film of the last century. The plot is not complicated. The story tells us that Scarlett, a Southern Manor lady, fell in love with another manor, Ashley. When Scarlett confessed to Ashley, she was rejected, Ashley chose to marry Melanie. However, the wealthy speculator Reiter fell in love with Scarlett. At this time, the Civil War broke out in the United States, and fate transformed Scarlett from a spoiled and domineering lady into a woman of the era who was responsible for rebuilding her home.
After the war, she was married twice again, married to the speculator Reid who had loved her for many years. However, even after experiencing the hardships of life, Scarlett's feelings for Ashley have not changed. The death of Ashley’s wife Merlin gave Scarlett a chance to have her husband Rhett who loves her deeply on the one hand, and Ashley who has been thinking about her for so many years on the other? What choice will Scarlett give herself? ……The
famous Swedish actor plays Scarlett, including Vivien Leigh of the "International Actress". In the film, she lived up to expectations and created Scarlett's distinctive and unique artistic model with her superb skills.
The reason why the film moved Americans, but also moved the whole world. It is because Vivien Leigh did not translate the personal fate of Scarlett, the hostess, into a personal love story of joys and sorrows. Raising the fate of the character to that era, the tragedy caused by that particular history.
In shaping the character's character, Vivien Leigh is good at digging into the characters' inner, meticulous psychological activities and subtle emotional changes. Through bit of action and passionate expressions, the emotions of the characters' inner world are revealed and shown to the audience. The destiny of the individual is closely linked to the times, and through the joys and sorrows of the characters, it shows the social customs during the American Civil War.
The artistic charm displayed by Vivien Leigh is unique. The artistic image has become an eternal classic in people's hearts.

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Gone with the Wind quotes

  • Gerald O'Hara: It will come to you, this love of the land. There's no gettin' away from it if you're Irish.

  • Rhett Butler: No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.