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Where was Sharecropping in the film? - Jason Ward | Where was Sharecropping in the film? - Jason Ward | ||
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| + | I may be completely off base, but to me it seemed as if the filmmakers were making a mockery of the slaves in the movie. I mean, poor Pork almost acted like an idiot during most of the movie and I feel as if that was completely unfair and I think it shows a sort of influence of '30s attitudes towards blacks. -Kelly Wuyscik | ||
One of Margaret Mitchell's biggest issues with the film had to do with how the filmmakers portrayed the actual plantation houses. Although Tara and Twelve Oaks were plantations, Mitchell felt that the filmmakers made them far too luxurious. She intended both estates to be significantly more modest. Of course, audiences would respond much better to the overblown Greek Revival mansions with double staircases and interiors that rival Napoleon III's apartments at the Louvre. - Sarah Richardson | One of Margaret Mitchell's biggest issues with the film had to do with how the filmmakers portrayed the actual plantation houses. Although Tara and Twelve Oaks were plantations, Mitchell felt that the filmmakers made them far too luxurious. She intended both estates to be significantly more modest. Of course, audiences would respond much better to the overblown Greek Revival mansions with double staircases and interiors that rival Napoleon III's apartments at the Louvre. - Sarah Richardson | ||
