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I never understood why Hollywood chose to romanticize female characters as flighty, sobbing, narcissistic, and really obnoxious beings. Then I read the first chapters of [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200161.txt the book] and realized that is how Scarlett is portrayed. Clearly I agree with the comments made above. However I do think that this movie does accurately depict the reaction of the Southerners to the Civil War before, during and after. Before the war all the Men were quite arrogant, and wouldn't hear it when someone suggested that the Yankees might be better equipped. During the war it was rough, for soldiers and for those who remained behind. After the war many of the men did suffer from some sort of PTSD, as shown through Ashley Wilkes and Mr. Kennedy. -Jenn | I never understood why Hollywood chose to romanticize female characters as flighty, sobbing, narcissistic, and really obnoxious beings. Then I read the first chapters of [http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200161.txt the book] and realized that is how Scarlett is portrayed. Clearly I agree with the comments made above. However I do think that this movie does accurately depict the reaction of the Southerners to the Civil War before, during and after. Before the war all the Men were quite arrogant, and wouldn't hear it when someone suggested that the Yankees might be better equipped. During the war it was rough, for soldiers and for those who remained behind. After the war many of the men did suffer from some sort of PTSD, as shown through Ashley Wilkes and Mr. Kennedy. -Jenn | ||
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| + | I'm surprised Michael G hasn't mentioned the director including death by common diseases of the day. But I was (er..) "satisfied" that at least some people died of typhoid, dysentery or yellow fever. Clearly this film is far more hardcore than the Patriot, Mel Gibson clearly you need to learn from the classics. You can still have realistic issues (terminal illnesses) and be an award winning film. | ||
== Things the movie got wrong == | == Things the movie got wrong == | ||
