Source: Tencent Video
Duration: 3 hours, 46 minutes and 11 seconds
Douban score: 9.3
Film nationality: United States
Core Overview:
During the American Civil War, Miss Qianjin Scarlett, a southern farmer, stubbornly confronted fate in the chaotic world, using wisdom to revitalize the family and help friends. Forced by the pressure of life, she has married three times, but the real love has always been Ashley, and ashley, although married, still has ambiguous feelings for Sculley. It wasn't until Melanie's death that the two realized who they really loved, but it was too late, and Red, who was so disappointed in Sculley, had decided to leave. After a series of ups and downs, Sculley was finally left alone.
Main characters:
Scally (heroine), Ashley (heroine's first love), Melanie (Ashley's wife), Red Butler (heroine's last husband), Bell (Red's confidant), Charles Hamilton (heroine's first husband), Frank (heroine's second husband)
Significance of the movie:
1. Have a deeper understanding of the history of the American Civil War
2, better understand the strength and charm of women
3. Deeply consider the impact of the background of the big era on personal growth
4. Learn to be practical, cherish and grasp the happiness and beauty that truly belongs to you
5. Understand the connotation and true meaning of unyielding fate
Note: The translated names used in this article are from Tencent Video
Movie Viewing Experience:
As we all know, the "Gone with the Wind" movie is adapted from the novel "Gone with the Wind" by the famous American female writer Margaret Michelle.
Compared with the title of the novel "Fluttering", taking "Gone with the Wind" as the title of the film appears artistic and accurate, not only does not lose the displacement connotation of the connotation of the word "Drifting", but also highlights the core element of the novel: the woman.
It's a long movie, but when you look back and savor it after watching it, it feels short.
The origin of this film determines that it must have a classical and elegant historical temperament, and the life in the American South presented in the film will definitely satisfy your yearning for the Western romantic world.
The film begins with this subtitle:
This is a land of knights and cotton gardens, called the ancient South, in this paradise, heroic deeds have disappeared, knights and ladies have disappeared, masters and slaves have disappeared without a trace, only the scenes that can be traced in the book, but can not relive this dream, a journey that has passed away with the wind...
At the beginning of the American Civil War, the heroine Scully was still a naïve and lively young girl who had been growing up in the care of the family, and at this time, her mind was only how to get Ashley and stay with him.
At that time, life was so gentle and beautiful in the eyes of Sculley and Ashley, as if they could lie carefree in the warm arms of the southern land all their lives, and the years were quiet.
Before long, the war began, the ignorant and proud Southerners rejoiced, and a large number of young people joined the army with the optimism of victory, including Ashley and Charles.
In fact, the reason why Sculley agreed to Charles's marriage proposal was to gamble with Ashley, because Sculley was rejected by Ashley at the party in Twelve Oaks, but Ashley showed a slight liking for her.
Not long after the war began, news came from the front that Charles had died of illness and that Scully had become a widow. During the funeral, Scully was depressed, but not because of Charles's death, but because she could not go out and have fun, so her mother suggested that she go to Atlanta to find Melanie to soothe her mood.
Sculley's trip to Atlanta is the first turning point in the story, and from that point on, the South gradually falls under the ascendancy in the war.
At a social event in Atlanta, Red Butler invited Scully to dance, and the still innocent and lively Sculley did not care about the rules of mourning and gladly agreed, which set a suspense for the future intersection of the two.
During the Christmas season, Ashley returned, but stayed only one night, and the next day hurried away, Scully revealed the truth again before Ashley set out, Ashley still acted ambiguous, confused and took Scully's kiss, but he had married Melanie long before the war.
As the war spreads and the city of Atlanta gradually falls, Scully takes the opportunity to flee further south with Melanie's aunt, but under the persuasion of Dr. Mi, she has no choice but to stay, because she promised Ashley to take care of Melanie, and Melanie is preparing to give birth.
Soon after, the city of Atlanta was besieged, and the artillery of the northern army was bombarded outside the city, and it was difficult to escape death without evacuation, so with the help of Red, Scarlett fled south with Melanie and her son shortly after giving birth.
As for the impact of the war on the people of the south, it can be seen in Sculley's escape, many southerners even fell into the grass, and the chaotic world gradually formed.
Red did not accompany Sculley to the end, on the way, he suddenly chose to leave, on the grounds that he wanted to join the army, in fact, he saw the opportunity in the war, because Red was a speculator, before leaving he left Sculley a pistol for self-defense.
After Red left, Scully had no one to rely on on on the way: Melanie was weak and waiting to be taken care of, and the slaves who followed knew nothing but obedience. For the first time, she felt the weight of the responsibility that life carried.
After a rough journey, she finally returned to Terra (her family's estate), but things were worse than she expected, with the northern army sweeping south, her home being emptied, her mother dying of illness, her father becoming demented again, and three overwhelmed servants and two sisters.
The burden of the next family fell on her shoulders. Believe it: when you think things are already terrible, don't expect it to work, because what awaits you is often worse.
Fortunately, Sculley's biggest characteristic is that she is strong, and she has a strong spirit in her bones that vows not to bow to fate. She resolutely put down Miss Qianjin's figure and led her family to do farm work, and finally reluctantly solved the problem of food and clothing.
And what sustains Scully along the way is her extraordinary wisdom. Before evacuating Atlanta, Dr. Mi was too busy taking care of the wounded and could not take care of Melanie in preparation for childbirth, so Scully had to help Melanie deliver the baby with what she had learned during her time as a nurse.
After returning to Terra, once a thief broke into her house with a gun and prepared to loot, she was still in a panic, and when the thief let down his guard and came to him, she revealed the pistol hidden behind her, and the thief cried out for his life.
What contributed to Sculley's second marriage was when northern politicians raised Terra's tax to 300 gold coins. After unsuccessfully turning to Red for help, Sculley learns that Frank is running a nice shop and making good money.
However, Frank said that this was the result of his struggle to marry Miss Shuren (Sculley's sister), and Scully, in order to relieve Thera, falsely claimed that Thuron had a new love, and then married Frank himself, so that Terra was saved.
After the marriage, Scully took over the shop, and also took advantage of the waste in Atlanta to vigorously develop the timber business, the business became better and better, and her family slowly returned to its former glory.
Life is booming, and new storms are quietly running. Once, Sculley was robbed while driving alone through the slums, and although she escaped, Ashley, Frank and others plotted to go into the slums to avenge them.
However, the plan was revealed, they were suppressed by the security forces, and although Rhett arrived in time to help, Frank was shot in the head and Killed, and Sculley became a widow again.
At this moment, Red's love for Sculley deepened, and finally seized the opportunity to propose to Sculley, and in Red's passionate kiss, Sculley finally fell and agreed to the request.
It was said before that Red was a speculator, he made a lot of war money, and Sculley also made a lot of money in the business, the two combined, rich money, they did have an enviable time, and finally gave birth to a daughter, named Bonnie Blanche.
Scully was supposed to live a truly peaceful and happy life at this pace, but deep down she still had a crush on Ashley, which widened the emotional rift between her and Red, and after several arguments, the death of her daughter Bonnie Blanchard became a sign of a complete break in their relationship.
Soon after, Melanie died of weakness during the birth of her second child, at which point Ashley realized that she really loved Melanie and not Sculley, and Scully realized that her true love was Red.
Unfortunately, after being hurt by Sculley many times, Red was already dead-hearted, and he no longer had any hope for Scully, so he resolutely left.
Sculley pleaded bitterly to keep it, and Red was determined. At the end of the film, Scully repents in the huge house and reads out this line that sublimates the connotation of the film:
"I can't let him go, I can't, there must be a way to get him back to me, I can't think about it now, if I think about it anymore I'll go crazy, I'll think about it tomorrow, but I have to think about it, what should I do, what's the point..."
After thinking that her father and Ashley had once told her that Terra was the source of her strength: "Terra... I'm going to go home, and I'm going to find a way to get him back to me, after all, tomorrow is another day."
Throughout Sculley's life course, she has many commendable qualities, but there are also many reprehensible behaviors, especially in her handling of marriage and relationship issues, from this point of view, she is indeed not a good woman.
On the other hand, Melanie, she has been gentle with others all her life, thinking about people everywhere, not fighting, just as Lao Tzu said, "The good is like water, and the water is not disputed", and it is with her obscure help that Scarlett has not been spurned because of the irregularity in behavior.
"Gone with the Wind" refers not only to Sculley, but also to other women who are indomitable and tenacious in fighting against fate in the chaotic world of war, such as the wise and virtuous Melanie, the kind and benevolent prostitute Bell...
At first, I thought it was a very difficult movie to control, but compared to films with deep meanings such as "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", the narrative of "Gone with the Wind" is more straightforward, there are not many deliberate bridges, and after watching it, you can easily understand the logic and main idea.
"Troubled World" symbolizes both the American Civil War on the surface and the "chaos of soldiers and horses" in Sculley's emotional world. The ambiguity between Scully and Ashley is the most appetizing stroke of the film.
And Sculley's decision to return to Terra again after leaving Terra as a teenager to the end after experiencing various life ups and downs contains a kind of praise for the promotion of her hometown.
For example, when Sculley was young, her father once said to her: The land is the only thing in the world that is worth your dedication to it, worth fighting for and sacrificing for it, because it is the only thing that lasts forever. But you are still young, and one day you will feel the love for the land.
Ashley put a handful of clay into Sculley's hand when Sculley was about to give up Terra because of the 300 gold tax, and said, "There is one thing, you love something far more than you love me, although you don't know it, and that is Terra...".
The design of these bridges is a perfect echo of Scully's intention to return to Terra at the end, showing the southerners' love for the homeland and the praise of the south.
There are two things I feel most deeply in the film: hometown and happiness.
"Hometown" naturally does not need to say more, "happiness" is the topic that our contemporary people need to pay the most attention to, many people are easy to reduce the meaning of life to tangible materials, but they have never found that in fact, what they really desire is happiness.
Sculley's first marriage can be said to be a fool of the world when she was young, and it can be forgiven; the second time can be said to be forced by life and understandable. But the third time is something we need to think about.
Although Red is a speculator, his love for Sculley is sincere and deep, and his life is appropriate, and Sculley will be extremely happy with him.
But as Red once said to Sculley, she never cherished the happiness that could be grasped in the moment, but thought about the nothingness.
I personally believe that throughout, Scully has not carefully considered happiness, and many of her actions along the way are created by external factors, in other words, if there is no external force, she will not take the initiative to do it. And her attachment to Ashley is more of an emotional goal than a state of happiness.
Just like many times we have been focusing on "since then, the prince and princess have lived a happy life...", but rarely consider the reality is "the prince and princess lived a happy life, and since then ...".
To know that happiness is a dynamic process, not a static base point, it is important to understand this by avoiding staring at a static goal.
For example, many children who regard the goal of "getting into a good university" as the whole of their struggle will often fall into a long period of confusion after getting their wish. Because before that, they regarded the realization of the goal as the whole of happiness, and when the goal was achieved, they found that the front of their eyes was a blur, and the once clear life vein was gone.
The failure to grasp the true meaning of happiness was an important factor in Sculley's final tragedy. And we look at Melanie's life course, although she died young, but it is extremely fulfilling, she will cherish the beauty of this moment, so for everything, she does not fight, she knows that the meaning of life lies in everyone around her, so everywhere for the sake of people, this is worth our reference.
Although this movie depicts the chaotic world, but in the overall atmosphere, romanticism can be seen, you will not feel depressed, because the commander of the overall situation, is the tone of the beauty of thinking about life and the pursuit of happiness, every frame, the classical temperament is ready to come out.
Finally, end with Scully's classic line: After all, tomorrow is another day.
Next week's update: Pride and Prejudice, Not Seen, Not Scattered~
Classic lines
Ashley
Most of the world's suffering is caused by war, but after a war, no one often knows what it was fought in the first place
What happens to people when civilization goes bankrupt? Those who have brains and courage can survive, and those who do not have brains and courage can only be eliminated
I am a useless person, mainly life is suddenly too close to reality, I do not mind cutting wood, but I care about losing the old life I love, without this war I will be happily immersed in the Twelve Oaks Garden, but this war broke out, I saw my childhood friends blown up in a blur of flesh and blood, when I shot, the enemy fell to the ground in pain, and now, I live in a world more painful than death, there is no place for me
Sculley
After all, tomorrow is another day
Scully's servant (presumably a wet nurse)
You have to continue to be brave, and there are still many days to go
Scarlett's father
The land is the only thing in the world that you deserve to give to it, worth fighting for and sacrificing for it, because it is the only thing that lasts forever, but you are still young, and one day you will feel the love for the land