tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638298281070675587.post1226800042236623471..comments2024-01-08T22:23:18.482-08:00Comments on The Flick Chick: The Best Picture Countdown #12: Gone with the Wind (1939)Norma Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12185179321818700556noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638298281070675587.post-44492697283101917172016-06-14T12:45:55.541-07:002016-06-14T12:45:55.541-07:00The pacing of the film is bad, perhaps because it ...<i>The pacing of the film is bad, perhaps because it went through three directors (Victor Flemming, the credited director and the one who was given the Oscar, as well as George Cukor and Sam Wood, both of whom are uncredited for their work), but also because I suspect that this might be a case of too literal an adaptation. Admittedly, I’ve never read the book Gone With The Wind and I know that certain things were cut out (like the fact that Scarlett had children with all her husbands, not just Rhett), but whenever I watch this, it just seems like the screenwriters were determined to cram everything from the book into the movie, which results in a film that tends to drag in places.</i><br /><br /><br />Aside from the political incorrectness that sometimes make me grit my teeth, my only real problem with <b>"GONE WITH THE WIND"</b> is the movie's pacing. And you're right. Despite some changes, the 1939 movie is nearly a literal adaptation of Mitchell's 1936 novel. And my main problem with Mitchell's novel is that it had a strong first half and a somewhat weak second half. The movie suffers from this same problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638298281070675587.post-52278547746228057602012-11-28T11:14:49.055-08:002012-11-28T11:14:49.055-08:00Love this... Clear,intelligent and fun review...Love this... Clear,intelligent and fun review...Dilhaninoreply@blogger.com