That movie could not be made today.
The slaves portrayed were not beaten enough in the movie.
No Black actress of today would ever play the part of Mammy.
There was no hatred in the slaves. We couldn’t have that today. And for Butterfly McQueen to play an idiot Prissy???? They would never get away with that. Today she would have to be a genious prodigy.
Roots is today’s version of the Old South.
In actual fact, of course, no more accurate than GWTW.
Split the difference and you’re getting close to the truth, possibly.
Or, perhaps both stories are true at the same time. The life of GWTW was really led by quite a few people, but then so was that portrayed in Roots.
I read an interview with Butterfly once. They asked her how she felt about Scarlett O'Hara slapping her in the movie. She said, "Prissy was annoying. She deserved to be slapped." Yes, times have indeed changed.
***And for Butterfly McQueen........ would have to be a genious prodigy.***
With a constant angry, sulled up look on her face.
And there would HAVE to be a love scene between two of Scarlett’s rejected male suiters, with each other!
Quite true...no movie would be made today that is as pro-Confederacy as GWTW.