Probably those who cannot appreciate GWTW were raised on the filthy trashy movies we have today- the ‘F’ word in every sentence, graphic sex in between the violence, explosions and car chases.
Yes, I don’t “get” Gone With the Wind either. What chunks I’ve seen of it is pretty bad. My idea that accounts for its success at the time was that it was in color.
Exactly....the cinematography alone is amazing. Vivian Leigh, a total unknown, was in almost every scene of a 4 hour movie, and gave the greatest performance i’ve ever seen from an actress. Name one today who could pull that role off...now that’s laughable. The Hollywood of today is a joke. If its not a “remake”..its silly animated fantasy cartoons.
Interesting point since GWTW was the very first movie to use the word "damn" in it. And I understand that was pretty scandalous in 1940.