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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I'd suggest reading the novel and/or seeing the movie before commenting on it. People's perceptions of them are often in stark opposition to what is really going on, in the movie and to a larger extent in the novel.
Scarlett is often misinterpreted as representing the Old South when in fact Margaret Mitchell meant her to represent the New South - the movie and novel both use Ashley and Melanie as symbols for the "old ways"; Scarlett, who often turns convention on its head and makes her way by adapting to society as it is as opposed to as it was, points to the necessity of the South to progress.
That reminds me - time to mail in my UDC dues.
eta - and love it or hate it, the costumes are an important part of cinematic history. I hope they get preserved.
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I don't have any desire to read or see it, but I'm not really commenting on the content of the movie (or book) itself anyway. It's how people and society portray it. Even authors/directors/writers who have the best of intentions don't get to control how people react to their work.
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