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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Marching Through Georgia

Writing in The Wall Street Journal, David Mermelstein reviews the greatness - and the flaws - of the film "Gone With The Wind."

The story itself is a chilling tale of a dangerous psychotic. "Will Rhett return to Scarlett?" Good Lord, I hope not.
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4 comments:

  1. Dan Richwine11:45 AM

    Which psychotic are you speaking of, Rhett, or Scarlett? Both guilty of murder (in the book). Both completely contemptuous of weakness. Both manipulative. Both totally self-serving. Both deceitful. They deserved each other.

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  2. Michael Wade1:38 PM

    Dan,

    I think Rhett was a Boy Scout compared to Scarlett.

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  3. Dan Richwine7:37 AM

    Michael, this leads to the question, what the heck did he see in her anyway? Spirit is the only reason he gives, but can't he find a spirited gal who isn't also totally evil?

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  4. Michael Wade8:59 AM

    Dan,

    I've wondered about that because he certainly knew a lot of women. Scarlett was a dangerous loon.

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