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no casablanca, citizen kane, raging bull, or shawshank redemption
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no casablanca, citizen kane, raging bull, or shawshank redemption
list is a fail
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You are underestimating the central role of slavery in that society. it was not merely significant, it was the foundation upon which all else rested.
Please indicate what beauty do you find in the culture of that time and place that did not rest upon the foundation of slavery.
Are you seriously making that argument? Of course we should. Nazi Germany was one of the quintessential evils of the modern world and everything about it and the people who made it possible deserves nothing other than absolute contempt.
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I was surprised how heavy it got at times.
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If there was any foundation upon which all else rested, it was religion not slavery. Slavery went away but the South survived. And while slavery is now but a memory in the South, the role of religion stands firm.
It's also worth mentioning that 3/4 of Southern families did NOT own slaves.
Chivalry lived, with ladies knowing how to be ladies and men knowing how to treat them and be the head of a family. Southerners were fiercely independent and self-sufficient. They were loyal to their own and willing to make sacrifices for a cause they believed in. From a political standpoint, they understood the importance of limiting the power of the Federal government. And speaking purely aesthetically, there are some wonderful examples of architecture.
Nazi Germany restored national pride. It engendered an efficient and industrious people. There was an unusual appreciation for physical fitness. Unemployment was virtually non-existent and the economy was taken from the shambles it had been to something that was strong and resilient. The nation was ahead of the curve in terms of animal rights and conservation, as well as daily working conditions for its citizens.
You see, it's not hard. NOTHING in this world is all bad or all good.
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Made it about half way through. Clark Gable is great but I would have lost patience with that bitch much earlier.
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My wife's favorite movie. I find it pretty terrible. I do laugh at the not subtle racism.
It's my wife's favorite movie and book. When Lord of the Rings first arrived in theaters, I bargained with her to get her to go to see all 3 on opening day. After each screening, I had to sit through Gone With the Wind. So, I've been in the room while it played 3 times. I can't say I remember much about it, as I wasn't paying attention to it really.
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i love this movie. The best part is where he tells that bitch off. Drop the mic moment.
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I've never seen Gone with the Wind, but Citizen Kane is a absolute classic
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Casablanca I expected to be over hyped but it's one of my favorites movies, probably the finest example of the Old Hollywood Studio system at it's peak
Sunset Boulevard I was a bit disappointed in but I feel I need to give it another watch
Lawrence of Arabia I remember very little of
Hitchcock has a very large number of great films, you can't go wrong with just about anything from him
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oh man, I really love Bogart and Hepburn, but I turned The African Queen off about halfway through. I thought the humor was really bad and I found them to be a awkward screen couple.
I'll give it another try someday
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The whole "Golden Age of Hollywood" is a pretty interesting time in film history. There's something romantic about it and the way it's all GLAMOUR! and SHOWBIZ!
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Seriously?
You need to get on that especially if you're into film in general. Its more a hobby for me, never took classes or anything.
If you haven't seen any James Dean flicks, you have to get on that as well. Many of the War films such as 'Patton' are also a must see if you haven't.
The acting back then is so much more interesting to me simply by contrast, much more theatrical than the more natural approach or 'method' acting we see a lot in films today.
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Yeah. I watched a lot of movies with my parents growing up but I wouldn't really call them "movie people" and they never went out of their way to raise me on the classics. So as a kid I watched a ton of shit, but it was mostly martial arts movies and other contemporary films. The only B&W movies that I really watched at that time were Christmas classics: It's a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol (1951) and Miracle on 34th Street.
As I've gotten older, I've started watching older movies. Slowly I began working my way into the 70s (great era) and 60s (not so great era). But the 50s and before are still something of a blind spot for me.
I've been working on it, though. From the silent era, I've watched a handful of Buster Keaton and Chaplin films, as well as Birth of a Nation, Nanook of the North and have seen at least excerpts from others like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis and various Georges Melies works.
And then from that Golden Age period between the 20s and 50s, I've seen a handful, like Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, Bride of Frankenstein, King Kong, and Rear Window, as well as some foreign films from that period such as The Bicycle Thief and Triumph of the Will.
So I'm working on it. But there's still a lot farther to go. I actually still have my textbook from that film history class and I'm thinking about going back, reading it from cover to cover, and watching a handful of films from each decade as I make my way through it.
Took me like 6+ sittings of chipping away at it to finish but I finally got through it... good/great movie, I might never watch it again for 20 years but who knows. I can appreciate it for what it is and certainly one of those movies that should never be touched or dared remade, it's a time capsule film.
I didn't expect that story to be honest, not sure what I thought it would be but it was an impressive take on that woman Scarlett. What a great character. Just looking out for herself until the bitter end. Walked all over everyone in her path with a happy, wealthy, privileged life right in front of her yet forever looking for greener pastures until it's finally too late.
I'm sure most of you will watch this when you're ready as it does take an effort to do so, but you'll be glad you did.
I didn't expect that story to be honest, not sure what I thought it would be but it was an impressive take on that woman Scarlett. What a great character. Just looking out for herself until the bitter end. Walked all over everyone in her path with a happy, wealthy, privileged life right in front of her yet forever looking for greener pastures until it's finally too late.
Rhett tells her where to go and she spends a whole minute dwelling on it before hatching a idea or plan to win him back but disregarding everything Rhett just said to her about everything. The ending is ambiguous with Scarlett saying "Tomorrow is another day" but IMO there's no way he ever takes her back. I think the rest of her life is filled with bitterness and resentment towards those she walked all over and never regains her dignity and status... Rhett will be just fine. 
I'm sure most of you will watch this when you're ready as it does take an effort to do so, but you'll be glad you did.
