Then...1969...Germany. My husband was a soldier and we were stationed in Germany. Movies on the post were 25 cents, it was the fifty-year anniversary of the movie, and I dragged my husband to Gone with the Wind three times. I was up to a half dozen times, and I pushed for seven but Frank wouldn't be budged. Newly weds or not, three was enough for him.
Gone with the Wind is the ultimate romance. Yes, it is. The orthodox romance lovers say not so much, where's the HEA? Use your imagination. You just know they'll run into each other, on purpose, and he'll wisk her into those gorgeous arms, haul her up the stairs and Scarlett won't care about tomorrow.
TWRP
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Exactly. At the end of the book, I liked to think it wasn't the end of the story.
We still look for that happy ending, don't we Janinne?
You should be kissed, and often, and by someone that knows how" is absolutely one of my fav movie lines!!!
No kidding, Nancy. One of those ah quotes that makes us ladies swoon.
I agree...while not a romance in the traditional sense (or in the HEA, today's standards sense), it IS the greatest romance ever. I most definitely did not feel the end was the end. After all, tomorrow is another day. :) Who would believe Scarlett would settle for losing Rhett once she decided she loved him? I used to dream of writing a sequel, but I knew I couldn't do it justice. And, the person who wrote the sequel, Scarlett (her name escapes me now), most certainly didn't do it justice. At all. What a huge disappointment, although I really didn't expect much.
Yes, that's one of my favorite lines ever, too, Nancy. Wow...now you've all got me wanting to see the movie again. Fortunately, I have the DVD...woohoo! :)
(Brenda, was it the thirtieth anniversary, or was it 1989? Or, is my math really bad?)
Thanks for the great post!
I agree, Brenda. GWTW is the greatest romance--in the classic sense rather than by the modern narrower definition. It's a grand, lush, passionate drama that offers the reader/viewer a full range of experiences and doesn't require a neat little bow at the end. Personally, even at twelve I felt Scarlett had a lot of growing and changing to do before she deserved Rhett's love, but in my heart I knew it would happen some day.
I've seen this movie just once in 1969 at a vintage movie theater - the ones with the huge screens, velvet curtains, and balconies. There may even have been gilded ceiling moldings. The burning of Atlanta scene blew me away, as did Scarlett dressed in black, dancing at the ball.
Oh funny, Alicia. My math is way off. Yep, Alison and Ashantay, we all agree.
You guys make me want to go see the movie again. I saw it once in 1969 at a drive in right after my first son was born. That being my first night out using a babysitter (my mom) I remember the date more than the movie. ;-)
I must be weird. I read the book at 13, my first romance, and found it long-winded and unlikely. In the mid '80s I saw it in a movie theater, part of a classic movie series, and thought the same thing. I kept going to the ladies room to escape. My husband like it, though.
I can understand that, Margo.
Funny, Nikki! You and your husband flipped roles for that movie!
I so agree! And as to the HEA ending, well, with Scarlet's personality, is there any way she'd let Rhett slip through her fingers to be snatched up by another Southern Lady? Thanks for this walk down memory lane.
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Your welcome, Lynda.
NO way, Lynda, she would not. :)
Nikki, although the movie was long, as was the book, I was so fascinated with the characters, the romance, the setting, the family/friend dynamics, that I was completely captivated the entire time.
LOL, Brenda. I am not good with math, but I knew that didn't look right. :)
Good catch, Alicia. In fact, I should edit it so I'm not a math dummy for all existence of this blog!
You're right, it wouldn't be considered "a romance" by today's industry standards. But it's one of the best all-time romances in popular fiction. Go figure. (Maybe the public knows more about what's what than the industry!)
Rules can be broken!
Bless your husband, Brenda for going three times to see the movie with you! Best of luck on your new release! Sounds wonderful!
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