I'm currently watching a class of 40 kids view Gone With the Wind, 90% for the first time. For those of you who don't know, I teach a film class on top of my regular and honors junior English classes. (I know, what do I know about film?) I show them a wide-variety of films, but I feel I would be remiss if I didn't show the great Scarlett/Rhett epic. The kids always whine, though so few have seen it I don't know why it warrants that reaction. They only know it's 16,000 hours long and OLD. They're just not used to movies with overatures and intermissions. Kids these days.
The funny part? All 40 of these teenagers are completely unable to take their eyes off the screen. Seriously. I'm watching it happen RIGHT NOW. And it happens every semester I show it. It's
hilarious to watch these Emo and skater kids try not to smile. Who can keep from smiling when Rhett tells Scarlett she "needs to be kissed and often and by someone who knows how"?
I want to taunt them: "Don't smile little Emo kid..." But then they'll realize someone actually knows they are watching...and maybe even enjoying it.
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I've never seen it. Are you going to escort me to the edge of civilized society and kick me out?
I watched a horribly compressed version of GWTW on a teeny TV in a dark apartment in Peru while sitting on patio furniture with a single cushion.
I enjoyed every minute of it.
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