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| The movie really dramatizes and enflames the characters of Scarlett and her enslaved members, pushing a more familiar relationship between them. There are many historical errors, but I think the focus on the treatment of the enslaved people might go too far. As we talked about in class, there were two different kinds of slaves: house and field. Mammy and Prissy were house slaves, Big Sam was a field slave. Scarlet grew up with Mammy taking care of her, and when Prissy does something wrong during the birth scene Scarlet threatens to send her to the south. These actions may be accentuated because of the movie, but they don’t seem altogether out of possibility. When Scarlet gives Joe(?) her father’s watch it seems completely out of touch with reality, however, some of that relationship might not have been forced. He choose to stay and help her with Tara when he did not have to and she grew to rely on him. Similarly, her relationship to Big Sam was clearly overstated, but it is not out of the question for Scarlet to get excited to see a familiar face, especially in the throes of battle. Lastly, Scarlet shows any feelings she may have for enslaved people stops with her own after she uses slave labor in her lumber mill. This goes back to Scarlet' | The movie really dramatizes and enflames the characters of Scarlett and her enslaved members, pushing a more familiar relationship between them. There are many historical errors, but I think the focus on the treatment of the enslaved people might go too far. As we talked about in class, there were two different kinds of slaves: house and field. Mammy and Prissy were house slaves, Big Sam was a field slave. Scarlet grew up with Mammy taking care of her, and when Prissy does something wrong during the birth scene Scarlet threatens to send her to the south. These actions may be accentuated because of the movie, but they don’t seem altogether out of possibility. When Scarlet gives Joe(?) her father’s watch it seems completely out of touch with reality, however, some of that relationship might not have been forced. He choose to stay and help her with Tara when he did not have to and she grew to rely on him. Similarly, her relationship to Big Sam was clearly overstated, but it is not out of the question for Scarlet to get excited to see a familiar face, especially in the throes of battle. Lastly, Scarlet shows any feelings she may have for enslaved people stops with her own after she uses slave labor in her lumber mill. This goes back to Scarlet' | ||
| + | This film has many historical inaccuracies that divert from scholarly sources I think one of the most distinct is the reasoning the film gives for the Civil War, specifically the reason the Confederacy seceded, citing it as Southern honor and states rights, | ||
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| I do believe the film works very successfully in showing the racism and beliefs during the time it was created. In class we spoke about how one of the main actresses who was black was not allowed to sit with the white people even during the Oscars. This goes to show that during the time it was created, racism was very common and this goes into the stereotypes and romanticizing of the South that is seen. Overall, during this time there were many people and films who made the Antebellum South out to be a “Lost Cause” which has very devastating consequences for the people who were involved and harmed during this time. - Erika Lambert | I do believe the film works very successfully in showing the racism and beliefs during the time it was created. In class we spoke about how one of the main actresses who was black was not allowed to sit with the white people even during the Oscars. This goes to show that during the time it was created, racism was very common and this goes into the stereotypes and romanticizing of the South that is seen. Overall, during this time there were many people and films who made the Antebellum South out to be a “Lost Cause” which has very devastating consequences for the people who were involved and harmed during this time. - Erika Lambert | ||
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| + | This film is an incredibly harmful depiction of slavery and life as an enslaved person, and under no circumstances should it be considered a reliable secondary source. It valorizes and misrepresents the Civil War and what the Confederacy was fighting for. Honestly, it worries me how popular this film was and how wide of a reach it had. I think sometimes I don't fully understand how different a time it was and how much social norms have changed in regard to race. Historical films have a profound impact on how people view history, as it is a multi-sensory experience that allows people to envision themselves in the past. It is for that Reason that I think the depictions of race and slavery are so incredibly jarring and harmful. This film depicts the enslaved people as not particularly smart servants who are happy to stay enslaved; it does not show any of the brutality and punishment inherent in slavory. It promotes a paternalistic view where the master is civilizing the people they enslave, using that as justification that slavery was actually a good institution. - Tyler J. | ||
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