As HBO Max pulled "Gone With the Wind" –temporarily — from its streaming offering, retail giant Amazon has reaped the rewards of the controversy that ensued. It also shows to everyone that the PC culture is not widely supported by moviegoers as the lawless activists initially thought they were.
The 1939 classic shot to the top of Amazon’s movies and TV bestseller list overnight and recently occupied the number 1 slot, the number 8 slot and the number 9 slot. It did so in different iterations: DVD, Blu-ray and the 70th Anniversary Edition.
With the exception of what seem to be single copies being offered — and immediately snapped up — on the site, Victor Fleming’s Civil War-era film has sold out in every format. One Blu-ray copy was being offered for US$ 334.01.
On one hand, the frenzy is not surprising given the film's enduring popularity, status as the highest-grossing movie of all time when box office numbers are adjusted for inflation and the public's disgust over censorship by the left-wing communists protesters.
Despite efforts of HBO Max to get its customers back and claiming it will restore the film to its service as originally created but "with a discussion of its historical context", movie enthusiasts wants none of that. They want what the original movie was all about sans all these goobledygook disclaimers.
Those who wants to take down the film just cannot accept the fact that the Southern-set Civil War epic portrays some slaves as mostly happy with their lot and loyal to their owners to the end.
"Gone With the Wind" won 8 competitive Oscars, including the first Oscar ever awarded to a black person. That statue went to Hattie McDaniel for her role as the ever-loyal house slave Mammie. The film also was awarded Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actress in a Leading Role; Best Writing, Screenplay; Best Cinematography, Color; Best Film Editing and Best Art Direction.
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