#’Gone With the Wind’ Returns to Streaming on HBO Max, With a Disclaimer
“#’Gone With the Wind’ Returns to Streaming on HBO Max, With a Disclaimer”
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The film now includes a four and a half minute introduction from Turner Classic Movie’s Jacqueline Stewart. The professor of cinema and film studies at the University of Chicago provides context about the racially insensitive depictions in the 1939 Oscar-winning film in a candid disclaimer that broadcasts ahead of the lengthy picture.
Set during the reconstruction period of the South, Gone With the Wind has been criticized for its romanticizing of the problematic time in history as well as for its approach to slavery and race relations. When HBO Max announced its decision to remove the film, they promised, that it would “return with a discussion of its historical context” along with a denouncement of “racist depictions” made in the movie.
The film follows Stewart’s disclaimer in its original form, and she explains the reason for the film’s lack of alteration, saying, “watching Gone With the Wind can be uncomfortable, even painful” but that “it is important that classic Hollywood films are available to us in their original form for viewing and discussion.”
Vivien Leigh and Hattie McDaniel in Gone With the Wind (Credit: Everett Collection)
She offers a brief rundown over the film’s impact on society, including the segregated premiere in Atlanta which didn’t permit the film’s Black stars to attend due to Jim Crow laws, and talked about the Oscars at which Hattie McDaniel wasn’t allowed to sit with her costars. Stewart also notes that the producers were aware of the backlash the film would receive from Black viewers as they claimed to be sensitive when it came to onscreen depictions.
“It is not only a document of Hollywood’s racist practices of the past, but also an enduring work of popular culture that speaks directly to the racial inequalities that persist in media and society today,” Stewart continued to iterate.
See the disclaimer for yourself by tuning into Gone With the Wind on HBO Max.
Gone With the Wind, Streaming now, HBO Max
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