YOU'LL MISS THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY, ADVICE THAT I NEED TO APPLY TO MYSELF, AND MY TWO CENTS WORTH...I BELIEVE FROM ALL THE SIGNS FROM ABOVE THAT THE WORLD IS ENTERING A MOST EXCITING TIME...FOR ALL OF US...AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ALL THE GREAT SUGGESTIONS THAT ARE POURING IN AND THE TANGIBLE EVIDENCE THAT WE'RE HEADING ON THE RIGHT COURSE...
NEW BEGINNINGS FOR THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF AMERICA... PERFECT FOR THE VISUAL MEDIA TO BE LED BY...I RECALL WHEN THE ACADEMY HAD LETTERS FROM FANS OF "GONE WITH THE WIND" DISPLAYED IN THEIR LOBBY...ONE LETTER WAS SO VERY COOL...WHEN ITS AUTHOR WROTE: "THAT DARKIE WAS THE BEST THING IN THE MOVIE"...DID I TAKE OFFENSE AS A BLACK WOMAN, NO I DID NOT, CONSIDERING THE TIME WHEN IT WAS WRITTEN...AND IN MY OPINION, THE MAN SPOKE THE TRUTH, THOUGH THE ENTIRE CAST WAS PRETTY DARN STRONG...
THE INTERESTING THING THAT MANY MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED IS HOW SMART HATTIE MCDANIELS HAD TO BE TO PORTRAY THAT LOVEABLE CHARACTER, WISE, COMPASSIONATE , AND LOVING, TO THE VERY PEOPLE WHO WERE SUPPOSE TO BE HER ENEMY.
THIS IS WHAT IS MISSING I BELIEVE IN MOST COUNTRIES OTHER THAN AMERICA...THE THROUGH LINE OF FAMILY, NO MATTER THE HUE...I TRULY LOVE YOU HATTIE MCDANIELS AND I KNOW I'M JUST PART OF A VERY LONG LIST OF YOUR WELL DESERVED ADMIRERS.
SO FROM A WRITERS POV IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE STORY IS TRUE OR NOT, IT MATTERS IF IT HAS THE NECESSARY EFFECT TO GET US TO THE NEXT CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES...AND DOES IT MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER THAN BEFORE.
"GONE WITH THE WIND" EVEN THE TITLE SENDS CHILLS UP MY SPINE, DOESN'T IT FOR YOU AS WELL.
(C)COPYRIGHTED BY GWEN MITCHELL ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 AT 4:46PM AT THE WEST HOLLYWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069
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