'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO Max With New Introduction
Gone With The Wind has returned to the streaming service HBO Max after it was removed earlier this month because of its benign portrayal of American slavery.
The film now features a new introduction by film scholar and Turner Classic Movies host Jacqueline Stewart.
In the introduction, Stewart addresses the film's problematic depiction of the Antebellum South.
A spokesperson for the streaming service told NPR in a statement at the time of the film's removal that the "racist depictions" in the film were "wrong then and wrong today, and we felt that to keep this title up without an explanation and a denouncement of those depictions would be irresponsible."
Stewart reiterated those sentiments in her introduction, acknowledging that while watching Gone With The Wind and other classic films could be uncomfortable or painful, the films should be available in their original form to "invite viewers to reflect on their own beliefs when watching them now."
