I watched a little known, obscure film entitled Gone with the Wind. I liked some aspects of it. It was a beautiful, very well made movie. But as far as the characters of Scarlett and Rhett Butler... I just didn't like either of them, like at all. Scarlett drove me nuts with her constant whining, her "woe is me" behavior throughout the bulk of the film, and I couldn't see much humanity in the character of Rhett. I frankly just have a hard time watching a film when I can't really relate to any of the characters at all. I don't really understand them at all. I admit you could chalk that up to a failing on the part of my generation not being very well-cultured or something. I liked the film, oh most assuredly... but I just cannot picture myself ever watching it again. 
I completely disagree. First of all, Scarlett is pretty whiny, but so are A LOT of people....and to call her whiny after she had her home and lifestyle destroyed...what should she do? The fact that she picks herself up and comes back as the head of the household shows how amazingly strong she is. Scarlett is a little girl thrown into roles she was not prepared for. It is amazing that despite being whiny and spoiled in the first place, she rises up instead of crumpling like a twig under the pressure.
And I adore Rhett Butler. He might be a jackass, but he has no reservations about it. He was smart enough to see that the Southern ideal was a joke and impossible to remain once the war started, then he used the North to make his money.
Scarlett: But you are a blockade runner.
Rhett Butler: For profit, and profit only.
Scarlett: Are you tryin' to tell me you don't believe in the cause?
Rhett Butler: I believe in Rhett Butler, he's the only cause I know.
I LOVE IT!