Gone with the Wind is an artistic work.
Epic film is a style of filmmaking with large scale , sweeping scope , and spectacle . The usage of the term has shifted over time , sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big budget filmmaking . Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from Margaret Mitchell 's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind . Romance films or romance movies are romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theaters and on TV that focus on passion , emotion , and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters and the journey that their genuinely strong , true and pure romantic love takes them through dating , courtship or marriage . Romance films make the romantic love story or the search for strong and pure love and romance the main plot focus .