The Romantization of Evil in Two Classics: “ Gone with the Wind”and “The Godfather.”

Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) and Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), scene from “GWTW.”

The Godfather” is my-all time favorite film. I’m sure it could very well be yours, too. I revere it as a work of art. Like most things Italian, I’m moved and enraptured by its…