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It’s a great movie that touches on relevant themes, when George stood up to Mr Potter and told him the townspeople deserved to live and die in decent housing. Slumlords must be forever. George wanted to escape his small town and see the world, but he ended up with his soulmate Mary and daughter Zuzu’s petals. The ending was particularly good. In fact, the entire movie is a classic and one of my all time Holiday favorites. Human nature never really changes. Good wins out in the end. Maybe not in the real world, but it does for George Bailey.
To me, one lesson that came from the movie is this: Sometimes ambitious people should sacrifice their dreams and stay in their hometowns because their community needs them.
To me, one lesson that came from the movie is this: Sometimes ambitious people should sacrifice their dreams and stay in their hometowns because their community needs them.
Yes. I got that impression at the end of the movie, To Sir With Love.
If everyone was as popular and well liked as George Bailey (It's A Wonderful Life), there would probably
be no such thing as anti-depressants.
An interesting backpoint is that the movie was PTSD therapy for Jimmy Stewart. Stewart was suffering severely from his WWII experiences and was a nearly broken man...the anguish and desperation he displayed as George Bailey was genuine.
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An interesting backpoint is that the movie was PTSD therapy for Jimmy Stewart. Stewart was suffering severely from his WWII experiences and was a nearly broken man...the anguish and desperation he displayed as George Bailey was genuine.
Stewart’s roles changed after World War II. His characters became more complicated.
Stewart’s roles changed after World War II. His characters became more complicated.
Well, we all get older. Add to it that if we are established, more than just a pretty face, the roles can become more complicated. 1946 for the movie in question. 1958 for Bell Book and Candle, the flick which was his last lover flick and after that, he became the elder figure. 1970 for The Cheyenne Social Club.....and wow, what a father figure!
Is the movie sentimental Christmas dreck, or are there some themes that make it relevant today?
It was both - sentimental drivel, but at the same time deals with very real issues - like the fact that financial problems can lead one to contemplate suicide.
It was overly romantic for me, but everyone should see it at least once.
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