I do think that It's a Wonderful Life is the elite Christmas movie for many reasons. The Do Not Kill Yourself movie. The Flagged As Communist Propaganda by the FBI movie. The Christian Movie That Isn't Bad movie. The "Isn't it wonderful? I'm going to jail!" movie. The Love is Stored in the Community movie. The Kindness and Anger and Grief and Love movie. The DO NOT KILL YOURSELF movie.
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'it's a wonderful life' (1946) prompts. 🔔
'Wish I had a million dollars.'
'I want you to take a good look at that face.'
'Oh, this old thing? Why I only wear it when I don't care how I look.'
'Oh, why don't you stop annoying people?'
'You look at me as if you didn't know me.'
'Do I look as funny as you do?'
'What'd you wish when you threw that rock?'
'Aw, youth is wasted on the wrong people.'
'A man doesn't get in a situation like this every day.'
'You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?'
'And all's fair in love and war?'
'I think I'll go out and find a girl and do some passionate necking.'
'Let's go out in the fields and take off our shoes and walk through the grass.'
'You know, I didn't tell anybody I was coming here.'
'He's making violent love to me, mother!'
'Better to get half than nothing.'
'We're a couple of financial wizards.'
'Haven't you any romance in you?'
'I should have my head examined.'
'One of us is going to jail! Well, it's not going to be me!'
'I'm not sleepy. I want to look at my flower.'
'What do you think I am, a dictionary?'
'You're worth more dead than alive.'
'I'm at the end of my rope.'
'I didn't have time to get some stylish underwear.'
'You didn't go through with it, did you?'
'Why'd you want to save me?'
'I suppose it would have been better if I'd never been born at all.'
'You'll see a lot of strange things from now on.'
'No, I didn't have a drink!'
'Each man's life touches so many others lives, and when he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?'
'I want to live again!'
'Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.'
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Christmas Classics: It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
When a frustrated businessman, George Bailey, becomes suicidal, an angel from heaven is sent to him.
Through George's trials and tribulations, we witness the resilience of the human soul and the transformative power of love, friendship, and the bonds that tie people together.
And let me tell you that I absolutely loved It's A Wonderful Life, I always appreciate a film with this kind of positive message - it's important that they exist in our world, and it was very important when it came out after WW2 ‐ but I can't help but think about where the line between complacency and gratitude is drawn.
Part of me wants to buy the all-too-good-to-be-true message and relish in the final act of the film, but, honestly, how often is life actually like that? Are films like this made to satiate those who never fulfilled their dreams and got stuck doing something they hated? To keep people from trying something they never thought was possible and break new ground? Maybe the message that life is a gift is enough because, realistically, we will never fulfill our wildest dreams and it's better to stick with that mentality for one's own sanity. Who knows.
I like how this film makes you (the audience) also feel like you have woken up from a terrible nightmare only to find yourself in familiar surroundings again.
I guess it's important to appreciate what you have but also not be afraid to take that step forward and try something new or be selfish from time to time. It's interesting watching this film from a modern lens. But these are just some random thoughts.
I think James Stewart delivers a performance for the ages as George Bailey, a man whose dreams are ALWAYS sacrificed for the betterment of his community. His heartfelt portrayal captures the essence of George's struggles and Frank Capra's direction explores the profound impact one life can have on countless others in a way that feels real, without turning it into extreme saccharine, while also evoking a range of emotions, from tears of joy to poignant introspection. This is a testament to his mastery of storytelling.
A great film that definitely makes you think and stays with you.
Clarence is a pimp by the way, I'm SO glad he got his wings. Attaboy!
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It's a Wonderful Life, 1946
12 Days of Xmas: Day 10 🔔
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Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West (c. October 1928)
Phoebe Bridgers, Moon Song
Franz Kafka (misattributed)
Leo Brynielsson, The Moon Has Fallen
Mitski, Happy
Richard Siken, Anyway
Richard Monckton Milnes, Lady Moon
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Hymn to the Moon
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) dir. Frank Capra
Rumi, Some Kiss We Want
George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Margaret Atwood, Owl and Pussycat, Some Years Later
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"It's A Wonderful Life" (1946)
Directed by Frank Capra
(Drama/Family/Fantasy/Christmas)
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just watched it’s a wonderful life for the first time…
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"It's A Wonderful Life"!!!!!!!!!!!!
for sure, friend!! they're right here!! thanks for the request!!
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