Join me as I review what may be the ultimate Christmas movie - the 1946 classic starring James Stewart and Donna Reed... It's a Wonderful Life.
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@JMUDoc3 жыл бұрын
George Bailey's character developed more in thirty minutes than Rey's did in three hundred.
@JMUDoc3 жыл бұрын
@Isle OfDonSpuart She was a woman. That counts as character development, these days.
@bengens60703 жыл бұрын
what's a Rey
@jdsartre95203 жыл бұрын
than Rey's did in three hundred movies.
@Nightman221k3 жыл бұрын
Or Poe. Or Finn. Or Kylie Ren. The sequel movies weren’t much for characterization.
@yourebrainwashed91293 жыл бұрын
Yeah, when you think of a classic like Buffy, to realize everything today is shit.
@Brandon_Powell3 жыл бұрын
The reason this movie flopped when it first came out was because it wasn't originally intended to be a Christmas movie and the Christmas elements are just incidental. It wasn't even released around Christmas. It did so poorly that no one bothered to keep up the copyright and it went into the public domain fairly quickly. After that a lot of TV stations started playing it around Christmas and that's why it became a Christmas classic. It's kind of funny how the movie follows the same trajectory as its main character. At first it gets a raw deal but then it gets a last-minute save.
@blenderbender23353 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info :)
@archstanton90733 жыл бұрын
So kind of like how Die Hard became a Xmas movie (minus the flopping part).
@Brandon_Powell3 жыл бұрын
@@blenderbender2335 I'm glad you found it interesting.
@Brandon_Powell3 жыл бұрын
@@archstanton9073 Exactly. Funny how my two favorite Christmas movies weren't intended to be Christmas movies.
@RossM38383 жыл бұрын
It really didn’t fail. It just didn’t make a big profit. I think that the issue was that it came out right after the war where people had been to hell and back and were looking for something lighter.
@5roundsrapid263 Жыл бұрын
It’s an inversion of A Christmas Carol. Scrooge helped nobody and didn’t want to die, while George helped everyone and didn’t want to live. An angel gave both of them a new outlook on life, at a gravestone, covered in snow…
@michaeljenner2325 Жыл бұрын
Wow. I never thought about it like that.
@wyominghome4857 Жыл бұрын
That's an insightful point.
@sammyg1631 Жыл бұрын
Perfect comparison
@isaacwhite9706 Жыл бұрын
Wow that was insightful
@tobe1207 Жыл бұрын
It's the way remakes should be done. Took core elements and re made it into something different but equally wonderful
@SheldonAdama173 жыл бұрын
I have the feeling that our current society is the one where George Bailey was never born. Can we have him back please?
@shadowpathfinder77233 жыл бұрын
Oh there has been some world-hopping. Look at the Mandela Effect. Scientists are out there theorizing the opposite end of a black hole and wormholes but they're like "alternate world-hopping by a small population? can't be"
@wadecooler74963 жыл бұрын
We need more George Baileys in the world
@JoJoJoker3 жыл бұрын
The world without George was a better world. He is pushing subprime mortgages on people who can't afford a loan....Potter helped his town.
@nealsterling81513 жыл бұрын
@@shadowpathfinder7723 It's more plausible that this phenomena is something similar like déjà vu. (Just because some ppl, have bad memory doesn't mean we need to turn existing physics upside down. lol. Extraordinary theories require extraordinary evidence.)
@shadowpathfinder77233 жыл бұрын
@@nealsterling8151 Existing physics already doesn't work. You have two separate rules for quantum and non-quantum instead of one rule with an exponential gradiant and scientists keep adding mass and energy via dark matter/energy to a closed system. Hell, the speed of light has changed at least twice since 1980. Dark matter/energy are the "god of the gaps" of science. Have you seen Quantum Immortality theory?
@rinck173 жыл бұрын
"The richest man in town." It took me becoming an adult to understand he wasn't talking about money.
@TB-my4cu3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Ugh, fuck, just this comment chokes me up.
@Rinesmyth3 жыл бұрын
Deep down, is this the true treasure in life
@TheJeremyKentBGross3 жыл бұрын
Really, I understood what he meant even as a kid. Not saying that as a one up, but to emphasize that the movie always meant a lot to me.
@EarthNeedsHeroes3 жыл бұрын
The Drinker: "If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye..." Me: "Hell, I'm getting teary eye'd just listening to you describe the scene!"
@drewcarbajal6803 жыл бұрын
Same here, but that might be the whiskey. Either way, The Drinker nails it again.
@mikepjersey3 жыл бұрын
Same
@ab5olut3zero953 жыл бұрын
I’m not crying, you’re crying....
@yinkaphy22473 жыл бұрын
Me too
@Drawnartist2 жыл бұрын
Haha wow same here
@Mansini773 жыл бұрын
“Every man on that transport died. Harry wasn’t there to save them because you weren’t there to save Harry”...that line even after hearing it a hundred times still hits me like a Mac truck.
@BigALBoomer3 жыл бұрын
The part where he reads the message from Clarence in the book whilst his friends are singling Auld Lang Syne. Fuck those onions are strong
@lonniemeredith43703 жыл бұрын
driven by a Terminator.
@monopolizeme3 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@jcb33933 жыл бұрын
The line that gets me, as the oldest of 8 kids, is when Harry salutes his brother at the end.
@Hiraghm3 жыл бұрын
It's also one of the best arguments in support of individual liberty vs equality. "For want of a nail the horse was lost; For want of a horse the knight was lost; For want of a knight the battle was lost; For want of a battle the war was lost; For want of a war the kingdom was lost; All for a horseshoe nail" George mattered because Harry mattered. Harry mattered because Harry saved the men on that transport, who then went on to stop the Wehrmacht. Or the Imperial Japanese, I forget where Harry was deployed.
@brownline14633 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Stewart, unlike most Hollywood stars, was a combat veteran: he served in the USAAF during WWII, piloting a B-24 (corrected - I originally wrote "B-17") out of England in some of the most dangerous missions of the war. He came back home with a bad case of what we would now call PTSD. I can't help but think that his performance was shaped by his experiences during the war. And when he prays "Let me live again! Dear God, let me live again!", I can't help but think that he was praying for all those men, his friends and comrades, who were killed before his eyes - men who just wanted to live. Of all the scenes in all the movies I've seen over the last seven decades, that moment for me is the most powerful.
@thedoctor7553 жыл бұрын
This is very true, and he later said that filming the movie helped him cope with that PTSD.
@seanjojoseph36053 жыл бұрын
I believe he flew Liberators.
@culmo803 жыл бұрын
Almost. He flew B-24s
@thrakkorzog750023 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Stewart actually went on to become a 2 star General.
@bluebird32813 жыл бұрын
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. too
@MetikalMan Жыл бұрын
My Dad cries every year we watch this. His life plan was thrown off with the death of his father at 18, being the only son at home he had to stay back and take care of his mother who was on the spectrum. He put himself through the local college. I think this movie speaks to him more than most.
@PoperoniNews Жыл бұрын
He is the example of what a man should be. Much love to your Father. He sounds like a class act.
@CharlemagneGuy127 Жыл бұрын
He sounds like a good man. Give him a pint this Christmas and your upmost thanks for the struggles he endured.
@5roundsrapid263 Жыл бұрын
My grandfather lost both parents in a car accident when he was 17, in the middle of the Depression. He never gave up, either. I learned so much from him.
@jackoff18269 ай бұрын
He cries out of love I'm sure, not sadness. Hope you give him big hugs like you might have as a toddler, that's probably what he loves more than anything.
@vincenzobonadonna45569 ай бұрын
Your grandfather hooked up with special people?
@ScaryBaldMan3 жыл бұрын
The lesson I take from that movie is this: George never got a chance to do great things, but he did a million small things that accumulated over time into something great. Everyone's life has an impact, and we ourselves don't always see the impact we have. We can't all be the hero. Some of us have to be the supporting characters who help the heroes become heroes. George was the ultimate supporting character in the story of life.
@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty73033 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly put.
@_XR40_3 жыл бұрын
Funniest part is that the "message" of the movie is _All Lives Matter..._
@romans67883 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@romans67883 жыл бұрын
@@_XR40_ don't sully this film with modern impressions. Leave it unsullied.
@ShaunTheCHB3 жыл бұрын
(claps). I couldn't agree more. Well said.
@chucksenhowzen97403 жыл бұрын
When I learned that James Stewart was suffering from PTSD due to his time in WWII & wasn’t “acting” in some of the scenes, it gave me a new appreciation to this film
@JoJoJoker3 жыл бұрын
Shell Shock!
3 жыл бұрын
You can see the PTSD and trauma in how his persona and career changed. Before the war his characters were suave, funny, and confident, even cocky. After the war his characters are anxious, damaged, and angry, just trying to get through. It's poignant in context.
@1whowasNEVERhere3 жыл бұрын
Is that the reason why he always seemed so sheepish in his movies and a slight repeat of his words.
@RossM38383 жыл бұрын
As George falls into despair he begins fighting and arguing with everyone Everything becomes magnified. Even the loose banister is cause for fury and proof of ones failure. This is absolutely real behavior and Stewart’s slow building anger is so realistic that it’s scary. Capra and Stewart just understood people so well.
@reaganabroad49523 жыл бұрын
I'm a little surprised the Drinker didn't mention that Stewart's performance was, at times, not a performance.
@Indigo_Gaming3 жыл бұрын
They don't make them like Donna Reed anymore. What a class act beauty!
@TheBelrick3 жыл бұрын
Or Maureen O'Hara.
@steelerfreak19773 жыл бұрын
Damn right! Give me the women of the 40’s and 50’s any day of the week over the “women” we have now.
@TheBelrick3 жыл бұрын
@@steelerfreak1977 This is one thing that taught me that Hollywood , msm and feminists lied. They said that women were enslaved and oppressed. One viewing of Doris Day in Calamity Jane put paid to that utter lie.
@hollyro46653 жыл бұрын
@@steelerfreak1977 I think that’s almost entirely down to changing fashions and beauty standards. As an active hater of jeans and joggers I have to agree with you. Not like men only wear suits and act like gentlemen either. Maybe we should all just get in a time machine back to the 40s/50s minus all the war and lack of human rights, and definitely take modern plumbing standards with us.
@3rdstone13 жыл бұрын
Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Hedy Lamarr, Elizabeth Taylor etc, etc. We'll never experience that ridiculous amount of class and beauty ever again in Hollywood. Those were the days.
@lostinsweden50393 жыл бұрын
"...well, it truly IS a wonderful life." Oh, you soppy old boozer, you.
@chrissawyer14843 жыл бұрын
It truly IS a wonderful life. I'll drink to that, mate!
@paulhickey33383 жыл бұрын
Amazon precedes this film with a trigger warning. "Foul language, violence and drug use" What? What new Hell are we living in?
@ajclements46273 жыл бұрын
Gotta appease the alphabet crowd now sadly.
@chucksenhowzen97403 жыл бұрын
Amazon has gone full retard
@LoneWolf-wp9dn3 жыл бұрын
and thats why i drink... rum on me pirate ship
@SheldonAdama173 жыл бұрын
Then my options are either: (1) Buy the disc before trigger warnings get slapped on that (2) Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum!
@brasteen13 жыл бұрын
The most violent thing that happens in this is a dude gets punched. Like seriously.
@jrc99us3 жыл бұрын
Everytime Harry says, "To my big brother George: The Richest Man in Town!" I always cheer while a tear hits my eye.
@lars1701again3 жыл бұрын
no matter how many times i watch this movie that scene (and a few others) brings a tear to my eye
@stephenjohnson79153 жыл бұрын
I teared up just watching this review. Pitiful. I know.
@ab5olut3zero953 жыл бұрын
@@stephenjohnson7915 don’t feel too bad. I’m right there with you, wishin those damn ninjas would lay off the onions....
@joshuasimmons29823 жыл бұрын
That scene and when they read Sam Wainwright’s telegram. Both scenes get me. The telegram scene is the pre-game and the toast scene is Game Over! I never get outwardly emotional watching a movie even though I am deeply moved. This is one of the very few movies that moves me outwardly and the only one that does it every time I watch.
@osmanyousif78492 жыл бұрын
Even "the angel gets his wings" line from precious Zuzu hits even more....
@b.s.87233 жыл бұрын
I ugly cry once every year. It's when I watch this movie around Christmas time.
@Carlos1010101013 жыл бұрын
Me Too! It's the only time of the year I'm not my usual, cynical s.ob. self.
@mattstorm65683 жыл бұрын
For as much as you all claim to be wise to the attacks on traditional life you sure seem to embrace this modern day pansy crap that it's "cool to cry", and brag to everyone about it. Pathetic.
@SauceMeGud3 жыл бұрын
@@mattstorm6568 Oh Matty, please tell me you're joking.
@SauceMeGud3 жыл бұрын
Only once a year? Lucky. Still, you're right, it's a very touching film.
@soulextracter3 жыл бұрын
@@mattstorm6568 I think you confuse showing emotion, with being a sensitive crybaby and professional victim. No one has ever complained about Will Smiths character crying, in I am legend, when he has to choke his dog, his only friend for years, to death, because she's changing into a zombie.
@andreaspooky61833 жыл бұрын
See, Kathleen Kennedy, that's called "character development". Something you still haven't got yet.
@vnkfrancis13283 жыл бұрын
The thing that hag will never learn.
@jonbaxter22543 жыл бұрын
It's almost like being TOLD a character is awesome is a rubbish way to convey their skill.
@anibalrodriguez26263 жыл бұрын
In a single movie, mind you
@Vohaul863 жыл бұрын
I watched the Last Crusade a few days ago and got surprised I saw her name in the opening credits. That was a shock.
@Bullitt34013 жыл бұрын
She really wasn't involved, she was the pass around girl. It's probably why she's such a miserable bore now.
@eurodoc6343 Жыл бұрын
One thing that always gets me. When George comes back to his home and yells at his kids... its actually kind of funny initially. The contrast between his deep cynicism and his kids innocent optimism almost makes me laugh. But then, as he starts to tightly hug his daughter and can barely hold back the tears, the scene instantly but seemlessly becomes much darker. By the time he starts kicking over furniture, all humor is gone. That scene just slays me everytime. A masterpiece in writing, acting and cinematography.
@JamesRDavenport Жыл бұрын
Yep, because every grown man can relate to it. We've seen our fathers have moments like that and we were scared, confused. Then you grow up and see it from your Dad's eyes. We understand. We're fighting the same battle now, and we're just as pissed. But like our Dad, we don't ever want our kids to think of us as the monster. We so desperately want our children to know we love them, and we never want to fail them.
@paulinegallagher7821 Жыл бұрын
it was his son he was hugging, but yes,
@BillPeschel Жыл бұрын
For me, I had to have my children (well, my wife to bear my children) to really understand and feel this.
@1165mac Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@DoloresLehmann9 ай бұрын
I didn't find it funny at all from the beginning of the scene. It hits too close to home. Taking out your anger on your kids for minor things they might have done or not done, while in reality, you're just so miserable inside. This is the hardest part of the movie to watch for me. This feeling of having failed your kids despite so desperately trying to do right by them.
@sethran25013 жыл бұрын
“Good movies are timeless.” Good story telling is timeless, period. Not stories choked by agenda politics, data analysis or what ever is trending at this particular moment.
@muglymae74083 жыл бұрын
it’s definitely direct on the message it is trying to convey. The setting and technology are an afterthought
@KnuckleHunkybuck3 жыл бұрын
Or focus tested and reshaped by committee.
@Carfalog3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Timeless movies also tend to deal with aspects of the human condition, not externalities.
@sethran25013 жыл бұрын
@@Carfalog exactly. Movies/novels that deal with social or political topics cannot be defined with a single conversation because they are far too complex and nuance. These are the stories that stick with us. Good stories define an age, not a momentary fad.
@QJ893 жыл бұрын
"It... has its moments." Bruce Wayne, c. 1992. You know you've got a winner when even Batman approves.
@wendys3903 жыл бұрын
I cried just watching THIS. Whoever hasn't seen this movie, don't miss it.
@HandofOmega3 жыл бұрын
ISTR Batman not being able to "make it past the title"...
@EyeInTheSky9823 жыл бұрын
@Wendy S. Funny you say that cause...😂😂
@lonniemeredith43703 жыл бұрын
I second this emotion.
@cthulwho6023 жыл бұрын
Ditto here Wendy, didn't make it to the end
@BigALBoomer3 жыл бұрын
It's the only movie that makes me cry like a baby it's incredible
@MrTimberwolfsden3 жыл бұрын
A wonderful life isn't just a Christmas movie, it's the Christmas movie. It's the promise of hope in the darkest and coldest hour. It's to see the glory just beyond the veil of your misery. The magic hidden in the mundane. It's both simplistic and yet as deep as one can go. Its heart, true, and its wonderful
@mattfinleylive3 жыл бұрын
Wow.
@bookFreak81913 жыл бұрын
My favorite Christmas movie of all time
@madmanpecos2 жыл бұрын
It’s the best Christian movie as well
@TommyRepulsed Жыл бұрын
In Brugge is more of a christmas movie than this...
@dr.juerdotitsgo51199 ай бұрын
As much as I love this film, it's weird how people seem to have forgotten about the ultimate Christmas classic: Miracle on 34th - the original from 1947. Frank Capra's classic deals with tons of dark and social subjects to be a "pure" Christmas movie.
@SuperFitzieZX3 жыл бұрын
This review is one of the reason you are far more credible than all these other pretentious film critics in our media. It's not everyday we are reminded that our lives have purpose even if we think we are failures. We won't have a perfectly happy life but they are meaningful whether we can see it or not. Merry Christmas and please watch this movie!
@QJ893 жыл бұрын
"It... has its moments." Bruce Wayne, c. 1992. You know you've got a winner when even Batman approves.
@spacedinosaur87333 жыл бұрын
"The brightest light is invisible. It shines through our deeds, and warms the universe." ~ Chronicles of Courage and Conviction by Captain Dylan Hunt(Ret), CY 9817 - Andromeda, Season 4, "The Warmth of an Invisible Light"
@fredbearreacts84933 жыл бұрын
jees..started on the drink early?
@12Kitfisto3 жыл бұрын
"It doesn't matter if you accept me or not. Here I am. Alive!"
@hollyro46653 жыл бұрын
Did you just say that the critic is credible because they reviewed a good film? What does that even mean
@mileniumaronxp3 жыл бұрын
So here is a story for you: it's 18.12.2020, 02.00 a.m. here in Romania and my second daughter, Emilia, is to be born in a few hours, as planed by the doctor. My wife and i couldnt sleep and thats when i saw this recomandation from "my drunked scotish movie critic". So we decided to watch the movie. It was a beautiful movie that we would had never got to see if it wasnt for you. We laught and cryed and had a great time. And now we have a nice story to tell our kid, about the day she was born. We thank you, my dear drunken scotish movie critic!
@CornyBum3 жыл бұрын
That's a nice story, so thanks for sharing. Congratulations on your daughter. If you and your wife think you couldn't sleep _before_ she was born...haha
@bridgetsilver73323 жыл бұрын
That is a wonderful story. And thank you so much for sharing it. Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! I bet she’s beautiful. ☺️☺️
@jesusknight13 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on the birth of your little angel! Thanks for sharing this.
@CornyBum3 жыл бұрын
@Penultimate H ...wrong comment thread? D:
@lostronin3803 жыл бұрын
Hope you have a wonderful life. 🙂
@jaromallphin3615 Жыл бұрын
Him running through the town and yelling, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!” To everyone, even his very worst enemies, is where the waterworks start and I cannot stop especially after Harry says, “to my big brother George, the richest man in town!” Truly a masterful buildup and payoff to the point that my emotions cannot take much more.
@lookeshdas455 Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas
@misteroz Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, that line from Harry has me in bits every damn time
@BillPeschel Жыл бұрын
And all earned, and all damned honest.
@walelu777 Жыл бұрын
I love it when Harry says that. To Harry, it was about all the money George received. But to the viewer, and of course George, it was about being rich in life. I absolutely love this movie
@stockinettestitch Жыл бұрын
I blubber like a baby when Harry says that. 😭
@youngsir36573 жыл бұрын
"To my big brother, George: the richest man in town." This line gets me EVERY time, no matter how many times. Going through the journey of George Bailey, to have such symbolism expressed at the final moments of the film is absolute genius!
@peteg4753 жыл бұрын
It's the money line of the film. George IS the richest man in town, in the only way that really matters.
@mattmalinsky9473 жыл бұрын
I literally said that exact thing to my wife last night. That swell of cheers right when he says that line is part of it too
@pacldawson3 жыл бұрын
It does summarize - in one line - the ultimate truth of this story... that wealth can’t just be measured by money and that the value of having friends and family surpasses material wealth.
@nevermorethan123 жыл бұрын
My eyes well up just reading this line... It's so good!!
@sonicspindash743 жыл бұрын
Shit, I teared up watching that scene in THIS video!
@straightjacket3083 жыл бұрын
Won't lie, hearing Drinker highly recommend a classic such as It's a Wonderful Life gives me a sense of bliss. My opinion, recommending a classic such as this is very respectful, and tells me Drinker REALLY does care about films.
@Luca-bv5ic3 жыл бұрын
actually what made me realise he cared is that he doesn't just dismiss ALL modern movies, and actually recommends some of the good ones like the Lighthouse and Le Mans 66.
@NashmanNash3 жыл бұрын
@@Luca-bv5ic I have the feeling that Drinker did not make videos about "Schindler´s List","the Pianist" or "The boy in the Striped pyjamas" is because even he does not feel worthy of actually reviewing and critizicing them,not only because they are great movies,but also because the Drinker seems to be someone who knows just what kind of impact a review can have,and that a video about the mentioned movies can never truly pay tribute to the kind of terror and horror they depict
@maxttk97 Жыл бұрын
Even this quick summary is getting me all teary.
@birdup66633 жыл бұрын
Imagine a time in movie history when a single, simple line of dialog was this powerful. "Every man on that transport died. Harry wasn’t there to save them, because you weren’t there to save Harry."
@dansmith16613 жыл бұрын
*handrubbing intensifies*
@Zeus-wl2pl3 жыл бұрын
Movies these days are full of SJW bullshit. No more classics like this will ever be made again .
@o00nemesis00o3 жыл бұрын
mark jagger dunno, but just ask him if he can say the word 'Jew' without spitting it
@Soridan3 жыл бұрын
Clarence's parting words, "Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends." is a very powerful line and a great lesson from this classic.
@WinstonfieldQPP3 жыл бұрын
This is the part of the movie that always hits me the hardest. When the camera zooms in and you see those words... It's genius.
@redfordreddington88343 жыл бұрын
That’s debatable
@benwinter24203 жыл бұрын
Anyone that is able to dodge the arrows of mis fortune/fate . . is a winner & make no mistake . . all they have to do is breed
@Soridan3 жыл бұрын
@@redfordreddington8834 everything is debatable, change my mind.
@garethbattersby3 жыл бұрын
I have no friends... thanks Clarence you vicious bastard
@dramamole3 жыл бұрын
Mary is the true hero of this movie. It’s her idea to use the honeymoon money to save the business. She completely remodels the house almost completely on her own while raising four kids, it’s seeing her without him alone and sad that finally gets through to him, and she saves the day at the end by telling the town what’s happening and getting them to help. She’s the best, and I’m not just saying that because I played her in a production last year. I only add this because you didn’t mention her at all, but Mary truly is the reason he has as good of a life as he does. That being said George Bailey is such a wonderfully complex and well developed character and Jimmy Stewart’s performance really makes it the classic that it is
@BluartStack3 жыл бұрын
So much this. Watched it the other day and the whole time I'm thinking "Wow what an amazing wife and partner she was to him. That's the type of female I want in my life." True love right there. Those types seem hard to come by these days..
@bironjames99483 жыл бұрын
Seen as how this movie is old i wont point out your virtue signaling
@LaFlaneuse03 жыл бұрын
@@TheMythMaiden well said Ms Stayman
@DMF1212 жыл бұрын
@@TheMythMaiden 👏👏👏
@ThanksHermione2 жыл бұрын
I like to think that since WW2 was almost over, George used the raise he got at the end to take Mary on the honeymoon they missed out on. They've got loving friends and family who can care for the kids while they're away. He can use leftover money to help The Building and Loan be better. George can save for when or if his kids attend college too.
@lordtrinen22493 жыл бұрын
The part that hits hardest for me is one of the elements that drove him to suicide which is the loneliness and helplessness he felt over the missing money. He was 100% certain that all his friends, all the people he sacrificed for over the years, either couldn't or wouldn't help him. What drove him to crawl to Potter was the fear that the moment the missing money went public everyone would scream "Scandal!" and hang George out to dry without a backwards glance. This is a very genuine fear that resonates with me because it's one that I struggle with as well. As a kid I had the misfortune of experiencing George's fears become reality, in a way. Suffice to say, I hit some low points and my "friends" at the time didn't hesitate to double-cross me. Now as an adult I am haunted by the nagging doubt over whether my current friends will try to help me if I hit a crisis or abandon me. This is why the ending is so beautiful to me as everyone proves George wrong and rallies to him. My favorite bit is a comment Uncle Billy makes, saying that when they started recruiting people to gather money, they didn't even ask any questions. All it took was for them to say that George was in trouble to spur them into action. Such a beautiful movie...
@wearetomorrowspast.56173 жыл бұрын
Like me, when you were younger, you had shitty friends. Enjoy the friends you have now, you chose them. And they will respect you for that.
@LoserDestiny3 жыл бұрын
...which would totally happen in real life if it wasn't a cheesy Hollywood happy-end.
@thewkovacs3163 жыл бұрын
@@LoserDestiny look at the real savings and loan scandal.
@nhmooytis70583 жыл бұрын
I think he felt guilty for endangering the people who trusted him. People then cared about more than their own skin but Millenials who are totally self absorbed will never get that.
@Zeus-wl2pl3 жыл бұрын
@@nhmooytis7058 Sir, you got that right. People these days would have murdered Uncle Billy and sold his corpse to a medical facility for the $8000
@Garrus19953 жыл бұрын
Life can be hard, and no one asks for pain or disappointment. But everyone matters to someone, and we should try to remember that year round, not just at Christmas.
@SSingh-nr8qz3 жыл бұрын
I wish that was true. When you get old, you will understand what I mean. Its a bitter realization that comes with time.
@Hiraghm3 жыл бұрын
proof of this assertion?
@mattstorm65683 жыл бұрын
@@SSingh-nr8qz That is a sad reality, I'm only 45 but I do see lots of people with kids, gradkids, etc getting shoved in homes and forgotten, heck I'm only an uncle, what's in store for me?
@threethrushes3 жыл бұрын
@@SSingh-nr8qz Agreed. Success has many parents, but fail, and you fail alone. Watch how fast they run away. On Christmas Day 2015, I emigrated to a different country. Did not speak the language. Had no one with me. Just some cash, and my spirit. Five years later I am self-employed, running a growing business, and optimistic about the future. I still don't speak Czech.
@spudeleven51243 жыл бұрын
Well and simply put. We should all remember this simple truth and not forget that "Jesus is the reason for the season".
@rick381v69 Жыл бұрын
I'm now 56 and I "made" my children watch this movie every Christmas Eve since about 2000. Even though we'd gone from a VHS tape to colourised Blu Ray, I always find something enlightening every time I watch it. The Drinker often talks about pacing, and I find the pacing perfect in this film. Well, it's Christmas Eve here in Australia and it's now just my wife and I watching it and it's still a brilliant film. Happy Christmas everyone 🎄
@jny8498 Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you and your wife 🎄✨
@sp-lc1fy Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you as well. (Belated)
@oldgettingolderhopefully6997 Жыл бұрын
I stumbled across this on TV as a teenager, coming in at the bridge/suicide scene, and I was hooked. Took a year or two to catch it from the beginning to see it all. Truly a masterpiece of story-telling, with some of the best actors to ever grace a screen. It should bring a tear to every eye in Hollywould-if-they-could just to think how low they have sunk, even with all the technology at their fingertips.
@rogersmith7396 Жыл бұрын
Making kids do something always makes them love it.
@DoloresLehmann9 ай бұрын
@@oldgettingolderhopefully6997 The problem is that Hollywood has basically become Mr. Potter. I think they're mostly incapable of being truly moved by anything outside money and power.
@Saiyan_Goku3 жыл бұрын
Just thinking about the story made me cry. Modern cinema can't compare.
@sammielovessophie95193 жыл бұрын
Modern cinema is on life support and going hard and fast down the drain.
@redfordreddington88343 жыл бұрын
Of course it can, but you’re hung up on nostalgia.
@alamalam55943 жыл бұрын
@@redfordreddington8834 Now Christmas Film is full of teenager drama and unnesesary of love story. Like Princess Switch 2 and the other
@Saiyan_Goku3 жыл бұрын
@@redfordreddington8834 ok, list some movies made since the 90's that can actually draw real emotions just by thought. I'll wait.
@yourstruly48173 жыл бұрын
KZbin says: "Every time a Drinker drinks, an angel gets his wings."
@FatNorthernBigot3 жыл бұрын
That's a lot of wings.
@OMAHA163 жыл бұрын
@@FatNorthernBigot Lol
@BigALBoomer3 жыл бұрын
That's right. That's right. Adaboy Drinker. 😉
@piotrd.48503 жыл бұрын
.... and some hot beauty somewhere looses virginity ;)
@jaxkommish3 жыл бұрын
The Lord said he could call 12 legions of angels. And that WAS before the Drinker got started!
@Zlorthishen3 жыл бұрын
>someone mentions "Its a Wonderful Life" >i start crying like a child
@FLBoyCanScrap2 жыл бұрын
Don't we all.
@patrickkinnear86252 жыл бұрын
>green text
@unknownvagrant68513 жыл бұрын
This is by far the drinker's kindest "go away" I've ever heard. It's a Christmas miracle!
@spudeleven51243 жыл бұрын
LOL
@snapeinvader3 жыл бұрын
Imagine if he ended with "...Go home now."
@latt.qcd92213 жыл бұрын
I was half expecting him to say "please" at the end.
@garyharding20123 жыл бұрын
well done my friend ....merry christmas
@justincicconi7592 жыл бұрын
@SnapeInvader11 They’re waiting for you.
@nealsterling81513 жыл бұрын
I wish they could make Movies like this again. Not overly Stupid, cynical or political, just honest and genuinely opitmistic movies that do not make you want to kill yourself. Man, we really need that kind of Movies these days.
@jonbaxter22543 жыл бұрын
It is just, simply put, a great film. No fluff, no extra dialogue the director wanted to lecture on. Just a classic film with a great message.
@winterknight43073 жыл бұрын
Maybe one day but not today, not tomorrow or the next year, but one day hopefully..
@sfappetrupavelandrei3 жыл бұрын
Actually there are still these kind of movies. For example, some movies I recently watched: Flipped - kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2O2mIqmeb6dotE No reservations - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4GxhYSimMeBd6s Bumblebee - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHKsiWRoe5tsa5o Alphas - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3rbn4efaaygedE Chef - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHfCo4yEqtWDrck Try watching them.
@kz3dart3 жыл бұрын
Pls delete that comment , i really don't want some alphabet director take this too serious and we get female version like ghost busters
@MK0042003 жыл бұрын
@@kz3dart Don't worry, they'd have to watch this first, and they usually don't leave their bubble.
@TomDestry3 жыл бұрын
"If it doesn't bring a tear to your eye, then I suspect movies really aren't your thing" I've been sobbing for the last five minutes!
@culmo803 жыл бұрын
This movie has even more depth when you know the backstory of both Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart. Both men were quite successful in Hollywood before the war. And both men joined the war of their own volition. Stewart, by 1942, could have been exempt due to his age as well as his physical fitness, but he was an honor-driven man. He repeatedly tried to enlist even when his own studio went behind his back and worked against him. But Stewart, already a licensed pilot, got into the Army Air Corps. At first, they planned to just use him making propaganda or instructional films, but Stewart wouldn't have it. He wanted to serve. He eventually got into a combat unit and was stationed in the UK flying B-24s. And he was a good officer, rising to operations officer. The war took a toll on him, though. He almost certainly had what we now call PTSD. While flying bombers may not sound all that stressful (if you don't know much about it), it really was horrific. Long hours flying in below-zero temperatures, faced with the ever-present threat of enemy fighters and anti-aircraft artillery (flak), not to mention the fact that you're carrying several thousand pounds of high explosives. Do that twenty or thirty times and it will change you. There are pictures that compare Stewart from when he enlisted in 1945 and when he returned home in 1945 ... it was only 3 years but he aged 20. Anyway, Frank Capra was heavily involved in producing films for the war effort. He devoted himself to the "Why We Fight" series and others. After the war, both Capra and Stewart were considered has-beens. Neither could really get good work. Unlike most of the Hollywood people, both men had seen plenty of war and so they wanted nothing to do with making war pictures anymore. "It's a Wonderful Life" was a healing film for both men. Stewart remained in the Army Air Force as a reservist and later in the Air Force ... he'd retire as a Brigadier General. And he definitely flew at least one combat mission in Vietnam.
@piotrd.48503 жыл бұрын
Almost remainds history of "Sink The Bismarck!" (1960) - to quote: [..] Esmond Knight as Captain Leach of HMS Prince of Wales. (Knight served as a gunnery officer on board Prince of Wales, and was seriously injured and blinded during the battle with Bismarck.) [..]
@alcoholandfun2433 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info 👍
@lt.pickle62083 жыл бұрын
Reminds me a lil bit of the first captain America movie
@brainiac.computer3 жыл бұрын
“After the war, both Capra and Stewart were considered has-beens...” Me: ...THEY WILLINGLY SERVED IN THE WAR! If that isn’t honorable, then Hollywood has no hon- *oh wait*
@Poppadop12 жыл бұрын
@@brainiac.computer Ever heard of American Major General Smedley Butler or his book, _"War is a Racket"?_ He wrote, *“I spent 33 years and four months in active military service...* And during that period *I spent more of my time being **_a high-class muscle man for Big Business,_* for Wall Street and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, *a gangster for capitalism."* General Butler warned us about this in *_1935,_* kept warning us when WW2 started, and did not stop warning us until his death in 1940. The good general was dead just _four months_ before the McCollum Memo, and its detailed explanation on how to provoke Japan into attacking the US (through aggressive military maneuvers and crippling sanctions), was released. The honor of fighting in these wars has been dubious long before rhetoric like "Iraq has weapons of mass destruction."
@arcata313 жыл бұрын
When men can cry: their mother's passing, their spouse's passing, and watching It's a Wonderful Life. From one broken man to another, Merry Christmas Jimmy S.
@AlanWattResistance3 жыл бұрын
And when he gets kicked in the balls.
@TheKing-qz9wd3 жыл бұрын
Personally: When your eyes are plucked, when you lament unto God, when a song moves your very spirit in euphoria.
@frug56293 жыл бұрын
@Ross Outdoors Nothing quite like a firm chorus-line style nad kicking from life to toughen your ass up.
@benwinter24203 жыл бұрын
Honourable survivable to an old age is a middle finger up to fortune . . which has't been so kind in past
@jackofalltrades61293 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, old sport.
@davidjacobson5431 Жыл бұрын
This movie hits me deeper and deeper as I age, not only with the story, but the acting and filming. I notice more with the story each time, like the uncle used to drive me nuts with his silly finger strings, weird animals, and so on. Then we get a hint at his character when George's life starts to collapse: He's actually a widower, who hasn't even entered rooms in his own house since his wife passed, and gets comforted by those animals. I can't be mad at him anymore. I feel sad. George and his wife, turning down money for goodness multiple times, and you don't pick up on all of the moments at once, but over time. And you realize that it's his wife's support that has helped him do the right thing over the years. Through the downs, she has helped bring him back up. George is able to press on, until he loses all hope and his wife (faintly) doesn't show support (because she doesn't support his current actions, but she still supports George). But it's the moment, in his extremely sensitive and vulnerable state, where George begins actually consider giving up. What was first perceived as somewhat over acting, I now see it as more pure, terrific acting. James Stewart was terrific. And what's even better, they used filming to compliment the scenes. The initial look at the bank run and him running against the crowd... George running at the camera realizing that he actually doesn't exist anymore... the bar scene... him attempting to leave the bank and loan before the board says he needs to take over... such simple filming moments that embrace the moment just as much as the actors: not any more, not any less, just right. I used to only cry at the end. Now I cry at the pharmacist scene. At the phone call scene. At the bar scene. When he first comes home to his family before he considers suicide, and watching his slow, emotional breakdown with the angel. Simple. No fluff. Just a simple, great story, with simple, great filming, with simple, great acting, with simple and affective effects. This one hits me.
@Nerinabell9 ай бұрын
Great comment!
@benstafford82067 ай бұрын
My theory is Uncle Billy has severe undiagnosed ADHD, which leads to his eccentric hobbies and forgetfulness. His whole experience losing the money, retracing his steps, tearing his office apart, and getting yelled at and breaking down afterward is honestly too relatable as an ADHDer.
@MaxwellAerialPhotography3 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: This was Jimmy Stewart’s first movie role after coming back from bombing the shit out of Nazi Germany for over two years. By 1946 Jimmy Stewart had risen from Private to Colonel in the US Army Air Force; commanded a bomber group; flown over 20 combat missions including many that he did not have to go on; received a chest full of medals including the Croix de Guerre and Distinguished Service Medal; and was respected by men and officers alike for his cool and friendly demeanour, skill both in piloting and command, and fairness and generosity. All around Jimmy Stewart is one the most badass, kindest, and genuinely good people in Hollywood history.
@dswynne3 жыл бұрын
Same with the actor Christopher Lee, who was even more "badass" than Stewart, having served in the SAS during the war, even though he started out as a RAF pilot. In fact, story goes that Lee had advised the movie director Peter Jackson on the finer details of killing people for authenticity.
@MaxwellAerialPhotography3 жыл бұрын
DSWynne Christopher Lee was truly an incredible man. Who else could make a metal album in their 80’s? Also if I recall correctly that story about Lee and Jackson was specifically about what a person getting stabbed sounds like. Which is just about the most terrifying and hardcore thing ever. Also he was SOE not SAS, which is even more badass.
@sarasunshinemt44443 жыл бұрын
The fact that he was that badass, yet still a good man and a true gentleman really hits home that they don't make them like that anymore.
@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty73033 жыл бұрын
@@MaxwellAerialPhotography Yep, PJ relates it in his commentary for ROTK, extended cut, during the Orthanc stabbing scene.
@tikitavi71203 жыл бұрын
He was top notch.
@EdgarFriendlysCivicsTeacher3 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Stewart was a fucking legend. This movie is saturated in humanity, and will hit home for many of us in a way modern cinema can't or won't. Absolutely amazing movie. Jimmy Stewart was contesting with his wartime experiences, and when you watch him break it's from a man that has really been to the edge. Ironically, the villain of the movie provided significant moral support for Jimmy who was disillusioned with acting after returning from war.
@solarsailer41663 жыл бұрын
Love this film so much. It really gets depression and the performances are spectacular.
@theduxabides92743 жыл бұрын
When he was interviewed by the BBC for the World At War documentary in the seventies, he asked that his intro label on screen should read "James Stewart, Bomber Commander," because of his service.
@roadglide17453 жыл бұрын
Well said sir. Perhaps he was suffering from what is now called PTSD. Bomber crews witnessed some of worst horrors of war, watching comrades in arms falling out of sky in flames and not a damn thing you can do to help. Moms oldest sister dated Jimmy for brief time, They lived in same town of Indiana Pa. Wonder what her life might have been had they continued the relationship.
@solarsailer41663 жыл бұрын
@@roadglide1745 Wow. Yeah, my grandfather was RAF. He lived through the war, but many of his fellow officers did not. Going down in flames is not a nice way to go. Those men were unbelievably brave.
@theduxabides92743 жыл бұрын
@@roadglide1745 He remained on the Air Force reserve and held general's rank at one point, even did some short tours in Korea and Vietnam I believe. I gather he viewed his service with a mix of pain and pride, pride at his having served and gotten to know so many brave men, and pain from having known and doubtless watched so many lose their lives, or suffer mental and physical scars. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg were supposed to have been working on a series about the 8th Air Force, in the vein of The Pacific and Band of Brothers, over the past few years. I hope it gets made someday
@iasimov5960 Жыл бұрын
The local theater had It's a Wonderful Life this week with three showings. All showings were sold out.
@biltrex3 жыл бұрын
There’s so much honest emotion in this film that watching someone’s reaction to it would be a reasonable substitute for a Voight-Kampff test. And a psychopath test, too.
@TH3F4LC0Nx3 жыл бұрын
True. Like, if you don't get stirred at least a little by this movie, you're more than likely a danger to others.
@christopherdodds60023 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Stewart had been a Bomber Pilot with the 8th Air Force, he apparently channelled his PTSD into his performance. A genuine hero.
@Hiraghm3 жыл бұрын
So the myth has been generated. Next you'll be telling me that Jack Palance had PTSD and channeled it in his performance in "Shane" and that Sir Christopher Lee had PTSD from his wartime experiences which he channeled in to Saruman.
@mikeherbert71193 жыл бұрын
@@Hiraghm Stewart's wartime actions - including piloting multiple high-risk bombing missions over Germany - are no myth, but factual and well-documented history. After the war, Stewart decided to retire from acting, and to run his family's tiny store before Capra convinced him to star in this film. By all accounts, Stewart was suffering from fairly-severe PTSD at this time. His depression, rage and self-loathing (that is very obviously displayed in this film) was not a performance, but an expression of his true feelings after experiencing the horror of the second world war. Bear in mind that Stewart was always an empathetic man, and experiencing the death of his friends in the Air Force, as well as his guilt for flying bombing missions over Germany (which certainly killed many, many Germans) affected him deeply. Fun fact: Jimmy Stewart was so dedicated to joining the military to contribute to the war effort that he hired a personal fitness trainer to gain weight in order to meet the military's minimum weight requirement for enlistment. Stewart volunteered and hoped to be enlisted several times before this, but was rejected because his weight was below the minimum requirement of the armed forces. Jimmy Stewart was a TRUE f*cking hero, and not a Hollywood hero like John wayne. He piloted numerous missions over Germany during WW2, and is perhaps the greatest American hero of all time.
@donaldtusk26783 жыл бұрын
@@Hiraghm well he used his knowledge of stabbings to portray Sarumans death more accurately
@food_toobs83333 жыл бұрын
@@donaldtusk2678 that whole behind the scenes clip of him explaining what a man sounds like when he’s being stabbed to Peter Jackson, and Jackson’s reaction to Lee’s nonchalant attitude, is absolutely hilarious to me. Then again, the more you learn about Lee and his life, the more I’d want to see an entire miniseries dedicated to it, or at least a highly dedicated biography (I’d say autobiography, but It seemed like Lee didn’t like to talk about himself as much as he’d rather learn about others, but that’s just my opinion)
@haitolawrence59863 жыл бұрын
@ Stewart was definitely heroic. No need to crap on the Duke and the Gipper though. 😏
@kwonbm3 жыл бұрын
I watched this movie for the first time this year's christmas. I knew it was a christmas classic but never watched it because I thought it was some cheesy old movie. When I finally got to see it, I thought it was the best movie I've watched in 2020. Tearing up again watching this video man. God bless you all.
@mattfinleylive3 жыл бұрын
It's truly an incredible movie and premise. Merry Christmas , and a happy New Year!!
@cameronriddle_WCS Жыл бұрын
I watched it for the first time last year (2021), too. I hadn’t sobbed that hard and that deeply in… well, I’m not sure how long. It’s easily an awakening that I needed watching this film to help me onto the right path. After I watched this, I applied to a faraway out of state school for my doctorate. And they accepted me. Without this movie, I don’t think I would’ve made the move and believed in myself and the power I have to help people ❤
@deadheadwsp705 Жыл бұрын
I was the same way when I was younger. My parents always watched it but I was never interested because it was in black and white. Finally watched it with them about 5-6 years ago and it’s now one of my favorite movies, and definitely my favorite Christmas movie. In fact, I even insisted we watch it this year when they wanted to watch something else. Of course, after the movie they were glad they did
@Valen-xu2wy3 жыл бұрын
The ear slapping. The day he became an adult, and saved Mr Gower,s life.
@AtomicBabel3 жыл бұрын
He saved the person who the meds were for and Mr. Gower in one action
@AtomicBabel3 жыл бұрын
In so many ways that slapping would later take his manhood and perhaps the last chance to fulfill his dreams. The slapping is what caused his bad ear, which in turn made him unfit for military service in the war. No D-Day, no Remagen Bridge, no gold wings and ironically no bomber missions over Europe. IMO the military service would have given George Bailey his opportunity to go out into the world and build those bridges and dams and railroads and airports that he dreamt of doing. Pardon if this comment may hijack this thread, all I want to do is to share this with you.
@pjshutout34803 жыл бұрын
@@AtomicBabel The bad ear was caused an infection, not the slap.
@AtomicBabel3 жыл бұрын
@@pjshutout3480 thanks, looking forward to watching it again.
@bryanneideffer63683 жыл бұрын
Says a lot that most would rather watch this Christmas masterpiece than almost 85% of the Garbage givin us in our day!
@fkaiba943 жыл бұрын
Yes sir
@Garrus19953 жыл бұрын
A good film lives far beyond its release date. Most of the crap that comes out today is forgotten within days.
@lonniemeredith43703 жыл бұрын
But, Kirk Cameron saved xmas!
@mattstorm65683 жыл бұрын
@@lonniemeredith4370 It's Christmas.
@ignatiuszoo3 жыл бұрын
See also: the 2019 BBC version of "A Christmas Carol," a 3-hour slog of bleakness and depravity designed exactly for everyone who f'n' hates Christmas.
@ihaveterriblerolls9531 Жыл бұрын
I know Christmas is passed and the video is years old at this point but, fuck it. I had the pleasure of seeing this movie for the first time at my local theatre this Christmas with my mother who also had managed to never see it in six and a half decades of life. This was exactly the movie I needed to see after the year I had. Miserable work, watching dad relapse into using drugs again after surgery, watching my friends get married while I can't even get a date, losing a good majority of my other friends, failing at my college major courses for a third semester despite my best efforts. It really had me down and considering doing the worst to myself. But after seeing this movie I was incredibly moved, and I walked out of the theater with the same lesson George got and I had a new perspective on life and a new appreciation for what I have as opposed to what I missed out on. When we got outside my mother, and I hugged and said we loved each other. It was a magical experience that I was very lucky to have and will never forget.
@Agooo13431 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Your life matters
@jerryrohr50969 ай бұрын
Keep this important story going. How are you today? What’s going on for you? I want you to succeed. I’ll pray for you.
@DoloresLehmann9 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you didn't put your dark thoughts into action. I've been there, too. Several times. Fuck, I'm crying now. I can tell you that it's always worth going on and trying again. You're still so young, you have so many time ahead of you to turn things around. Success is not what society tells us. Otherwise, Mr. Potter would be the most successful man in this movie.
@scribbles14243 жыл бұрын
A movie based around self reflection, appreciation, friends, humility and love of not only yourself but family isn't something that's beloved in our woke society that tells us these things are evil.
@MichaelBrown-rg8oi3 жыл бұрын
Damn...
@fredbearreacts84933 жыл бұрын
Humbug...what is Christmas but a poor excuse to pick a man's pockets.
@russelldodd60873 жыл бұрын
Where on Earth have you read that is evil? Your Daily Mail perhaps?
@TheBelrick3 жыл бұрын
@@russelldodd6087 Hi, are you new on earth? if so you are lucky, just keep your head down and stay away of MSM and you wont hear their version of what is evil.
@scribbles14243 жыл бұрын
@@russelldodd6087 Avoid twitter, modern academia and msm stuff like the guardian. They think this stuff is evil.
@magnificus85813 жыл бұрын
This is one of the 9 movies a man is allowed to cry when watching every time
@AnnoyingMoose3 жыл бұрын
What are the other 8??
@magnificus85813 жыл бұрын
@@AnnoyingMoose the list changes person to person, but these are constants: Glory Toy Story 3 Old Yeller Up Saving Private Ryan The Dirty Dozen Rudy The Green Mile
@Laneous143 жыл бұрын
@@AnnoyingMoose I'm going to say: Field of Dreams Old Yeller Shane Turner and Hooch Rudy Lord of the Rings Remember the Titans And if you don't cry at the little girl's tearful speech in Man From Nowhere then you have no heart.
@AnnoyingMoose3 жыл бұрын
@@magnificus8581 I completely agree with Toy Story 3, Old Yeller, and especially UP. I watched Up with my wife after we had our 3rd miscarriage and after she herself died Dec. 3, 2016 even the thought of the opening montage starts to bring a tear to my eye.
@Laneous143 жыл бұрын
@@snarf4058 You laugh but I could 100% see Michael Bay or Zach Snyder making that movie.
@docisin75 Жыл бұрын
My all time favourite movie. There is nothing in modern cinema that comes even close to this.
@vonBottorff Жыл бұрын
Try the 2011 _Jane Eyre_ (Mia Wasikowska) which is as good as a modern film can be.
@lonelocustoftheapocalypse3700 Жыл бұрын
Agree completely on the modern cinema comment. I think part of it is that, unlike today, those older movies had to tread REALLY carefully when they took their main characters to really dark mental and emotional places. They needed the audience to actually invest in what they were seeing, not just getting popcorn-entertainment value out of it. My personal favorite of all time is "Casablanca," where Bogart masks his depression and sense of rejection by Ilsa, and actually the entire Western world (as he can't ever go back to the States for unclear reasons), in a facade of absolute neutrality and light quippy sarcasm - and is smart enough to never touch alcohol, as it removes the filter between his brain and his mouth. When he finally DOES get drunk after Ilsa reappears in his life, we REALLY see the depths of bitterness, ugliness and anger festering in his soul. And the filmmakers trust the audience to connect those dots and realize he's much worse off than we're even seeing, as the scene is short. It hits HARD because they had to write carefully and avoid certain concepts at the time, but trusted the audience enough to do some work to appreciate everything. So...when he's redeemed (mostly, anyway) at the end of the film, the audience is fully on board and emotionally investment in that redemption. Today, it's easy for filmmakers to show literally anything on-screen. But that means they don't have to make the audience think for the reward anymore. It's often just a sound-and-light show. Sure, there are good movies being today, but I can't think of a single truly great one. Some are thought-provoking (just off the top of my head, I think "The Truman Show" is very underrated in that regard), but they don't hit that "great" category.
@domaddeo401 Жыл бұрын
Indeed - even scenes that would probably not work anywhere else work to perfection in IAWL.
@hiredgun7996 Жыл бұрын
@@lonelocustoftheapocalypse3700 Looks like I'm in the right place. While I've always maintained that "It's a Wonderful Life" as my favorite film, I recently had the pleasure to see Casablanca on the silver screen. I was reminded why Casablanca is in my top 5 of all time. And I know what you're talking about with Rick and the scene where he gets drunk. The look on Bogart's face is amazing to the point I've tried to find a print of that very scene/moment.
@thetribalist6923 Жыл бұрын
@@hiredgun7996 man, Casablanca and It’s a Wonderful Life are both in my top three movies. I tell ya, you guys are alright. Let me know if you want to start a movie club ha ha
@carlrood44573 жыл бұрын
One of the nice touches is when George, anxious to leave for college, is talking with his father who points out that working in the Building and Loan and helping people realize their simple dreams is as worthwhile as all the big plans George has. He doesn't listen at the time, but the movie's message is spelled out right there. Through the course of the movie, we do see George take joy in his smaller accomplishments as they happen, but then he'll get reminded of his big dreams.
@benwinter24203 жыл бұрын
Individuals should be granted a plot of land without loans if they spend time in honest defence of their land . . the current banker Crown system triple dips into the serfs pocket & leaves them owing the company store . . the property they 'mortgage/death grip' is never owned outright due to if land tax's/council rates / lease hold fee's actual (for efficient tax/theft purpose's) etc . . not paid = confiscation of the plot eventual with caveat's etc . . the triple dip is they still expect you to get your head shot off in the military for one of their grand money making schemes oversea's
@oliversmith92003 жыл бұрын
Yes, I think fellow like George and his Pop, those not sociopathically selfish enough to bleed people without conscience have had the disadvantage in today's business world outcomes... At least where I live, I can tell about that.
@spatulasnout3 жыл бұрын
@@benwinter2420 Agreed in sentiment; but plots of land can't scale. That's why our population centers live vertically.(Difficult problem to solve.)
@benwinter24203 жыл бұрын
@@spatulasnout The Vietnam conflict was all about the control of the south China sea's oilfields . . current dispute now
@benwinter24203 жыл бұрын
@@spatulasnout Cities & flats & units . . strata titles etc. . it's your business if you want to mire yourself in their world . . physical land itself is not in short supply . . worked around Oz on drillrigs & lived big myself outback , land itself is needed to attempt to farm & be self sufficient from the vampires . . those terms mean hardship but potential survival . . property in cities & flats & units etc . . should only be owned for investment purposes as in renting to those that work there . . never live in' a flat owned unless on deathbed
@Anarckitty833 жыл бұрын
I wasn't the biggest fan of this movie when I was a child, and I remember being so annoyed with my parents watching it once a year at Christmas. As I grew older, I became more and more fond of the movie. My father passed away in 2010, and every year since then I have watched this with my own family as it has grown over the years. George Bailey's character always reminded me of my father. He always did what needed to be done, even when it was hard and I don't think he realized how many lives he touched and made better while he was alive. This is now my favorite movie. Thank you for talking about it and bringing all the attention to it that it deserves.
@drawapretzel60033 жыл бұрын
Fact of the matter is, the issues adults face arent obvious to kids, and when your main concerns in life change from whatever makes you have fun, or whatever homework you have, to taking care of all those around you, the relatable story of a man worth more dead than alive goes to show the sacrifices men, and adults in general, make in our lives so we all can live happy in ignorant bliss. When youre a kid.. its a funny fairly odd parents skit. When youre an adult... its a reality oh too true.
@MegaDcmp3 жыл бұрын
I've appreciated it since I first became aware of it in the early 80s. I was a little reserved the first time I sat down to watch the colorized version, but I immediately found I can appreciate that version too. Though the nostalgia factor of the black and white has always been the best for me; it makes me feel like I was alive then and can almost 'remember' it. Some years I'm not all that interested in sitting down to watch it, but then every time I do I get pulled in.
@hbleblanc2053 жыл бұрын
Best line in the whole movie: *"To my big brother George, the richest man in town"*
@christopherlyons49233 жыл бұрын
As a jaded middle aged man, I cry once a year watching this movie
@pwareham613 жыл бұрын
I feel your pain
@jaimerodriguez86123 жыл бұрын
It's a Wonderful Life isn't a Christmas movie, it's THE Christmas movie.
@TheTeethgrinder3 жыл бұрын
I see you, and raise you... It's THE movie
@s10Maniak3 жыл бұрын
John McClane would like to have a word with you, zir.
@MegaDcmp3 жыл бұрын
@@s10Maniak Just spoke with John McClane, and he concurs: It is in fact THE Christmas movie.
@Zeus-wl2pl3 жыл бұрын
Haven’t missed it in 50 years. Classic. Jimmy Stewart was a incredible actor, as well as a war hero.
@jessicageerligs3393 жыл бұрын
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol starring Alistair Sim is THE Christmas movie. Wonderful Life close 2nd. Christmas Vacation strong 3rd....followed by Elf.
@VirginiaRican Жыл бұрын
Stewart had PTSD from his service in WWII. Some of the emotional scenes were more real than him just being a good actor.
@kyleinthought Жыл бұрын
Like the drinker said… earned.
@DavidLeBlanc Жыл бұрын
IIRC Stewart was on the bombing mission that set Dresden on fire, unintentionally. Now it's shrugged off as the misfortunes of war, but a lot of innocent people were killed, horribly. That haunted him for the rest of life and he used the angst to give his roles and an intensity and passion he didn't have previously.
@daniel8181 Жыл бұрын
@@DavidLeBlanc Thats horrible. Even worse to know there are people now who cheer for that disgusting operation.
@AlexKS199210 ай бұрын
@@daniel8181You don’t hear anything about the bombing of the UK, Poland or the mass murder committed by the Nazis. Nazis have no right to complain about “war crimes” because they started it.
@demomanchaos3 жыл бұрын
FUN FACT: James Stewart was suffering from PTSD from his time in the Air Force during the war, which you can feel in the character.
@SSingh-nr8qz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the trivia. Makes me appreciate things more.
@thebeatnumber3 жыл бұрын
How is that a fun fact?
@anotherarmchairhistorian28313 жыл бұрын
@@thebeatnumber maybe not necessarily a "fun fact" but a very interesting one.
@Hiraghm3 жыл бұрын
proof please? You don't have to have PTSD to be desperate and suicidal. Doubly so to ACT desperate and suicidal.
@deralbtraumritter85733 жыл бұрын
He was an amazing actor. I forget his airport / plane movie, but Rear Window (?) was awesome. Like Christopher Reeves, he used himself, his body, mannerisms, ect etc for bringing that character to a new level. Like in Wonderful Life, he channels and converts that pain and suffering into an art form. He's not only an inspiration but should he a standard in Hollywood
@DTBluesreviews3 жыл бұрын
This movie shakes the rust off my crusty jaded heart even just your summary of the plot made me a little bit emotional this imo is THE Christmas movie
@paulware47013 жыл бұрын
A lot of the negative comment about this film down the years has focused on its being "sentimental". Watch it again. It isn't sentimental in the least. It's optimistic. But it also has a firm grasp on real human nature. George's breakdown is painfully real because for a brief moment he stops being heroic and becomes his own worst nightmare. Stewart was the perfect choice for the part and I think it's his best performance ever. Thanks, Drinker.
@ColoradoStreaming2 жыл бұрын
There are so many moments that movie that are almost too real. Like when he has a nightmare day at work and comes home and his kids are playing in their innocence and as much as he tries he just cannot reconcile the horrible reality he faces in the adult world with the play of his own children.
@BillPeschel Жыл бұрын
I think it becomes received wisdom that it's a sentimental movie, from people who have never watched it. It's like the critics who complained that "Red Dawn" was a pro-American gung-ho movie. Sure, it had some of that. But it was a freakin' tragedy of kids who sacrificed themselves before they should have, who never knew if their sacrifice was worth it.
@NmyLogan3 жыл бұрын
My father tortured me with this film every Christmas growing up. I dreaded the near 3hr(at least it felt like 3hrs) it would take to watch the film. I would do my best to keep myself occupied while it played because I was a kid and just didn't care about black and white films. I'm 30 yrs old now and I absolutely love that my father made me watch this film as now that I am an adult I can truly appreciate its meaning and worth. I understand my father clearer than I ever could back then and have watched it with him every single year. I tear up every time I see the ending. every. time. it is truly a classic and I'm glad it bombed when it released as now it is synonymous with the Christmas season and others can view it without great issue. It showed me what it means to be a truly selfless person. Thanks for posting this, Drinker, cheers.
@lars1701again3 жыл бұрын
I have been trying to get my kids to watch with me every Christmas like your Father but kids being kids now days a black and white (god i'll go medieval on them if they colorize it) just doesn't appeal to the CGI generation :(
@mgeiger23413 жыл бұрын
Ted Turner: Black and white you say? I can fix that.
@ab5olut3zero953 жыл бұрын
@@lars1701again it’s colorized in the Amazon release. Honestly, it’s not terrible in color.
@Vartholomeos.3 жыл бұрын
This is NOT one of the best Christmas movies ever, its one of the best MOVIES of all time period, whatever season!! But of course, I and the majority of good movie fans enjoy it at Christmas. Seen it at least 40 plus times, and it never gets old. I introduced it to my children and now its a part of their Christams traditions to watch this on Christmas eve every year. One of the closest movies to perfection in cinema history. Once again looking forward to watchig it on Christmas eve. Oh, donot make the mistake and watch the colorized version, stick to pure and beautiful B&W! Merry Christmas Drinker!
@spacedinosaur87333 жыл бұрын
My favorite Christmas movies are A Christmas Carol (1999) staring Sir Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge. & Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006) & Arthur Christmas (2011). Though I might have to add Klaus (2019) to that list
@baileybrinker5935 Жыл бұрын
I’m named after George Bailey because my parents love his character so much. A truly perfect movie.
@Jhayzer0213 жыл бұрын
When a 1940's movie had more depth than most movies today.
@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj94573 жыл бұрын
That could be due to various reasons, like for example, media was lot more controlled back then compared to now. And nowdays businessmen being good-old businessmen, trying to profit from LGBTQ popularity and get positive reception from media.
@Luca-bv5ic3 жыл бұрын
you must be watching very shallow movies. Not saying it's a wonderful life doesn't have depth, but so do plenty of modern movies.
@Jhayzer0213 жыл бұрын
@@Luca-bv5ic You're just assuming, I watched good and great modern movies that had depth with great storyline, I just made an example don't get too serious about it.
@Jhayzer0213 жыл бұрын
@@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457 Yup that is why some viewers or movie goers hated it because it feel force which is true.
@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj94573 жыл бұрын
@Haven Yeah, I mean nobody thinks that people who likes to shove politics down our throat and cooperatives makes for the most best the storytellers out there. But that former example only applies to political propagandists.
@r4ng3rd3thr0w3 жыл бұрын
That was the most caring 'go away now' I've ever heard.
@whitworth5s2483 жыл бұрын
Someone should do a supercut of all of Drinker's "Go away now"s
@nicholastotoro7721 Жыл бұрын
The story is actually set (sort of) in Western NY. Bedford Falls is inspired by Seneca Falls, NY.
@Jerry_Fried3 жыл бұрын
To me, Donna Reed in this movie is a feminine ideal.
@darinstgeorge3 жыл бұрын
100% agreed my friend!
@ronbridges39333 жыл бұрын
I read an essay once which made that point very well.
@exhaustguy3 жыл бұрын
To the point that she became a mousy spinster because Jimmy Stewart's character wasn't there to marry her. Probably not the most impowering woman movie ever made. Hard to imagine Donna Reed as a mousy spinster. Maybe there was more backstory to be revealed that led her to that point (the town going to hell and her being abused in some fashion?). Zemeckis borrowed heavily from this movie for Back to the Future II.
@steelerfreak19773 жыл бұрын
Yes sir!
@SawBlood453 жыл бұрын
Fantastic movie. Always tear up when the towns people pour into his home after scrambling money together and it just keeps getting better. His friend Sam messages from another country that an advance was authorized for George, and finally his brother shows up after flying through a blizzard to get there. It does seem that the movie has gotten more recognition and love over recent years, even a 4K blu ray release and its well deserved.
@glenmcl3 жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert!
@MegaDcmp3 жыл бұрын
@@glenmcl Nice!
@Narcil Жыл бұрын
I put this movie on for my kids one afternoon before Christmas last year. I hadn’t seen it in probably about 20 years, not since I was a teenager, and my memory of it was as a simple, feel-good Christmas movie. Seeing it for the first time as an adult with nearly grown children, I was absolutely blown away at how deep, how powerful, how incredible the movie is. Every scene works toward the conclusion and serves the story. It takes its audience seriously and doesn’t treat them like children. And anyone who has lived any amount of time as an adult can emphasize with George Bailey. And it’s so incredibly satisfying. It is a flat out amazing film.
@user-tz5uq2bt1s3 жыл бұрын
Our teacher had us watch this in school when I was a kid on the last day before Christmas Break. I loved it.
@efe_aydal3 жыл бұрын
"You see, if you didn't exist, your town would be full of bars and strip clubs. AND YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO."
@GyaruRespecter3 жыл бұрын
Hedonists take the L again, can we get an f in the chat boys
@Saint_nobody3 жыл бұрын
@@GyaruRespecter f
@craftpaint16443 жыл бұрын
Ha ha
@Chuby_ubesie3 жыл бұрын
I know that u are trying to be funny, but u really miss the point entirely.
@MichaelBrown-rg8oi3 жыл бұрын
@@Chuby_ubesie Come on just give us this one... We all know this movie is one of the greatest of all time Idk think you need to convince anyone lol
@Scud57423 жыл бұрын
Drinker, just watched this for the first time ever today. This movie brought me to tears and Jimmy Stewart was phenomenal. From the disappointment and sacrifices he made, his constant drive to help others, and his actions to try and do the right thing, it speaks volumes about him. seeing him breakdown, pray, and end holding his family with a smile when his friends pour in was such a great emotional payoff.
@Adorni3 жыл бұрын
That’s something I didn’t realize, actually- Potter tells George that he’s more valuable dead than alive, right? And while he’s obviously suffering a lot of psychological stress, is it at all possible that he rationalized his decision to jump as the last selfless act he’ll ever do? After all, it’d be hard to prove he died via self-termination, and even if you could, would that void his life insurance? He may have been thinking “at least I can help everyone, this way. At least they’ll have the money to pay for my mistake.” This is actually really sobering and depressing, but also moving :/ This movie really doesn’t get enough props.
@o00nemesis00o3 жыл бұрын
The policy was worth less than a tenth of the missing money. It's more that he had given up everything little by little until, to his perception, he was a broken failure 'better off dead'.
@exhaustguy3 жыл бұрын
@@o00nemesis00o Audits don't work that way as well. You just don't replace the money if you are caught (of course having the money replaced and giving up the uncle for his misfeasance works - the auditors at this point don't know that though).
@fredbearreacts84933 жыл бұрын
How? Insurance policy?
@alcoholandfun2433 жыл бұрын
@@o00nemesis00o I don't think so. It's worth $15,000 if he dies. But if he wants to simply cash it in, he'd only get $500. So, he's worth more dead.
@joshuasimmons29823 жыл бұрын
More often than not, those who suffer from depression and suicidal ideation have our logic twisted in such a profound way that we logically and rationally conclude that the ending of our life is in fact in the best interest of those around us. And so there is much to be said about those who attempt it as in their eyes, hearts, and minds, it is the most courageous act we can make.
@ranger512623 жыл бұрын
Those who down voted this..."Go Away Now"
@tootyfrooty76043 жыл бұрын
The movie has a "Straight White Male" in the lead Soyflakes can't handle that they even exist.
@darrenoconnell28913 жыл бұрын
The down votes are from the superficial movie critics of today that the Drinker mocked in this review.
@AtomicBabel3 жыл бұрын
It shows Clarence gifting a book written by Mark Twain! And Mark Twain used the N word in his writings! HOW DARE YOU
@gamer4everpr-yt8213 жыл бұрын
Seeing the drinker talk about movies hes passionate about brings a warm feeling to my heart.
@acairconditioning56663 жыл бұрын
i have never seen this movie, and i still teared up at the ending shown in the video. truly something i need to watch.
@joeastle25433 жыл бұрын
You honestly should give it a watch from start to finish. I don't often tear up at movies these days, but It's a Wonderful Life gives me the water works like a little kid being reunited with his long lost parents after years of separation and orphanages.
@BillMarion3 жыл бұрын
Give a watch. Turn the phone off, sit down with some popcorn, and enjoy.
@WinstonfieldQPP3 жыл бұрын
Another interesting thing about this movie is the fact that it doesn't feel the need to make old man Potter get some sort of comeuppance. It allows Potter to get away with what he did without feeling the need to cheapen George's story by shoehorning in a gotcha moment. Maybe the human heart years for some sort of closure knowing a skunk like Potter would get his due, but the important part of the story is George's redemption so it leaves Potter's story out of it. I can imagine a studio today would insist there be a scene showing Potter finally getting what's coming to him ... but I'm glad the actual movie lacks that.
@kiyashi853 жыл бұрын
Agree 100% It made the message of the movie that much stronger too. More often than not, people get away with hurting you, but revenge shouldn't be the end game. Focus on the love of friends and family and the strength they bring. Ironically, I can't think of a better revenge for Potter than to see an outpouring of love and respect from the community he so desires to dominate; which leads to another failed attempt to bring his nemesis down. He's left with the knowledge that no one would ever do that for him, and George's description of him was never more accurate.
@sunnyjim13553 жыл бұрын
The best way to get revenge on someone is to forget all about them and just get on with successfully building a better life for yourself - they will absolutely hate that.
@Jsssddfgffghshdhdhusjsjd3 жыл бұрын
He's so unimportant in the end that he doesn't even get an ending. I love that.
@ShroomKeppie3 жыл бұрын
He got his comeuppance in SNL's "Lost Ending to It's A Wonderful Life" . Awesome.
@2bobaf3 жыл бұрын
Well he is an old white heterosexual male so yeah a comeuppance would be written in today. Even if he is in a wheelchair.
@ElewIV Жыл бұрын
I'm a year late to this video, but not only is Drinker spot on with his analysis. I want to point out that his wife Mary is a great example of a feminine hero. She's George's rock and support through the entire film and is the one who put in motion the huge playoff at the end with the entire town.
@WaterFaucet243 жыл бұрын
Bert, the cop is my great grandmother’s uncle (Ward Bond). Pretty cool to be tied to this movie via relatives. And to think, Bert & Ernie in this movie would be inspiration to name a couple of Sesame Street puppets.
@ferulebezel2 жыл бұрын
The weren't. It's Just a coincidence.
@bradwilliams1691 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact - the bartender you see at 5:46 is an actor named Leonard Sheldon, and he was the inspiration for Leonard & Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory.
@stingray45403 жыл бұрын
“If it doesn’t bring a tear to your eye” damn, I can’t even watch your review of it without turning into a blubbering little girl.
@drawapretzel60033 жыл бұрын
me too, and im not even a girl!
@stingray45403 жыл бұрын
@@drawapretzel6003 neither am I.
@jamiemarchant26873 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen the movie and i cried.
@VideoInformation3 жыл бұрын
Same
@rods64053 жыл бұрын
yep he had me goin as well. I love these reviews
@donchristianmarkham73123 жыл бұрын
"All you can take with you is that which you've given away." -- Quote under Peter Bailey's picture. it summarized the feel and point of the entire movie George gave his future, his passions, his talent away for the sake of the people of the town. Drinker, you have given away a shit ton of great content, and we thank ye for it! Hats off to you, good sir!.
@PunkPencils3 жыл бұрын
My Dad made my brother and I watch this every..single..year. he said "You guys will love it when you're older." He was 100% right .
@mattclements19333 жыл бұрын
I never appreciated this movie until shortly after my dad died. A couple of weeks after the funeral, I stopped by to visit my mom and we sat by the fire not saying much of anything. Eventually, I asked mom if she wanted to watch a movie. She said yes, on the condition that it was something happy and uplifting. After a short thought, I suggested "It's a Wonderful Life" I'm seriously not even sure why. Watching it that night, I came to realize the similarities between George Bailey and my own father, who gave up his dreams in order to provide for my mom and us kids. That was last year and ever since, this movie has been amongst my very favorites. The Drinker did this movie right.
@CeeLiberty Жыл бұрын
As wonderful as Frederick March was in "The Best Years of our Lives" the Oscar, that year, belonged to Jimmy Stewart.
@jackiewheeler9202 Жыл бұрын
Another one of my favorites.
@thehumblegent3 жыл бұрын
The most perfect film I’ve ever seen. The moment when George gets thrown out of Nick’s bar and his face is inches away from the camera is one of the most heartbreaking scenes I’ve ever seen. Glorious. Peace and Love
@danielwagner64143 жыл бұрын
Watched it last weekend with my girlfriend who had never seen it before. She is now also a fan. It really is the best christmas movie.
@georgemckeon671026 күн бұрын
One of the rare “perfect” films. It’s remarkable that EVERY time I watch this film (Ive watched it at least 50 times) I still cry at the end.
@JE-zl6uy3 жыл бұрын
Never imagined to get some sentimental feelings from the drinker. Very nice!
@MundaneGray3 жыл бұрын
He only pretends to be a cynical, black-hearted bastard.
@SolaireGamingPT3 жыл бұрын
James Stewart was one of a kind! Brilliant actor!
@haitolawrence59863 жыл бұрын
He was the ultimate 'everyman'. Always very relatable on a basic human level.
@manjr3 жыл бұрын
Watch the scene on the train platform. The tight framing on Jimmy Stewart's face as he processes the full impact of Harry's marriage and new job is incredible. From shock to resignation to forced good humor - George Bailey can't help putting others first, even as his dreams are dying in front of his eyes.
@AnthonyVassallo3 жыл бұрын
One of the most amazing pieces of acting -- without a word being spoken. Never short change Jimmy Stewart.
@AZWings3 жыл бұрын
The great thing about older movies like "It's a Wonderful Life" is that they are sincere, genuine, and sentimental without crossing into schmaltzy or contrived the way most new holiday movies are. There isn't enough diversity in it, though. (sarcasm)
@canarynoir28743 жыл бұрын
Annie was the only woman of color....and Harry sexually harassed her! 🤫😉
@omarabe263 жыл бұрын
@@canarynoir2874 That's a big oof
@Ascyltos3 жыл бұрын
That's because we've become a world of consoomers, easily impressed by flashy special effects and excessive set pieces while not putting in the effort to have good acting and writing and character development. Basically, the whole of Hollywood is creatively bankrupt and insists on rewarming old ideas with irony and deconstruction. However the best deconstructions are also reconstructions as well - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang for instance. Starts by deconstructing the hard boiled detective story but then reconstructs it. The fact it's really well acted helps as well.
@AZWings3 жыл бұрын
@@Ascyltos But isn't the real problem the consumers themselves? Hollywood makes movies that it knows will make money. I think there are plenty of creative film makers out there, but the studio execs go with what they know the public wants.
@sallyjune4109 Жыл бұрын
Actually, Capra films always have a representative cross section of society. Set in upstate New York, it has obvious immigrants (Martini family) and all sorts of people: from cooks to taxi drivers to cops to teachers to bank presidents.
@MementoMorituri3 жыл бұрын
Drinker, you charismatic and erudite son of Bacchus, who knew you were such a softie at heart?😂👍 Merry Christmas sir!
@spudeleven51243 жыл бұрын
ROFL! Love these comments!
@christopherprose3881 Жыл бұрын
One of my top-5 favorite movies of all time. Still is after 50 years. You are right, this is a gem of a movie that has a timeless message and sober morality that is nearly extinct in Hollywood now. Yes, the woke crowd would never dare to make a film like this. They could never write a script that depicts God as existing and that he actually cares about his creation let alone a man that prays.
@joshuasterling21443 жыл бұрын
He ends up giving everybody else their dreams to include his wife who lives in the house she dreamed of having with him with their children. Even his closest relationship encapsulates his self sacrifice and love and in the end his search for meaning and significance in a world were he appeared to be a support character with no offensive stats.
@fredbearreacts84933 жыл бұрын
don't we all?
@kevinintheusa89843 жыл бұрын
"We don't need no characters in here to give the place atmosphere", is one of the greatest lines ever written.
@MegaDcmp3 жыл бұрын
I was always partial to 'get me! I'm givin' out wings!'
@rivards1 Жыл бұрын
There's a long dinner scene with George and his Dad and their maid Annie that never gets much attention, but the Dad is SUCH a great actor - everything about that scene is authentic and human. It's such a heavy conversation, and Annie is used perfectly to give it light.
@thetribalist6923 Жыл бұрын
“Did you hear that Annie??” “I heard it! It’s about time one of you lunkheads said it.”
@Nerinabell9 ай бұрын
That might be my favorite scene of the whole movie.
@DoloresLehmann9 ай бұрын
When my daughter (15) watched this scene earlier this year for the first time, she asked: "Is she black?" (She's not used to black-and-white movies, so she obviously wasn't sure about it.) When I said yes, she replied: "Then why are they so nice to her? I thought people back then were horrible to people of colour." I told her that there have always been nice people at all times who didn't care about such differences.
@rivards19 ай бұрын
@@DoloresLehmann It's a crime how kids get brainwashed at school
@Varg843 жыл бұрын
I'm cold hearted and dead inside. This movie still gets me every time.
@JFDSmit-rm6tw3 жыл бұрын
Maybe... ask God to let you live again?
@ShaunTheCHB3 жыл бұрын
I'm a Cold Hearted Bastard and this film let';s me feel for 2 hours. When it's over I go back to being dead inside. :)
@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj94573 жыл бұрын
@@JFDSmit-rm6tw Was that supposed to be a joke? Or are you being serious?