It’s a Wonderful Life
By John • Dec 31st, 2007 • Category: 4 Stars, Drama, Fantasy, RomanceIt’s a Wonderful Life (1946): An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would had been like if he never existed.I’ve had this movie for a long time, but I wanted to wait for the right moment to watch it. And this was it. I knew this was one of the best liked movies of all time, but I had no idea I would love it just as much as everybody else.
I’ve already said that I like life stories, and this was a little bit of that, depicting the life of George Bailey from a kid to a grown family man. Just like Clarence I got to know George, what he did for his family and friends, the way he sacrificed his dreams for them.
I thought James Stewart did a great job at depicting a man full of enthusiasm for life, but also responsible and completely unselfish. By the end he was totally hopeless and angry. So Stewart got to play a wide range of emotions.
However behind every great man there is a great woman, and Donna Reed as Mary did a good job. It is Mary that saved George numerous times, she stood by him through all the difficult times, she also sacrificed her comfort for George, because she loves him and she knows what a great man he is.
After Clarence appears and changes the world I felt so bad for George, but at the same time I knew that he would learn from this and go back to being himself.
I knew that things would resolve at the end, although I didn’t know exactly how. And usually I don’t like knowing the end, but in this case there was no other way this could have ended. Yes it’s a happy ending, it’s very Hollywood, but it’s also right.
This really is a great movie that lifted my spirits for the end of the year. I am glad I watched this during this time.
Rating: 4 Stars
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