Sitting down to watch It’s A Wonderful Life to kick off the holiday season is probably a tradition most families share. That was certainly the case in Cami’s household. They treat is as the pinnacle of holiday entertainment. Cami even has several books about the movie and its history.
And while I’m a big Jimmy Stewart fan, watching It’s A Wonderful Life at my house just wasn’t as big a deal. So, since being married to Cami almost 5 years ago, she has included me into her tradition. While I enjoy it, the film still raises questions for me.
Like most Frank Capra films, there are too many convenient twists in favor of the protagonist. Things end a little too neatly. What happens to these characters afterwards? There is no resolution…
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The one thing I don’t get about that movie is how utterly Bedford Falls goes to hell without Jimmy Stewart’s character.
I mean, brothels and booze and all his old friends turning into complete jerks? How could one man be so important?
And what does he do after he’s received this vision of an alternate reality?
Do you think he ever gets drunk and lets it slip, what he’s seen?
Oh, yeah? well, if I were you, I’d be thankful old George Bailey is around to make sure this town doesn’t turn into a festering hell hole!
I’ve seen what life would be like without me, Jake, and your daughter woulda grown up to be a Ten Cent Hooker!