Anyone else ever noticed that "It's a wonderful life" isn't

TheLeapist

...actually a christmas movie?

It happens to end on christmas, sure, but that isn't important to the plot really at all, plus 3/4 of the movie has absolutely nothing to do with christmas.

I think it's funny that it's hailed as one of the christmas greats because of this.

I still love it though and my family and I actually watch it every christmas eve right before bed.

foremant86

haha yup, i've always wondered why it's thought of as a christmas movie.

mmhenry28

I'm a kiwi I have never watched it

Contrarian

Yes.

yesthistime

Totally.

MrsCon40

I may be the only person in the world that intensely dislikes that movie. At least when it's on that's one less channel for me to consider!

karenjoy

Didn't think it was an Christmas film, but then in England Christmas means 'The Great Escape' and James Bond

CaptainGordo

This guy loves it.

I also love the SNL parody of the lost ending. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cydauwWSL_8

mazza2marilyn

mrscon40 BAH HUMBUG !! it's a great film

infamousmk

The Wham song "Last Christmas" isn't a Christmas song, either, but it's on like every holiday soundtrack out there.

MrsCon40

mrscon40 BAH HUMBUG !! it's a great film

That's your opinion. I have mine.

:flowerforyou:

Redladystl

YES!!!! Its my absolute favorite. I happen to think its the best movie ever written!!

Contrarian

I find it depressing. He doesn't get to do any of the things he wants with his life. It's just one big disappointment after another. It should have been called "None of Your Dreams Will Ever Come True, So Make the Best of It".

audigal2008

I have never seen this movie

TheLeapist

I find it depressing. He doesn't get to do any of the things he wants with his life. It's just one big disappointment after another. It should have been called "None of Your Dreams Will Ever Come True, So Make the Best of It".

But he does make the best of it and is able to be happy and see that he has done something grand with his life (ie affected all these people's lives for the better) which is exactly what he wanted, to do something big/important.

You obviously missed the whole point of the movie.

killagb

I find it depressing. He doesn't get to do any of the things he wants with his life. It's just one big disappointment after another. It should have been called "None of Your Dreams Will Ever Come True, So Make the Best of It".

But he does make the best of it and is able to be happy and see that he has done something grand with his life (ie affected all these people's lives for the better) which is exactly what he wanted, to do something big/important.

You obviously missed the whole point of the movie.

baisleac

I may be the only person in the world that intensely dislikes that movie. At least when it's on that's one less channel for me to consider!

You are NOT the only one that intensely dislikes that movie. I avoid it every year.

Contrarian

I find it depressing. He doesn't get to do any of the things he wants with his life. It's just one big disappointment after another. It should have been called "None of Your Dreams Will Ever Come True, So Make the Best of It".

But he does make the best of it and is able to be happy and see that he has done something grand with his life (ie affected all these people's lives for the better) which is exactly what he wanted, to do something big/important.

You obviously missed the whole point of the movie.

No. I didn't miss the point. I just think he would have many regrets for never having made his dreams come true. I think he would sometimes be sitting alone at night, wondering what might have been. I find it terribly sad.

Just_Dot

My husband couldn't believe I'd never seen it, so a couple years ago he made me watch it.







Hated it!
I couldn't stand Braveheart either...

infamousmk

I find it depressing. He doesn't get to do any of the things he wants with his life. It's just one big disappointment after another. It should have been called "None of Your Dreams Will Ever Come True, So Make the Best of It".

But he does make the best of it and is able to be happy and see that he has done something grand with his life (ie affected all these people's lives for the better) which is exactly what he wanted, to do something big/important.

You obviously missed the whole point of the movie.

It's still depressing though! He may have done *something* with his life (but one can argue that we all do), but he didn't do the things he wanted. That's a total buzzkill. I'm definitely a fan of making the best of what you've got, but nobody can argue that it's not always sunshine and rainbows when things don't go the way you want them to.

TheLeapist

No. I didn't miss the point. I just think he would have many regrets for never having made his dreams come true. I think he would sometimes be sitting alone at night, wondering what might have been. I find it terribly sad.

-Face palm-

The fact that you think that he would regret his life's direction goes to show that you clearly did miss the point.

ScotsLenny

Best movie ever, watch it from 1st dec through to xmas eve,,,, nothing to do with xmas for me it's just a good feel good movie

TheLeapist

It's still depressing though! He may have done *something* with his life (but one can argue that we all do), but he didn't do the things he wanted. That's a total buzzkill. I'm definitely a fan of making the best of what you've got, but nobody can argue that it's not always sunshine and rainbows when things don't go the way you want them to.

But he discovers/realizes that the things he's done/has are more important and significant and better than everything he ever thought he wanted. In other words, by the end of the movie he wouldn't trade his current life for the world much less what he thought he wanted when he was younger. Not at all depressing.

Okay I'm done explaining/defending the plot now. I promise. Haha.

CaptainGordo

No. I didn't miss the point. I just think he would have many regrets for never having made his dreams come true. I think he would sometimes be sitting alone at night, wondering what might have been. I find it terribly sad.

-Face palm-

The fact that you think that he would regret his life's direction goes to show that you clearly did miss the point.

The viewer's interpretation of how they see the situation can differ from the character's interpretation.

George may be content with life when he returns to reality, but perhaps a viewer might feel that he was slighted all those years, as he seemed to get the poop end of the stick from his brother.

One can watch a movie, understand the filmmaker's "point" and have a differing opinion. Hooray!

Contrarian

No. I didn't miss the point. I just think he would have many regrets for never having made his dreams come true. I think he would sometimes be sitting alone at night, wondering what might have been. I find it terribly sad.

-Face palm-

The fact that you think that he would regret his life's direction goes to show that you clearly did miss the point.

Nope. I didn't. Just because someone is generally okay with their choices doesn't mean that never have moments of regret. You are clearly missing the point I am making.

TheLeapist

The viewer's interpretation of how they see the situation can differ from the character's interpretation.

George may be content with life when he returns to reality, but perhaps a viewer might feel that he was slighted all those years, as he seemed to get the poop end of the stick from his brother.

One can watch a movie, understand the filmmaker's "point" and have a differing opinion. Hooray!

I wasn't forbidding him from allowing the movie to make him sad if wants to. Haha. I was just trying to point out that that's not the intended message of the film.

Of course people can interpret it differently if they so desire and after rereading my posts I apologize for coming off arrogant and hostile.

Qarol

I may be the only person in the world that intensely dislikes that movie. At least when it's on that's one less channel for me to consider!

I do not like this movie. In high school, my father freaked when I told him I'd never seen it. Or Miracle on 34th Street. He made me watch both. I felt like I was being punished.

Contrarian

The viewer's interpretation of how they see the situation can differ from the character's interpretation.

George may be content with life when he returns to reality, but perhaps a viewer might feel that he was slighted all those years, as he seemed to get the poop end of the stick from his brother.

One can watch a movie, understand the filmmaker's "point" and have a differing opinion. Hooray!

I wasn't forbidding him from allowing the movie to make him sad if wants to. Haha. I was just trying to point out that that's not the intended message of the film.

Of course people can interpret it differently if they so desire and after rereading my posts I apologize for coming off arrogant and hostile.

I understand the intended message. Thank you for your apology.

CaptainGordo

The viewer's interpretation of how they see the situation can differ from the character's interpretation.

George may be content with life when he returns to reality, but perhaps a viewer might feel that he was slighted all those years, as he seemed to get the poop end of the stick from his brother.

One can watch a movie, understand the filmmaker's "point" and have a differing opinion. Hooray!

I wasn't forbidding him from allowing the movie to make him sad if wants to. Haha. I was just trying to point out that that's not the intended message of the film.

Of course people can interpret it differently if they so desire and after rereading my posts I apologize for coming off arrogant and hostile.

I interpreted "You missed the point of the movie," as saying that she did not understand the filmmaker's point. She was expressing her feelings about the film.

jetscreaminagain

My husband couldn't believe I'd never seen it, so a couple years ago he made me watch it.

Hated it!
I couldn't stand Braveheart either...

Braveheart is a steaming pile.

It's a wonderful life thou is important especially now when people have and set goals around things that don't actually make them happy or aren't actually important. Soort of like the point of Up.

lor007

Yes, I have noticed that. Also, I hate this movie.