tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post9071644837240784320..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: The Great Movies: "It's a Wonderful Life"Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-47938588884321443222010-05-12T20:55:21.348-07:002010-05-12T20:55:21.348-07:00E: I'm not sure you wouldn't like it. Tha...<b>E: I'm not sure you wouldn't like it. That moment is definitely the low point.<br /><br />nichim: If I understand the question right, I'd argue that the exact opposite happened. The national inhabitants have been generally disposed to let banks fail to prove a nice moral point. For better or worse -- better, in my way of thinking -- The Man propped the banks up in order that the concept of money would keep working and we could all avoid the inconveniences of an abrupt return to a preindustrial economy. It's this kind of intrusive Federal meddling that makes me so obnoxiously amenable to government.<br /><br />Elaine: If Naughty Marietta is on my list, I'm certainly not going to say so in a forum known to be frequented by Mrs.5000.<br /><br />Rebel: I agree and I don't. Yes, it's very gratifying to see him rewarded at the end. And yet, I can't help fast-forwarding two months: he's still trapped in the shabby little town that he has always wanted to leave but that can't do without him, bearing its sins while his Savings and Loan continues to die its long, slow death, deprived by the townpeople's Yuletide generosity of the dignity of a swift demise.... But this may be an unnecessarily pessimistic reading of the film.</b>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-6685200604825991622010-05-12T16:18:46.916-07:002010-05-12T16:18:46.916-07:00I actually remember being bored of this one the fi...I actually remember being bored of this one the first few times I watched it as a kid / teen.<br /><br />But watching it as an adult I really appreciate it, in spite of it's sentimentality. George is the good son in a kind of 'prodigal son' story... the one who stays behind for the good of home & family. It's very gratifying to see him rewarded at the end, to see that all he's invested in the community comes back to support him.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753016063339585565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-348038498468602752010-05-11T18:34:50.122-07:002010-05-11T18:34:50.122-07:00Well, here's the thing: there are several muc...Well, here's the thing: there are several much better Christmas movies (some much more recent) and this particular one is NOT in our family archive. Jimmy was Very Young and no doubt in need of work, and I have a slight allergic reaction to Donna Reed because once someone told me they had ME pegged as 'a Donna Reed type'....whereas I was just trying to be a good mother to a disabled child and her sibling who was about twice her size and half her age. What can I say? Context has its effect. Jimmy Stewart in 'Rose Marie' is more exciting......<br /><br />but i ramble....<br /><br />I do hope that 'Naughty Marietta' is on your list!!!!!!!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-3122817120498503042010-05-11T09:11:52.145-07:002010-05-11T09:11:52.145-07:00"The notion that the inhabitants of any town,..."The notion that the inhabitants of any town, anywhere, at any time in history, would spontaneously rise up and pool their money to save a beloved local banker from financial scandal ... Also: would it work? The bank examiner is standing right there, and he's still kind of legally and ethically obligated to find out why there's money missing from the till in the first place."<br /><br />-Er, I don't pay a lot of attention to this sort of thing, but didn't this just happen on a national level?Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-86674990545178385812010-05-11T07:42:59.321-07:002010-05-11T07:42:59.321-07:00I think I'll let my credentials lapse on this ...I think I'll let my credentials lapse on this one, esp. now that I have the patented M5K Movie Cliffhanger Notes (TM) to refer to. With pretty much the only thing I've ever seen being the tooth-rotting bell/angel outtake used in ads, I've never wanted to watch the whole thing anyway.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772824060632731065noreply@blogger.com