Posted on 03/10/2014 11:24:44 PM PDT by bakeneko
I must be unusually dense. Didn’t understand the adulation given this movie back in the day and still don’t.
What is supposed to be profound about this speech? It’s typical leftist drivel about how the market and responsibilities enslave a person, and to be really free one lives as a parasite on society, producing nothing.
Ignoring the fact that such a lifestyle is only possible because the George Baileys of the world produce enough “stuff” that society can afford parasites.
If someone can explain why this scene is supposed to portray deep thoughts, I’d be glad to try to understand.
Pay particular attention to the “freedom” part of it and think of the “threat” conservatives pose to liberals.
That’s a bit of a Cliff Notes but it’s a start.
I wish Netflix had more of the Criterion titles. They seemed to have stopped stocking the “newer” (Hula dispute?).
I have the boxed set (BBS Story?) that has this (with 2 commentary tracks, I think one may be Dennis Hopper’s laserdisc commentary which was not used for the mass market DVD, a new and “less informative” track was recorded).
I haven’t sat down to rewatch it (or dig through the bonus materials).
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