Posted on 12/14/2018 7:46:26 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Harry Potter is a religion for some folks.
Liberals think Potter was Trump and Bailey was Hillary.
They also think the Angel was a Bartender sent by a Socialist from Vermont.
And Herod is the real hero of the Christmas story!
Writer is trying too hard.
If I remember correctly, Bailey did in fact pay everybody out and had two dollars left over.
The George Soros of Bedford Falls.
Bailey? George Bailey?
I’ll knock his block off!
Did this goof actually watch the movie? Potter had the misplaced funds in his hands; it was because of Potter's malevolence that Bailey was in trouble. Potter wasn't "offering" anything; he was essentially operating a blackmail scheme -- "do what I want, or you'll go to prison for stealing money that I in fact stole from you".
That said, it does appear that the only thing holding Bedford Falls back from an era of unprecedented prosperity was George Bailey. In the world with Bailey, Potterville was a boom town. Sure, some of George's pals weren't all that happy but all those thriving businesses surely brought a lot of folk security they never knew in Bedford Falls.
The writer is over thinking a fine film. I just dream about a tropical vacation with Donna Reed.
George just wanted travel and see the world.
While Marry lured him away from a life of adventure Bing provocative by putting on a record of Buffalo Gal.
Not to mention talking close on the phone when “hee haw” Sam called.
All this drove George to drink and he became suicidal.
The love of a good women can do that to a man.
BTW Carl Dean Switzer..otherwise known as Alfalfa..was in IAWL.
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George just wanted travel and see the world.
While Marry lured him away from a life of adventure.
By beiing provocative and putting on a record of Buffalo Gal.
Not to mention talking close on the phone when “hee haw” Sam called.
All this drove George to drink and he became suicidal.
The love of a good women can do that to a man.
BTW Carl Dean Switzer..otherwise known as Alfalfa..was in IAWL.
Utter crap
It’s not what the movie is about.
Click on the link in post #4. I think you’ll get some joy out of it
So this yob is tabling rousing for a thief ...and a bitter old man at that
In 1945, Frank Capra visited Seneca Falls in the state of New York to look for inspiration for the town of Bedford Falls.
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In Seneca Falls there was a local businessman named Norman J. Gould, who owned Gould Pumps, and was one of the richest men in town. He drove his car with license number NJG1. Norman Gould also had great control over politics and economics of the area, much as Henry F. Potter did in the movie.
The name Bedford Falls derives from both Seneca Falls and a hamlet in the Westchester County of New York called Bedford Hills.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Falls_(It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life)
In the film, the Bailey Savings and Loan Association builds low-cost housing in an area called Bailey Park. In real life, 19th Century factory owner John Rumsey helped immigrant workers in Seneca Falls by lending them money and building low-cost housing in a neighborhood that is still called Rumseyville.
A local Seneca Falls businessman named Norman J. Gould owned Gould Pumps, and in the late 1800s and early 1900s was one of the richest men in town, controlling much of the economic and political activities in Seneca Falls, much as Mr. Potter did in Bedford Falls. The company still exists.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-11-26-0011250135-story.html
George paid out during the bank run. He used his own money
He’s claiming a thief is really a good guy. That’s sick
Didn’t read it. This is a classic plot. Potter is a classic villain.
Only in the contemporary warped by Harry Potter view is a villain a hero (in Harry potters case an anti-judeochristian specifically)
Waste of time. All of it
OK - It’s a movie. As I told my boys growing up who were too smart for the movies (That car wouldn’t bounce off that building like that) - “You are buying that Superman can fly and throw a car, but not the way it bounced?”
In other words, if you buy the story, you buy the WHOLE story. When George fails to save his brother, Potterville proves to be a horrible place. So - keeping the Building & Loan out of his hands is a GOOD thing.
When “Wonderful Life” came out, people were still alive who had lived in or remembered monopoly towns - those owned by a mine, etc (”I owe my soul to the company store.”) People were alive who had outlived the depression. People were alive who remember the anti-trust days. This movie reflects that, and I think it’s a good one.
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