“It’s A Wonderful Life” is an unforgettable classic that renews itself every holiday season.
The striking narrative articulates strong morals, like the importance of family and an individual’s importance in a community, punctuated by almost hallucinogenic imagery of the ground opening up beneath one’s feet.
It’s a heartwrenching picture made all the emotional by the sentimentality of Christmastime.
The Frank Capra film is nostalgic for everyone, from older people who watched it as a child to the generations to follow who passed down the tradition to their children.
Most kids aren’t dying to sit down and watch a black-and-white talkie from studio-era Hollywood, and yet the film’s fanbase gains new members every year.But as the 1946 film ages, so too does its cast, and many of the main cast members have not made it to 2024, including leading man Jimmy Stewart.
In fact, most of the adults in the film passed…
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