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It's A Wonderful Life's George Bailey is an Jerk
Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:36 pm
I remember watching It's A Wonderful Life last years and realized if edited differently, George could come off as a huge dick.
-He yells at his daughter's teacher on the phone.
-He calls the little girl brain-less.
-He makes his kids cry.
-He de-robes a girl in public.
-He gets in fights and gets kicked out of bars.
-He drinks and drives, damaging property.
-He destroys furniture in front of his kids while arguing with his wife.
-He punches a cop in the face.
-He was going to orphan his litter of kids and leave his poor wife to raise them on her own.
-He yells at his daughter's teacher on the phone.
-He calls the little girl brain-less.
-He makes his kids cry.
-He de-robes a girl in public.
-He gets in fights and gets kicked out of bars.
-He drinks and drives, damaging property.
-He destroys furniture in front of his kids while arguing with his wife.
-He punches a cop in the face.
-He was going to orphan his litter of kids and leave his poor wife to raise them on her own.
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Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:47 pm to JabarkusRussell
GTFO. 
Bedford Falls would have been all hookers, gamblers, drunks, and thieves if not for George, and Harry would have been dead. So sue him if his lifetime of disappointment which everyone else benefitted from made him a bit surly now and then.
Bedford Falls would have been all hookers, gamblers, drunks, and thieves if not for George, and Harry would have been dead. So sue him if his lifetime of disappointment which everyone else benefitted from made him a bit surly now and then. 
Posted on 12/21/12 at 1:50 pm to JabarkusRussell
I love that about him. It's why I also blast people for thinking Life is some silly holiday movie.
It's a fantasticly dark look at a man who feels his life has been a waste to the point that he literally feels he is "worth more dead than alive."
Of course he feels that way, and reacts in those ways you mention because time after time throughout his life he has acted selflessly and given up his dreams to put the good of others before himself, and got very little in return for doing so.
After risking his life to save his brother's, he sent his brother to college with his own money after giving up college to hold the town together in the wake of his fathers death, then gave up his dreams of leaving town when his brother had a great job opportunity after college, gave Sam Wainright's bitch arse a great idea that made him a millionaire while also benefitting the town without ever getting compensated, then gave up his honeymoon around the world to save the entire town from collapsing in the Great Depression, and ultimately refused to sell out to Potter because he knew the town would be destroyed without the Building and Loan to challenge Potters rule.
As a result, at his darkest and most desperate moment because of a mistake made by his uncle and straight up theft by Potter, those people he has spent his life fighting for come together to defend him, and he realizes that he has earned more respect and true friendship than any man in town.
It's quite simply the best film ever made, and George Bailey is a goddamned hero.
This post was edited on 12/21/12 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:00 pm to JabarkusRussell
Coming on Monday, December 24th at 7PM. Just a heads up.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:12 pm to Cajun Revolution
quote:
After risking his life to save his brother's, he sent his brother to college with his own money after giving up college to hold the town together in the wake of his fathers death, then gave up his dreams of leaving town when his brother had a great job opportunity after college, gave Sam Wainright's bitch arse a great idea that made him a millionaire while also benefitting the town without ever getting compensated
Your messing up my agenda!
But anyway, give this movie to any reality tv show editor and he would be a villain.Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:18 pm to JabarkusRussell
Fun thread is fun.
Makes coming to Tiger Droppings all worthwhile..
Makes coming to Tiger Droppings all worthwhile..
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:24 pm to JabarkusRussell
No doubt! George Bailey kept his pimp hand strong when need be!!
"Come back out here old man and I'll show ya a kiss that'll put hair back on your head!!"
Posted on 12/21/12 at 2:59 pm to Tiger Voodoo
quote:
I love that about him. It's why I also blast people for thinking Life is some silly holiday movie. It's a fantasticly dark look at a man who feels his life has been a waste to the point that he literally feels he is "worth more dead than alive." Of course he feels that way, and reacts in those ways you mention because time after time throughout his life he has acted selflessly and given up his dreams to put the good of others before himself, and got very little in return for doing so. After risking his life to save his brother's, he sent his brother to college with his own money after giving up college to hold the town together in the wake of his fathers death, then gave up his dreams of leaving town when his brother had a great job opportunity after college, gave Sam Wainright's bitch arse a great idea that made him a millionaire while also benefitting the town without ever getting compensated, then gave up his honeymoon around the world to save the entire town from collapsing in the Great Depression, and ultimately refused to sell out to Potter because he knew the town would be destroyed without the Building and Loan to challenge Potters rule. As a result, at his darkest and most desperate moment because of a mistake made by his uncle and straight up theft by Potter, those people he has spent his life fighting for come together to defend him, and he realizes that he has earned more respect and true friendship than any man in town. It's quite simply the best film ever made, and George Bailey is a goddamned hero.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 3:09 pm to Someone
quote:
Tiger Voodoo
Everything he said.
But also, George somewhat hates himself. He had grand dreams and ideas of the kind of life he wanted to have...hell, he fought falling for Donna Reed because he didn't want to be some regular married schmo stuck in Bedford Falls with a bunch of noisy kids.
He doesn't hate his family - but doesn't appreciate the wonderful life they and Mary have given him...in the beginning of the movie, he just sees them as an anchor who weighed down his dreams and his life was the complete opposite of what he supposedly wanted. He resents them, himself, Mary for falling in love...
Posted on 12/21/12 at 3:32 pm to JabarkusRussell
He was a flawed hero. Made him more human. Gave him room to grow and undergo transformation.
The film did not do well when released. Was too dark for an American audience already worn our from the war.
One of the truly great American films.
The film had lapsed into public domain through error. This is how it became so popular. Played non stop during the holidays.
However, some bright (jerk) lawyer figured out the music was still under copyright protection and soundtrack. That's how they regained control to play it only once a year.
The film did not do well when released. Was too dark for an American audience already worn our from the war.
One of the truly great American films.
The film had lapsed into public domain through error. This is how it became so popular. Played non stop during the holidays.
However, some bright (jerk) lawyer figured out the music was still under copyright protection and soundtrack. That's how they regained control to play it only once a year.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 3:33 pm to Bob Lamonta
I'd gladly settle down with Donna Reed with no reservations.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 3:38 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
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Bedford Falls would have been all hookers, gamblers, drunks, and thieves
Who else thinks it would have been a more fun place?
Posted on 12/21/12 at 3:46 pm to JabarkusRussell
Always enjoyed this SNL sketch on the "lost" ending to It's a Wonderful Life: LINK
Posted on 12/21/12 at 4:04 pm to JabarkusRussell
George got dealt a 2-7 off-suit and turned it into a winning hand.
Beast.
Beast.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 5:04 pm to JabarkusRussell
quote:
if edited differently
Well no shite
A popular exercise among film school students is to recut a Gunsmoke episode to make Marshall Dillon look like the villain
Posted on 12/21/12 at 5:26 pm to Zamoro10
quote:
He doesn't hate his family - but doesn't appreciate the wonderful life they and Mary have given him...in the beginning of the movie, he just sees them as an anchor who weighed down his dreams and his life was the complete opposite of what he supposedly wanted. He resents them, himself, Mary for falling in love...
Agree 100%.
He has definitely begun to focus on the negative, what he doesn't have instead of what he does have.
It's not an uncommon thing in life, and it's what makes the film so relevant even six decades later. It is a timeless struggle.
Like someone else said, it's why George feels so real and accessible. We see ourselves in him.
But it's so uplifting when he realizes at the end that he truly has lived a wonderful life.
We all should be so lucky to have that realization.
Posted on 12/21/12 at 5:45 pm to Tiger Voodoo
quote:
But it's so uplifting when he realizes at the end that he truly has lived a wonderful life.
We all should be so lucky to have that realization.
Yes, we should.
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