It’s a Wonderful Life — A Christmas Miracle | Movie lifReaction

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  @viscountgrape4473 · 9 months ago

  The world premiere release of “It’s a Wonderful Life” was in New York on Dec. 20, 1946. Emma is reacting to this film 79 years later to the day. Hee Haw and Merry Christmas.

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  @danieldonovan6244 · 6 months ago

  Atta Boy, Clarence!

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  @danieldonovan6244 · 6 months ago

  My second favorite Christmas film...Miricle on 34th Street...1947.

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  @dr.burtgummerfan439 · 9 months ago

  The scene where George prays for God to help him is one of It&apos;s a Wonderful Life&apos;s most unforgettable scenes. Stewart&apos;s emotion in the moment is palpable, and that&apos;s because it was real. No one, not even the actor, knew he was going to cry during the scene, which left Capra with a dilemma. The director knew Stewart had poured his heart into the scene, but he hadn&apos;t set up for a close shot. That meant he would need his star to tap into that energy again so that they could reframe and zoom in on his face. Unfortunately, the actor knew he wouldn&apos;t be able to recreate the moment with the same level of authenticity again.<br>&quot;As I said those words,&quot; Stewart said in 1977, as reported by The Independent. &quot;I felt the loneliness, the hopelessness of people who had nowhere to turn, and my eyes filled with tears. I broke down sobbing. That was not planned at all.&quot;<br>Capra knew he couldn&apos;t lose the scene, so he and the film&apos;s editor manually created the illusion of a zoom in post-production, which was no easy task in 1946. The end result left the closeup of Stewart&apos;s face a little grainy compared to the rest of the film, but the graininess actually seems to add to the emotion. And the shift in style was well worth the effort since it ensured one of Stewart&apos;s greatest acting moments made it into It&apos;s a Wonderful Life.

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  @rah2287 · 9 months ago

  What many people don&apos;t realize is that Jimmy Stewart (George Bailey) was a real hero of WW II. He was a B-24 Bomber pilot who flew 20 combat missions over Germany. Stewart became Wing Commander of an entire squadron of bombers and was awarded the 2nd highest medal - the Distinguished Flying Cross (2nd only to the Congressional Medal of Honor). <br><br>This was Stewart&apos;s first film since returning from the war. He eventually attained the rank of Brigadier General of the Air Force Reserve.

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  @thatperformer3879 · 9 months ago

  James Stewart was already an Oscar-winning actor by 1942, but left Hollywood and became a pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber during World War II, he flew over twenty combat missions. This was his first role after the war and he channeled his PTSD into George Bailey.

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  @RollOnToVictory · 9 months ago

  The irony of this movie is, it seems everyone&apos;s life would actually better if Potter had never been born.

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  @guillermoguerrero1951 · 9 months ago

  This movie was my grandmother&apos;s favorite movie, which brings me wonderful memories. When I was 14 years old, my grandmother and I started watching this movie together every year. When I was 40 years old, she passed away. Now I am 55 years old, and I still watch it and feel that she is sitting next to me each time I see it.

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  @fannybuster · 9 months ago

  Fun Fact,The actress who plays George Baily&apos;s sister in law, Virginia Patton,Is the Niece of famous General George Patton.She lived to the age of 97 dying in 2022

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  @paulburke6179 · 9 months ago

  I just watched this last night, have to watch it at least once each December. So many things to watch closely for.

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  @gearaldbecker6015 · 9 months ago

  When we first meet Mr Gower the pharmacist, he&apos;s having the worst day of his life. George is the only one who knows the reason for his grief (the pharmacy is the location of the telegraph office, so no one else has seen the message about Gower&apos;s son). Later, we see George on his worst day -- losing his temper at his family and neighbors. Both are good men having very bad days. Gower was the one who telegraphed Sam Wainwright about George&apos;s need, after hours on Christmas Eve, because no one else could have. One of many ways this story goes full circle.

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  @rbrtck · 9 months ago

  Mr. Gower&apos;s son died from the &quot;Spanish flu&quot; pandemic of 1918, which of course shows when this part of the movie is in the timeline.

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