It's a Wonderful Life - First Time Watching Reaction | I cried, and I cried a lot! Loved it 💜

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• ED

  @edp5886 · 2 years ago

  Annie's comment about the money she saved for a divorce if she ever found a husband is the perfect comedic release at a high-emotion point - loved her character.

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• CH

  @charlier711 · 2 years ago

  "To my big brother George. The richest man in town."  Gets me every time.  RIP Mr. Stewart - an American treasure.  In life you were George Baily.

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• KE

  @keithmartin4670 · 2 years ago

  About the strings on Uncle Billy’s fingers - an old memory trick was to tie a string around one of your fingers to remind you of something you thought you might forget.  We already knew he was forgetful.  Showing that he used multiple strings twice and it didn’t work emphasizes that.

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• LA

  @laurab68707 · 2 years ago

  You should definitely watch "Twelve Angry Men" the 1957 version.  One of the greatest movies of all time. Everyone who watches it, absolutely loves it.

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• JO

  @jonathanpeckover3504 · 2 years ago

  The thing that touches me most deeply about this movie is that the actor of Mr Potter was in real life a kind and empathetic man who encouraged Jimmy Stewart to accept the lead role. Due to his PTSD, Jimmy Stewart struggled with feeling hollow and hypocritical in Hollywood after what he'd seen and done during his time in the Air Force. So, the actor of Mr Potter asked him if he truly didn't see the point to bringing joy to others' lives through entertaining them rather than taking life as he'd done in the war. Jimmy said afterward he wouldn't have done the movie without his encouragement and mentorship and credited him with helping him overcome his personal trauma.

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• AL

  @alexomar9699 · 2 years ago

  The line Harry says "To my big brother George, the richest man in town" always makes me cry I've watched this movie every year since I was 5 about to be 48 and that line hits harder now that my big brother has passed away

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• DA

  @dastemplar9681 · 2 years ago (edited)

  The absolute brilliance of this movie is that it’s basically a reversal of A Christmas Carol.<br><br>Ebenezer Scrooge, a man who was afraid of death realizes that there’s still time to turn things around and be a better man for the world.<br><br>George Bailey, a man who didnt want to live anymore, only to realize how much good he has brought to the world.

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• BL

  @blackbird1891 · 2 years ago

  The device young George was using was old fashion lighter for smoking. If the spark lit on the first try it was considered good luck and you&apos;d make a wish - &quot;hotdog!&quot; was from the excitement of seeing it light on the first pull. I&apos;m still watching the reaction but I&apos;m already sure its great!!

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• TI

  @tigqc · 2 years ago

  I like that George basically became like a son to Mr. Gower after his died.

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• MA

  @margiewilliams537 · 2 years ago

  I have watched this movie every year since I was little and cried every time, now that I&apos;m 61and watch the reaction videos, I still cry at them all

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• FA

  @fabiencoze9829 · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s kind of cool that the &quot; chance of a lifetime &quot; wasn&apos;t about Sam&apos;s proposition but it was all about Mary ... <br><br>SHE WAS GEORGE&apos;S CHANCE .

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• CH

  @charlieeckert4321 · 2 years ago

  Jimmy Stewart was a successful actor before World War 2, and had earned an Oscar. But he left Hollywood and went into the Army Air Corps. Eventually he became a colonel and he commanded a B&apos;24 squadron. The stress caused him to lose sleep and lose weight. Then one day, on a mission he didn&apos;t fly, his squadron lost 130 men. He had a nervous breakdown and spent months in the hospital. <br><br>When the war was over, he wasn&apos;t sure about acting, and didn&apos;t want to take this part because it wasn&apos;t a comedy. His friends (including Mr. Potter&apos;s actor, Lionel Barrymore) taked him into it. When the serious emotional scenes came (when he told Mary he didn&apos;t want to marry anyone, and when he was praying in the bar) the emotions were raw and real, and just under the surface.

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