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Monday, December 04, 2006

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A couple of years back--and I mean almost exactly a couple of years--I wrote a post that was a bit cynical about It's a Wonderful Life. I love the movie, and loved it at the time I was writing, but I was in a mood then to pick it apart a bit.

I watched it again over the last couple of days. (Started it last night, fell asleep, finished it earlier tonight.) I cried my fucking eyeballs out. Again. After the kind of year I've had, I wasn't picking it apart in the slightest. And from the moment George comes home and finds his kids at the top of the stairs 'til the final chorus of "Auld Lang Syne", I was bawling like a white collar criminal his first night in prison.

Never mind that, in reality, the townfolks probably would've shrugged and gone on with their holiday. The idea that, if we try to do good, we'll see the karma swing back to us, the idea that the universe eventually cuts us a break, is very appealing. And tear-inducing; let's not forget that part.

So here's to George Bailey. And here's to that poor bastard whose only line was, "We'll wait for ya, baby." ('Cause he needs love, too.)

posted by Joe # 9:24 PM

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I quote that movie all the time. ("George, why must you torture the children?).

I love the idea that our good deeds ripple outward and have repurcussions that we never even know about.

And I totally believe in the karma thing.

# posted by

TwinsGoddess : 9:30 AM

I start crying as soon as George says "Bert, do you know me?"

# posted by

Cindy-Lou : 3:36 PM

There is only one quote I use from that snoozer.

"But Mr. Potter. It's Christmas."

Maybe it's time for me to revisit it, and see if there's any additional appeal.

# posted by

Prego : 6:01 PM

I gotta say, Prego, I don't think very many people change their minds about this movie.

As far as quotes go, there are far too many for me to list them here. I will say that I love calling people "warped, frustrated old [men]".

# posted by

Joe : 7:32 PM

Happy New Year to you...IN JAIL!

Watching this movie as a kid, I first learned the word "malfeasance."

Have I mentioned that your money is in Martini's house? Just checking.

I've seen it a quadrillion times, and much like looking in the mirror, I choose to ignore its faults and enjoy it for what it is.

# posted by

Anonymous : 3:11 AM

Say...did you write that poem lying in a pool of your own sick?

# posted by

Joe : 6:29 AM

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		Monday, December 04, 2006 Ol' Faucet-Eyes A couple of years back--and I mean almost exactly a couple of years--I wrote a post that was a bit cynical about It's a Wonderful Life. I love the movie, and loved it at the time I was writing, but I was in a mood then to pick it apart a bit. I watched it again over the last couple of days. (Started it last night, fell asleep, finished it earlier tonight.) I cried my fucking eyeballs out. Again. After the kind of year I've had, I wasn't picking it apart in the slightest. And from the moment George comes home and finds his kids at the top of the stairs 'til the final chorus of "Auld Lang Syne", I was bawling like a white collar criminal his first night in prison. Never mind that, in reality, the townfolks probably would've shrugged and gone on with their holiday. The idea that, if we try to do good, we'll see the karma swing back to us, the idea that the universe eventually cuts us a break, is very appealing. And tear-inducing; let's not forget that part. So here's to George Bailey. And here's to that poor bastard whose only line was, "We'll wait for ya, baby." ('Cause he needs love, too.) posted by Joe # 9:24 PM Comments: I quote that movie all the time. ("George, why must you torture the children?). I love the idea that our good deeds ripple outward and have repurcussions that we never even know about. And I totally believe in the karma thing. # posted by TwinsGoddess : 9:30 AM I start crying as soon as George says "Bert, do you know me?" # posted by Cindy-Lou : 3:36 PM There is only one quote I use from that snoozer. "But Mr. Potter. It's Christmas." Maybe it's time for me to revisit it, and see if there's any additional appeal. # posted by Prego : 6:01 PM I gotta say, Prego, I don't think very many people change their minds about this movie. As far as quotes go, there are far too many for me to list them here. I will say that I love calling people "warped, frustrated old [men]". # posted by Joe : 7:32 PM Happy New Year to you...IN JAIL! Watching this movie as a kid, I first learned the word "malfeasance." Have I mentioned that your money is in Martini's house? Just checking. I've seen it a quadrillion times, and much like looking in the mirror, I choose to ignore its faults and enjoy it for what it is. # posted by Anonymous : 3:11 AM Say...did you write that poem lying in a pool of your own sick? # posted by Joe : 6:29 AM Post a Comment << Home		Links The Conversation Special Productions Izzle Pfaff Freida Bee Sometimes I Just Talk Alisa and the Stuff Alisa Does Tuna Girl Defective Yeti The Incurable Insomniac The Savvy, The Extreme and The Idealist Caballito del Diablo The Ambivalence of Open Spaces Bug-Eyed Blog Whiskeymarie Version 53 Things I've Noticed (S)wine: ShortLeanCuts Out of Tune Missives from the Beige Sister of Hairshirt Apostrophe Abuse Jonestown Tobacco Brunette The Public Intellectual That's Why Archives July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 March 2011 April 2011