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TheRickles

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10. Just saw it tonight at our community cinema and it still works.

Reply to dgauss (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 10:43 PM

Dec 13

The Trumpian overtones are pretty strong, though. One question - what happens to Mr. Potter? He doesn't appear in the happy final scene. I assume he's back at the bank, counting his money.

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I was watching "It's a Wonderful Life" tonight. [View all] dgauss Dec 13 OP

We were a different country, post WW2. And Dwight Eisenhower described it in the 1956 Republican platform. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 13 #1

We had plenty of assholes back then who hated Capra and the message of that movie thebigidea Dec 13 #4

Yeah, the reactionaries have always been with us. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 13 #8

Imagine how the audience would have reacted ReRe Dec 13 #13

Interesting, thanks. dgauss Dec 13 #9

What's wild in those FBI statements is that they totally ignore the fact that Potter wasn't following rules Docreed2003 Tuesday #20

We watch it every year as a family. Bluethroughu Dec 13 #2

It does? choie Dec 13 #5

only in movies for children thebigidea Dec 13 #6

I watch it every year. Dulcinea Dec 13 #3

Love this movie......but so sorry to say...Potter does win the next four years. a kennedy Dec 13 #7

Just saw it tonight at our community cinema and it still works. TheRickles Dec 13 #10

I've thought the same for years. I kept thinking that Potter was Dick Cheney johnnyplankton Dec 13 #11

Funny thing, I posted this image on another site long ago. dgauss Dec 13 #12

I feel the same after watching 'A Christmas Carol'. How can anyone sinkingfeeling Dec 14 #14

And I've watched "Casablanca" many times since I was kid nuxvomica Dec 14 #17

America is Pottersville now. ZonkerHarris Dec 14 #15

The lost ending SocialDemocrat61 Dec 14 #16

We watched the Legend version on Tubi tonight. SleeplessinSoCal Tuesday #18

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I couldn't handle watching it, this holiday season. Paladin Tuesday #21

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That's what Ralph mercuryblues Tuesday #23