It’s a Wonderful Life

Frank Capras 1946 film Its a Wonderful Life is considered one of the sentimental favorites of our time and a staple of the Christmas television season. The cinema was considered something of a failure at the time, since it failed to earn a profit when stacked up against the expenses of filming. However, it is now know as one of the most important films made to date. Part of the appeal may lie in the timing the films initial release came on the heels of World War II.After geezerhood of bloodshed in Europe and Asia, the sentimentality of a hopeful Christmas story capacity view as been what resonated with the American public. (A man, suicidal and depressed on Christmas Eve, is approached by an angel for a walk through the moments of his life the holy darkest before dawn theme that has always struck a chord with audiences may have been particularly poignant after the end finally came in the long war. Though the movie might have been considered a flop at the time, the small momen ts of beauty have helped it become an enduring classic, much(prenominal) as the little things that changed while George, the main character, was not living hardly busy walking down warehousing lane with Clarence the angel the difference in the wind is appreciated not only by George, but by those in the audience.I would recommend this movie to friends or classmates it is an important part of iconic motion-picture photography and serves as both a forerunner and a counterpoint to some subsequent modern classics, such as American Beauty, a much more sinister film that nevertheless impresses upon its audience the magnificence of appreciating all the small blessings one has been given in life, no matter how dour the outlook might be at a particularly dark time. Because of its place in the collective consciousness, Its a Wonderful Life definitely deserves a mention in the Top 25.