Review of It's a Wonderful Life (1946) by Kj P — 07 Dec 2015

Juggling with your emotions union first viewing, you really do not know what kind of film you are in for her. "It's a Wonderful Life" follows George Bailey as he starts up a banking company, get's married, and becomes one of the wealthiest men in town.

What is hidden in the background is that his status is all about to change when the company loses all of it's money, right before Christmas. Debating suicide, George is then shown by his guardian angel, what life would have been like for the town if he hadn't been born.

The payoff to this film is one of the most emotionally satisfying endings to any film I think I have ever seen. It really makes you appreciate life no matter how harsh, easy, brutal, or depressing it can be.

Life can be happy as long as you make it that way. Terrific screenplay, amazing direction, great camerawork, and a cast that brought me to tears by the end, "It's a Wonderful Life" is one of the definitive Christmas movies.

Halfway through this film, you may question if it seems worth watching all the way through, because it almost feels like a different film, but it is all worth it in the end. Brilliant film all around.