*George* doesn’t become rich - the money saves the Building & Loan and prevents anyone going to prison… and it happens due to collectivism, as everyone comes together to help, validating his goodness throughout the film.
Fair comment. I was just trying to allude back to Jeff’s remark about “quasi-Marxism” with my wording there. ‘Community’ is a more accurate way of putting it.
We all have the occasional blind spot, so let me help you with this one: George is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺. He needed enough to cover an unexpected debt, and now he has enough 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 to do that several times over -- but he'll take only what he needs and (if the rest of the film is anything to go by) insist on paying it back as soon as possible.
I’m in Canada so today isn’t Thanksgiving, we have Thanksgiving in October. Instead it’s a federal holiday in honour (correct spelling) of Canada’s greatest band. Happy Loverboy day to all
George Bailey end story is just the biblical Job story: after being tormented by the loss of everything he loves as part of God's bet with Satan (wife dead, children dead, wealth gone, health wrecked) in order to prove to Satan that Job is a righteous man for whom the only thing important in life is his God . . . then he gets all the fun things in life restored to him as a thanks-for-playing-along parting gift. Well, not "restored," actually, since his first wife and children are still stinking dead carcasses.
A photographer friend of mine got called to work on a story about yesterday’s preparations for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Stuart the Minion get blown (up).
The reference to a Christopher Guest joint got me wondering: Now that you’ve married into the tribe (and Shalom, BTW!), does the joke from For Your Consideration that the movie is titled “Home For Purim” land differently?
*George* doesn’t become rich - the money saves the Building & Loan and prevents anyone going to prison… and it happens due to collectivism, as everyone comes together to help, validating his goodness throughout the film.
Community, not collectivism.
Fair comment. I was just trying to allude back to Jeff’s remark about “quasi-Marxism” with my wording there. ‘Community’ is a more accurate way of putting it.
We all have the occasional blind spot, so let me help you with this one: George is 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺. He needed enough to cover an unexpected debt, and now he has enough 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 to do that several times over -- but he'll take only what he needs and (if the rest of the film is anything to go by) insist on paying it back as soon as possible.
I’m in Canada so today isn’t Thanksgiving, we have Thanksgiving in October. Instead it’s a federal holiday in honour (correct spelling) of Canada’s greatest band. Happy Loverboy day to all
George Bailey end story is just the biblical Job story: after being tormented by the loss of everything he loves as part of God's bet with Satan (wife dead, children dead, wealth gone, health wrecked) in order to prove to Satan that Job is a righteous man for whom the only thing important in life is his God . . . then he gets all the fun things in life restored to him as a thanks-for-playing-along parting gift. Well, not "restored," actually, since his first wife and children are still stinking dead carcasses.
Job. That's Job. Lot's the one whose wife turned into a pillar of salt.
Well, rats, you are of course absolutely correct, now revised. I can only blame old age and fading memory synapses.
A photographer friend of mine got called to work on a story about yesterday’s preparations for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Stuart the Minion get blown (up).
The reference to a Christopher Guest joint got me wondering: Now that you’ve married into the tribe (and Shalom, BTW!), does the joke from For Your Consideration that the movie is titled “Home For Purim” land differently?
Maurer, making dog shows funny. Is there anything he can’t make funny?
Got punched in the stomach by the wife for laughing so hard reading this in bed.
thank you for making me chuckle at least 12 times!!
Well at least the football games on tv today are not reruns.....