It's+a+Wonderful+Life



[|New York Times Article]

[|Salon article about how Pottersville is better]

Class Notes 4/13 (recorded by Falynn Lannert):

Article: Not too fond of the movie, many criticisms

Watched the scene with the Christmas tree: Child playing piano very annoying Creepy when he is hugging child and crying (looks very convincing) New car saying- implied that child says their car is not good enough “Happy Family” Wishes he had fewer children Angry and inanimate object Kids making too much noise before he loses it Love story movies trying to play with your emotions All the anger and emotions in this movie earns the ending

Happy Scene: Screams: YAY! Two times Throws hands up Avert? Fun expression With eyes every time Themes: Appreciating your life/what you have Carpe Diem/Obligation Friends Getting older = Dreams dying Forgiveness Selfish vs. Selfless

Understands perspective of wanting to “get out” People feel this way because: Same things every day Gets old Courting Scene: Different terms than today’s life

Class Notes 4/14 (recorded by Patrick Doyle):

Do they give you a free tin cup when you go to prison? Watch Mr. potter getting his butt beat in snl finish. Question, Do they get more than 8,000 dollars? The old people never get older the entire movie. Mr. Donnelly likes when little kids wrap on your legs and you have to try to walk Silence in crowd makes line have a better effect. Mr. Donnelly doesn’t like to say sentimental things.

Hard to tell people good things about them. Mr. Donnelly wants to die rather than tell his best friend he makes his life so much better.

Dana is embarrassed because you never know what they are going to say back

How are you supposed to react to it?

Inspirational movie aren’t, good they don’t inspire you. It is hard for you to actually inspire people hard line.

Was George’s angry possible or forced?

Reckless scene = people diving head first into the pool with is very dangerous.