Everyone's life is important

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2001)

One of the best movies ever made, Frank Capra's Christmas masterpiece shows us that even in the depths of our despair, our lives mean something to the people around us. The overall message of "It's A Wonderful Life" is that all lives are interconnected, everyone's life touches so many others, that when one person doesn't exist, it leaves an "awful hole." Capra's genius was that even though he gave us small town stereotypes, they were lovingly human. The characters were nearly all likeable, even when they had problems, and you honestly feel for the misery of George Bailey and the confusion among his family at his plight. In the end, George is redeemed by the people he helped all the time, and Clarence, the guardian angel, finally gets his wings.
an outstanding film about redemption and realization.