It's a Wonderful Life Essays

It’s a Wonderful Life is a film set in the World War II era that follows the life of George Bailey. George spends his entire life in a small town named Bedford Falls. His dream was always to leave the town and travel the world, but he never gets the opportunity because he is stuck running his father’s building and loan company. George serves the citizens of the town by providing them with affordable housing. During this time he makes many important relationships with people throughout the town. George

The importance of family/community It’s a Wonderful Life directed by Frank Capra, one of the themes is the importance of family and the community. Capra portrays a character named George Bailey who has been an important family and friend his whole life. George Bailey had a choice to put his own life before others many times, but he didn’t, instead, he chose to help his family and the community. Capra reveals to us the theme of the importance of a family and a community, when George saves his brother

The movie, It’s A Wonderful Life (1946), is about a man named George Bailey. Mr. Bailey had spent his entire life giving of himself to his hometown, Bedford Falls. While growing up he had always longed to travel but never had the opportunity. Instead he sacrificed his wants to allow his younger brother to have a college educated life as well as to support his father’s business. After his father’s passing, Mr. Bailey felt he had no choice but to stay close to home in order to prevent rich skinflint

Life is a blessing, as they say, but to George Bailey, it is the total opposite. First of all, George is a happy married man with four beautiful children that care for him. Also, George has a great job that gets him good money. Finally, George has many unique friends that are very dependable. ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ displays You have everything you need in life through George having family and kids, a job and money, and friends that deeply care about him. To begin with, George Bailey has a beautiful

George Bailey in “It’s a wonderful life” shows how one person can affect many of things and people. He affected his wife Mary, the bank he works in, and his friends and family. Each life is important and affects many of things and people, in “It’s a wonderful life” the movie displays that George Bailey affected many of people. George has a fine life and he doesn't know that. If George Bailey wasn't born things wouldn’t happen. When George and Harry were childs Harry fell into

Conflict Literary Analysis: The Outsiders and It's a Wonderful Life In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton and the movie It's a Wonderful Life directed by Frank Capra, both characters, Darry Curtis and George Bailey, face an external conflict because of the fact that they are both always sacrificing for family. In the film It's a Wonderful Life by Frank Capra, the main character, George Bailey, faces many internal struggles that come from him sacrificing so much for his family. Starting off

On It’s a Wonderful Life George Bailey changed many people’s lives over the course of his life. This is supported because of what George Bailey did to help his friends and family, his dedication to helping others, even strangers, and what would happen if he didn’t exist. It’s a Wonderful Life displays each life is important through what George Bailey did, when he finds out that he’s an important part of the town, and the scene where George wishes he was never born. George Bailey influenced a lot

The Intriguing History of the Play by The Author In 1993 wrote this ‘Here Comes Mr. Jordan, ‘It’s A Wonderful Life,’ inspired, American Christmas drama in three weeks in my Hollywood, California bungalow across from the famous Hollywood Bowl. It was exactly one year after the L.A. Riots, which erupted after the repugnant verdict by a Simi Valley jury. Even President George H. Bush commented that he was stunned at the verdict, as so was his wife, Barbara and so was his kids. I’m assuming he meant

George Bailey lived in this situation, trapped in his home town, feeling obligated to stay and help. He Loses his money in a crisis and does the heinous act of calling himself a failure. This is when the movie begins to kick into high gear and It’s a Wonderful Life Starts to display ,” One who finds themselves with friends cannot call that same self a failure.” This especially shows when Clarence the angel puts George Bailey in a world where he was never born , a world where he he never stopped his brother

The film, Annie Hall, was released in 1977 with Woody Allen as the cowriter, director and main actor. In this essay Annie Hall will be analysed with regards to how the film subverts typical romantic comedy expectations. Annie Hall could be seen as a conventional romantic comedy in the sense that the typical character traits have been implemented, for example boy meets girls, the main couple break up and get back together, the man chases after the girl to win her back, as well as flashbacks of memories

is able to see what everyones life would have been like if he was never there. The town is in complete shambles; Mr. Potter took over the whole town, Mr. Gower went to jail, and Harry died in the frozen lake. George realizes his worth and when he goes back to his life he is met with money from the community, which had recovered the lost money. His guardian angel leaves him a book with a note that reads, “Remember no man is a failure who has friends” (Wonderful). The community all supported George

runs a loan business in town. Through issuing of loans, he helps his people to be able to manage acquiring and affording a home. A times comes when he tries to hand over business to another person while he goes to pursue other career aspiration in life. Meanwhile, Mr. Potter is one of the eldest people in town who owns various businesses in town. Some of his businesses include a departmental store, bus lines and at the same time he runs shacks where he rents them to people in town. Unlike Bailey

One of the most difficult challenge, a director can do, is making a short story into a film. Two iconic films that originated from the short story is, It’s A Wonderful Life, is directed by Frank Capra and originated from, The Greatest Gift, written by Philip Van Doren Stern, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, is directed by Stanley Kubrick and originated from, The Sentinel, written by Arthur C. Clark. These films differ from their short story by having a twist that challenge’s and question’s the audience

The film It’s A Wonderful Life by Frank Capra released in 1946 is a film that also questions what is the value of a man’s life and what is of value in a man’s life? This film follows a man by the name of George Bailey. Bailey grows up in a family that is loved by everyone in their town and just like the family George grows up to beloved by the entire town that he lives in. George is a person with high hopes and ambition. He wants to travel the world and escape his tiny town to greener pastures. What

living, often ignoring the blessings already found in their life. A common struggle found in nearly all cultures is the balance between doing what's right and supporting your family. Life is the greatest gift given, despite being riddled with challenges and barriers. The Christmas Classic It's a Wonderful Life portrays all these struggles found in everyday life. George Bailey, the main character in the film, faces hardship his entire life in many forms. From his Pioneering spirit, to the want to help

Scrooge from A Christmas Carol and Frank Capra’s creation of a character, George Bailey from It’s a Wonderful Life. Both protagonists are beloved characters, but have drastic similarities and differences. Ebenezer Scrooge and George Bailey are best compared by their outlook on life, time spent with the spirits, and each character’s transformation in the story. In the place of Ebenezer Scrooge’s outlook on life, he feels no joy. Ever since his lifelong business partner, Jacob Marley, kicked the bucket

born? The story “The Greatest Gift” and the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, are about a man named George who received what he wished for. His guardian angel, Clarence made him never exist just to show George what a difference he made. George then discovers what an extraordinary life he had and wanted everything to go back to how it was. The story originally started as a Christmas card, then was turned into a story and a movie. Everyone has a purpose in life to do something great. You must consider your

different of all the other women of her time and her position. She is just like everybody else and in the near future she will be even more like everybody else. As a result, all of her life she will have to ask herself: Is that all? In this chapter, Hanna writes a letter to her cousin Gretchen. She tells her about her present life as the wife of the noble and wealthy Frantz. They belong to the high society of Vienna and Hannah is very popular in her husband's friends. The reason for that is that she doesn't

named Richard Cory, who seems to have the perfect life. He has good looks and a lot money, it sounds like he has it all. The people are not as wealthy as Richard Cory, and some are considered poor. Although Richard Cory has a higher status than everyone else, he still talks and mingles with them. The people in the area are jealous of Richard’s life. The story illustrates that one should be satisfied with what he or she has. The people wanted Richard’s life so badly, that they never notice how unhappy

In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo was a wealthy farmer and had two barns full of yams, he was already a great man for his age. Unoka, his father, had died ten years ago, was lazy and improvident and was in alot of debt and was a failure. Nwoye, Okonkwo’s first son, was twelve years old and was lazy, he starting to be like his grandfather. Okonkwo’s biggest flaw is the fear of becoming like his father and to becoming unsuccessful and less of a man. In chapter four, the whole