Ifwe'redoing a videoaboutthebestChristmasTVepisodesorshortfilms, itwouldhaveonlythreetitlesonitanditwouldbethethree I justmentioned, butthat's notthevideowe'redoinghere.
Andonething I loveaboutthemovieandsomethingthatmodernChristmasmoviesandmodernmoviesingeneral, I think, getwrongisthatthestakesinthestoryof a Christmasmovie, thestakesremainverypersonalandverycontained.
Now, inmodernChristmasmovies, and I'veseen a lotofthosetoowithmykids, unfortunately, likeeverysingleone, there's alwaysthethingattheendwheresomebodyhastorescueSantaorwhateverfromsomewhereorsomething, becauseiftheydon't, youknow, therewillbenoChristmasforanyoneeveragain.
Anyway, It's a WonderfulLifecapturestheChristmasspiritbetterthananyotherfilm.
Anditbringsinthesupernaturalelementoftheholidayin a waythattheChristmasstorydoesnot, whichiswhyitgetsedgedoutonthelistbyIt's a WonderfulLife.
Now, yes, yes, GeorgeBaileyis a bitof a commie.
Sure, heis a bitof a commie, but, youknow, thefilmisstillgreat.
I don't know.
It's abletoovercomethat.
That's howgreatthefilmis.
Now, on a personalnote,
I willsaythatthemajorchallengeinmymarriageis, and I don't wanttogetintoairingdirtylaundry, especiallynotinmyownfamily, mymarriage, butthisis a majorchallenge, isthatmywiferefusestowatchthismoviewithme.
Shewon't watchit.
Wegothroughthiseveryyear.
Shecallsitboring.
Everytimeshesaysthat, itcutsme.
Itcutsmetomycore.
I weephystericallyinmyheart.
I mean, notphysically, butinmysoul, I'm crying.
Sonoteverybodyappreciatesthismovie.
Sometimesin a tragicsituation, theremaybepeopleclosetoyouwhodon't appreciateit, butthey'rewrong.