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Nov29
IT’S A WONDERFUL THING TO LORD OVER EVERYONE ELSE
November 29th, 2004 |
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Sitting down to watch It’s A Wonderful Life to kick off the holiday season is probably a tradition most families share. That was certainly the case in Cami’s household. They treat is as the pinnacle of holiday entertainment. Cami even has several books about the movie and its history.
And while I’m a big Jimmy Stewart fan, watching It’s A Wonderful Life at my house just wasn’t as big a deal. So, since being married to Cami almost 5 years ago, she has included me into her tradition. While I enjoy it, the film still raises questions for me.
Like most Frank Capra films, there are too many convenient twists in favor of the protagonist. Things end a little too neatly. What happens to these characters afterwards? There is no resolution…
* THE REST OF THIS BLOG POST WAS LOST WHEN THEATER HOPPER WAS MOVED TO WORDPRESS IN JANUARY 2009 *
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Dec01
Man, can you believe it’s already December 1st? Incidentally, my birthday is in 20 days. No reason to share that information. Just an FYI.
I remember when I was younger, it seems like after Thanksgiving was over it would take FOREVER for Christmas to get here. Now that I’m older and have a concept of time, I realize it’s a scant 3 weeks away.
Still having some fun with It’s A Wonderful Life. I don’t know why I feel the need to dissect a film from the 1940’s through the prism of contemporary attitudes other than it’s just fun to do so.
Cami was actually the one to point out Donna Reed’s character becoming an old maid when we watched the movie last weekend. It’s always bugged her. It is pretty sexist if you stop to think about it.
Basically, it reflects the attitude of the day that if you were a woman, you life would have no meaning unless you were married and had kids. These days we have Sex and the City which loudly celebrates a woman’s independence from such expectations. It’s interesting to see how far we’ve come in the last… oh 60 years. C’mon. Isn’t this all common sense to everyone by now?
By the way, our little online community is organizing a Secret Santa gift exchange relatively soon. I’ll be participating. The person whose name is randomly given to me will be given some original holiday-themed Theater Hopper art! I know that kind of ruins the surprise a little, so that’s why I’m not posting any pictures of the artwork. Never mind I haven’t actually completed the artwork yet…
I really have nothing else to add at the moment. Call it The Wednesday Blahs. We have an advertising spot available if you’re interested in getting the word out about your site. We’re also still taking pre-orders for shirts, baby doll tees and hoodies. Pre-orders end December 10th! Get your order in now!
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