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In reply to the discussion: So-called "feel-good" stories that "ought to make you throw up." [View all]regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)28. That's why I never cared for the ending of "It's A Wonderful Life"...
Sure, its heartwarming when all the average townspeople pull together to help George Bailey out of his troubles, but they only had to do so because Old Man Potter stole the money his uncle left behind at the bank. Yes, at the end, George is out of trouble, but Potter has still enriched himself (and will continue to be around to oppress the community), and it was the non-rich people of Bedford Falls who had to sacrifice to make up for it.
(The only way that movie would have had a happy ending, IMO, is if it had concluded with the police announcing that Potter had been arrested for Grand Theft, and wouldnt be troubling the town anymore.)
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