Post #180039 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Tue, Aug 16, 2005 11:17 AM

On 2005-08-16 09:41, Satan's Sin wrote:
It's a Wonderful Life

Ha ha! You and my ex-girlfriend both.

She and I would have endless debates on this movie. I loved it; she was absolutely appalled by it.

"George should have gone and travelled the world and did what He wanted to do. It's his own fault if he's unappy in Bedford Falls." she would say.

"But he has to learn the lesson of how to be grateful for what he already has, see? Until he learns that lesson, he'll be dissatisfied wherever he goes." I countered.

"Bulls#$t. His brother left the family to do what he wanted to do and was happy. The brother's the real hero of this story. George should have done the same thing."

"But what about this father's business going under if he doesn't take it over?"

"Since when is that his problem or responsiblity? His only responsibility is to his own happiness."

And so it went. My girlfriend was an Ayn Rand Objectivist and I was a Protestant Christian. This movie brought out the core differences in our philosophies (which really aren't so different in most other respects). I loved debating it with her. We had lots of fun, honestly. Still, she nearly walked out of the movie during the intermission, first time we saw it together. It's "lame-brained" philosophy was really more than she could stomach.

Sabu