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"Life" has a great message about measuring wealth by friends, not $

posted 8 years ago by gouldr
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Also remarkable for a '40s movie, is Life's take on working class people having the right to a roof over their head and food on their table. This was 70 years ago!
Here's my blog post review for this wonderful movie!
http://ricksrealreel.blogspot.com/2016/12/its-wonderful-life-still-has-wonder-70.html

[–] muchmeow 8 years ago

Yes, too bad everyone doesn't think like Peter and George Bailey (and Frank Capra).

[–] gouldr 8 years ago

Sadly, the more things change, the more they stay the same! 70 years later, the movie's themes are still issues...

[–] p25735-261-505738 8 years ago

It doesn't have to be an either/or proposition, but if it were, there's no question friends are more valuable than money. Potter was the poorest man in town.