【Movie】It's a wonderful life (素晴らしきかな、人生)

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It's a Wonderful Life
1946
素晴らしきかな、人生！




"The greatest gift is right at home."

じゃあ、

Merry X'mas to everyone!!

How is everything?

Are you in the holiday spirit???

This, of course, means
the holiday mood!!!


Today's film is a
Christmas Staple
in America!

A staple is more than just
something to connect paper, it
can also be used to describe
something that is a
common tradition!

Cornbread is the staple
of southern cooking!

Sake is the staple of
Japanese alcohol, even though
I prefer shochu!!



Trailer




Plot

George Bailey is the main
character of this story and
he has always tried to help others.
He didn't go to college and didn't
travel the way he wanted to
in order to help his family. He sacrificed
his own desires. When an old friend
and co-worker misplaces some money,
the bad guy in town looks to put
George's business out and send
George to jail. He thinks to commit
suicide, because he feels worthless.
He says that everyone would be
better off without him. Little does
he know, just how much he has
helped the lives of others.




ジョージ・ベイリーが主人公。
彼はいつも人を助けてきた。
家族を手伝うために、大学へも行かず
世界旅行をしたいという夢を
抱いていたにも関わらず、
思うように旅行をすることもなく、
自分の願望を犠牲にしてきた。
古い友人と仕事仲間が金を失くし、
悪い男がジョージの事業をつぶし
彼を牢屋に送ろうとする。
彼は絶望し、皆にとっても自分がいない方がよいと
自殺を考える。
彼は、彼の周りの人間が
いかに彼に助けられてきたかを知らないのだった。





James Stewart
ジェームズ・スチュアート


James was a staple of
American Film for nearly
50 years. He has been in
some of the most famous
movies in our history. He
represented the common man
and people could always
relate to him.



Famous Scene

Although my favorite
scene is when he prays
in the bar, the scene at
the end where he runs
through the snow covered
streets yelling
"Merry Christmas"
is a staple of American
Film History!!!











The question you should
ask Americans is not "have
you seen this movie," but
"how many times."