Mr. Potter is a remarkably detailed description of the Deep State: ancient, psychopathic, greedy, cold, evil, and uncaring. He uses financial as well as psychological manipulation to try to convince George Bailey to work for him, and then tries to crush him when the opportunity arises. There's even a scene when Potter declines a call from a congressman because he's busy.
George Bailey is the normie who undergoes his own Awakening: a thoroughly decent man whose acts positively impact many around him and constantly battles Potter. He becomes angry, depressed, and suicidal when he's exhausted by the constant efforts to improve his life that never lines up with his dreams. When meeting Clarence, he frequently challenges Clarence's assertions, not just about being an angel, but helping him understand how he needs to change his perception of his own reality, and even gets a chance to see an alternative timeline.
Clarence is the Anon who brings him back from the brink: quirky and imperfect, but determined to do his job despite all the challenges he faces in trying to change George Bailey's mind, and is awarded with wings and gratitude for succeeding.
The film is an incredible red pill. In retrospect, It's remarkable that this film (along with Mr. Smith Goes To Washington) ever got made.
This is what is wrong with movies and series today. Lack of Morals. Produce good shows like Andy Griffin, Beverly Hillbillies, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie and perhaps the Brady Bunch. If producers and writers would come up with more moral programming, our kids wouldn't be so brainwashed and society would be much better. And let's keep God in the mix. Amen.
You forgot my favorite... Leave it to Beaver 😄
So glad my parents raised me to love this one & the ones u/Mary911 listed. My kids love them too.
There Goes the Neighborhood?
Sorry. I loved Beaver Cleaver and Wally. I used to watch The Donna Reed Show, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Gilligans Island, Hogan's Heroes and Gomer Pyle. Loved them all.
Yep, "things" seemed to change from wholesome between the Three's Company - Miami Vice period (tho some would say Mary Tyler Moore) But we did have Roseanne and Dr Huxtable along the way lmao? My wife & daughter loved 7th Heaven around the time Friends came out.
I think there should be an updated version called Frens
I'm with you. And I'm guessing you must have been born in either the early or late 70's.
'67 Mary... 1967 😔
Okay. You're my baby sister's age. I was born in 1960.
WE have to do this for ourselves.
We can't expect Hollyweird to do it for us. They want the opposite of what we want.
Got ideas? Start writing them down.
That's what I'm doing.
Best of luck!
Been watching little house lately… it makes me desperately long for something I never knew I was missing or even knew existed.
I watched the entire "Little House" series and "The Waltons." I've also read all of Laura Ingalls Wilder books and Spencer's Mountain by Earl Hamner Jr. as a child. Anything pertaining to the long ago peaceful life attracted me.