A Wonderful Life
"A wonderful life" had a dynamic storyline. The protagonist in the movie was a once happy fellow, named George Baily who was played by James Stewart. The setting of the movie was in a Small Town named Bedford falls. In this town there was this one guy his Name was Mr. Potter, played by Lionel Barrymore who owned almost everything in th town. Although he had a cornucopia of money he let greed overcome his knowledge which led him to not have any friends. In the story Mr. Potter wanted one thing more than money, Baily Bros. Building and Loan. Mr. Potter was the antagonist who can do what ever he felt with impunity.
In the Beginning of the movie it was Christmas Eve night. All of the citizens were praying to the heavens to help George Baily overcome the obstacles being faced caused by the antagonist. The guy in the heavens who was portrayed to be god called upon one of the wisest angels who wanted to get his wings. The angels name was Clarence. In order for Clarence to understand what was going on in the life of George now he had to be cognizant of George's past.
When they take a glance on George's past they look at some of the major event of his life. They looked at when him one winter day when he was with his little brother and some friends. The outstanding thing that made this day so special was that George pulled a heroic act when his bother nearly drowned in freezing water. George jumped in and saved his brothers life which caused him to get an ear infection. The ear infection was terrible, it made him loose hearing in that ear. Another day they looked at is when he was telling people how when he gets older he going to travel the world and build stuff. The angel looked at many other incidents. The sad thing was that George never left Bedford Falls. He ended up sending his brother to college and taking over the family business after his father sadly passed away.
The Angel was then sent to the Christmas in Present day Bedford...
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