It's A Wonderful Life

I've recently come to the conclusion that my favorite film of all time is It's A Wonderful Life. I never could reach a definite decision, since all films are different and affect me in different ways. Then, a few months ago, when I chose which college I wanted to attend, I felt a huge wave of maturity and the shocking realization that I'm no longer a kid. It's A Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra, among many other movies, granted, was more than a movie during my childhood. It was an experience, a tradition, where after I bathed and got into my Christmas Eve jammies, and retrieved a candy cane from the Christmas tree, I joined my family in watching the NBC viewing of the classic film. Its emotional significance, its -- of course -- generally good acting, its deliverance of catchy but meaningful phrases such as "Hot dog!" and "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings," and last, but not least, its heartwarming conclusion with the background filled with Auld Lang Syne, together make this the single film I could watch over and over again, until the end of time, when joy and Christmas spirit somehow lose their magic, which is indeed something I could never imagine happening.

We'll always have Paris,

Amanda