Fans of the Christmas classic “It's a Wonderful Life'' are furious that Amazon is making an abbreviated version of the movie available on its streaming service.
A 1946 hit film about the life of businessman and banker George Bailey. caused anger After Amazon cut out important parts.
Amazon's shortened version does not include the “Pottersville scene,” which many consider the “most important scene.” The scene is where George wishes he had never been born, and his guardian angel reminds him that he “needs to earn his angel.” Wings. '' Fans were furious, stating that this scene constitutes the rest of the film, and without it the film would move abruptly between scenes, ignoring the full context of the story.
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In the original version of the film, George tells his guardian angel Clarence that he believes he is better dead than alive, but Clarence tells George that he knows everything about what he has done in his life. I explain that this is not the case. He showed George what his town would be like if it weren't for his good deeds over the years. The alternate reality helps George realize that he has a great life.
American actor James Stewart (1908-1997) as George Bailey and Carolyn Grimes as his daughter Zuzu in a scene from Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, 1946. (Photo courtesy of Silver Screen Collection) /Getty Images) (Getty Images)
However, the Amazon Prime version of the film omits details about what led to his change in attitude towards life. Instead, after the angel tells George he must earn his wings, the scene cuts to George running joyfully down the street after realizing the value of his life.
Amazon Prime also offers the full version of the movie on its platform, but this scene may have been removed due to a copyright dispute based on a short story. Daily Mail reported. However, fans of the film were still not satisfied with this edit.
“I just watched It's a Wonderful Life with my mom and she didn't remember the whole movie. How awful.” One X user said:. “The whole point of the story was that George witnessed life without him. If you scrapped this part of the plot completely, the movie would be meaningless.”
It's a Wonderful Life, from left: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Carl Switzer, 1946 (Everett)
“I happened to see a shortened version of “It's a Wonderful Life'' and honestly, it shouldn't even exist. What the hell was that???” A second X user said:.
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“Get ready for a shortened version of It's a Wonderful Life. This version removes the entire Pottersville episode and what would have happened if he was bitten and never was born, and the obvious It cuts directly to him becoming completely healthy again for no reason.” a third user said. “This exists and is in prime.”
“If you want to know what's wrong with the world, Prime Video has a “shortened'' version of “It's a Wonderful Life,'' in which the entire Pottersville scene where George would see life if he hadn't been born was deleted. are. That's all I've summarized. It's an important part of the movie. ” another viewer said.
Clockwise from top: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins, Larry Sims, Carolyn Grimes. (Photo by: Herbert Dorfman/Corbis via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
“I kid you not, Amazon Prime is showing a fully edited version of this entire sequence that has been removed to make the film less 'dark'. This is blasphemy. To the streamers: ” Actor Michael Warburton. said in X.
”@amazon cutting out important parts of “It's a Wonderful Life'' and creating a shortened version is one of the worst things I've seen in a company recently. ” another viewer said. “What's going on? All the people who made that decision should be fired.”
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