Amazon Prime Studios is under fire for censoring key scenes from classic Christmas movies. It's a wonderful life Many have said that the editing makes the movie meaningless and removes one of the most important character developments in the movie.
We all know Frank Capra's classic story from 1946. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart), a beloved citizen of Bedford Falls, is hit by a financial crisis just before Christmas. Uncle Billy, the dunderhead, loses his bank deposit on the Bailey Brothers Building and loan, threatening to bankrupt the company. As the world falls apart around him and his evil rival Henry Potter (Lionel Barrymore) plots to destroy his business, George wishes he had never been born and throws himself off a bridge. I was thinking of committing suicide. But then he meets an angel named Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers) who shows George what the world would be like if George Bailey never existed. This revelation helps Bailey understand that temporary financial problems are not the end of the world, and that he is surrounded by enough love and admiration to overcome adversity.
In the film's “Pottersville Scene,” George tells the angel Clarence that his dead family and friends are worth more to him than the living. Clarence then tells George he has to get his wings and begins to show George what the world would be like if George Bailey didn't exist.
Seeing Clarence's vision of the world without him, George comes to the realization that his life has been important to those he loves, and with this revelation he runs to his hometown, filled with love and the spirit of Christmas. I'm going home.
But that wasn't the case when Amazon Prime got involved. Movie fans are surprised by streaming services cut out The important part of the above plot, daily mail Reported.
Amazon Prime's “shortened” version of this classic film goes from the scene where Clarence tells George he must earn his wings to when George becomes madly happy, determined to renew his zest for life. The entire scene leading up to the run through the streets of Bedford Falls is not shown. Viewers will find out why he is the key to turning things around from peak and suicidal thoughts to joy and happiness.
Fans were perplexed and furious that this important scene was removed from the movie, with many criticizing the reasoning that occurred on Amazon Prime's part.
Amazon Prime then stated that it was offering the full version of the movie in both color and black and white versions on its service. However, the abridged version appears to exist as an option for viewers for two reasons. A copyright dispute arose over that portion of the film, first because the suicide scene was “too dark” and second because it was allegedly based on a short story that the film's original producers disapproved of.
Media company RiffTrax is also streaming an “abridged” version of this same, which appears to be based on Capra's short story “The Greatest Gift,” even though the film is currently in the public domain. , explained that it was plagued by copyright issues. The author was never credited for the use of the deleted scene. According to a British newspaper, there was also a copyright infringement claim against the film for certain music that Capra used as background music. subway.
While Amazon Prime isn't necessarily to blame for the uproar, fans are equally furious at the censorship of the Christmas classic.
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