Originally Posted By FerretAfros Never made a gingerbread house Never seen It's a Wonderful Life Never done mistletoe or New Years kiss Never seen NB4X-but I'm working on that one Never made/eaten a goose Never had fruitcake or eggnog I geuss I'm just missing out on everything. : )
Originally Posted By trailsend ^^^This is your year!!! Go ahead and start checking this list off. (Then you can say you've made your list and you've checked it twice.)
Originally Posted By DlandDug Aside from liquor (I don't drink), I've experienced everything here. (Oh-- I never put mistletoe in my belt buckle. Nor would I.) I find roast chetnuts vastly overrated. "It's a Wonderful Life" truly does have a dark, creepy undercurrent. I believe that's one reason it has resonated and endured. The film is not just a sweet li'l Christmas story-- it's deep and meaningful. The two scenes that always affected me deeply were the proposal (where George is fiercely holding Mary and saying "I'm never marrying anyone!") and the scene where he returns home and terrifies the family. It's so heartbreaking and distancing at the same time. Frank Capra, the producer/director, was undergoing an incredible rough patch in his life at the time he made the film. Much of his own angst was poured into both the screenplay and direction. It is odd to me that many people criticize It's a Wonderful Life for its sentimentality. Far more valid, in my opinion, is Pixie's observation that it really is rather dark and subversive.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Which is exactly why I do love it. It's not all sugary. There's a real message about real lives and all it's messiness in it.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Never baked a yule log either...although I always say "this will be the year!".> LOL! I love that. The exclamation point adds the perfect ironic humor of annually-irrelevant enthusiasm.
