Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- If George Bailey had traveled the world and gone to Fiji and everything, do you think he would've actually enjoyed his life more? Would it have been even more wonderful?
- Do you think that Mr. Potter also has a guardian angel? How would it change Mr. Potter's perspective, or is he just a lost cause?
- Do you think it's actually better to do the stuff George dreams of doing—traveling the world, designing cities—or to humbly live the kind of life he does live?
- Why is Mr. Potter such a jerk? What kind of things might have happened to him?
- In the sequence where we see what life would be like if George hadn't been born, Mary turns out to be an "old maid" and a librarian, an implicitly horrible fate. Is this fair?
- Did the movie's title reassure you while you were watching that things turn out OK for George?
- Would the ending have been more satisfying if Potter got his comeuppance? Why do you think it was written as it was?