Fans of It’s a Wonderful Life have expressed their outrage that Amazon Prime has removed a crucial scene from the beloved Christmas classic.
A shortened version of the 1946 film was edited to omit a scene that many consider the most important in the film, which follows the character of businessman George Bailey as he contemplates suicide.
In the scene in question, known as the “Pottersville scene,” George wished he had never been born before his guardian angel reminded him that he had to earn “his angel wings.”
In the original version of the film, George tells the angel that he believes he is worth more dead than alive. The angel then tells George that he doesn’t know everything he’s done in his life, before showing him a version of a grim world in which he never existed.
That’s when George realizes he has a great life and has had a positive impact on his loved ones, who he desperately wants to return to as the film reaches resolution.
But in the shortened version of the film on Prime, the moment when the angel tells George he has to earn his wings cuts abruptly to George happily running through the streets after coming to terms with his own life – without considering what brought him to his renewed acceptance has led. .
Fans of the film have complained about the film’s version, arguing that it omits the entire point of the plot.
A shortened version of It’s a Wonderful Life on Amazon Prime excludes a scene that many consider the most important of the beloved film, in which George sees what the world would be like if he had never been born.
An outraged . It’s all so abbreviated. The best and most crucial part of the film. Just now. Wow.’
Another said: ‘Brace yourself for the ‘shortened’ version of It’s A Wonderful Life, which ends the WHOLE Pottersville / what it would be like if he was never even kinda born, and directly addresses the fact that he is completely fine again for no obvious reason. This exists and is on Prime.’
A third They literally went from George asking Clarence if he had $8,000 to George running down the street home in celebration.”
They added, “If you don’t know the movie by heart, there would be no room for any other interpretation other than Clarence handing George $8,000 to fix the problem!”
Amazon Prime has clarified that the full version of the film is still on their platform.
Furthermore, it appears that the version of the film was released after a copyright dispute over the scene, which was based on a short story.
However, this wasn’t enough for many fans of the film, who claimed that the shortened version was the easiest to find on the platform.
The 1946 film follows the character of businessman George Bailey as he contemplates suicide before realizing the beauty of his life.
One X user wrote: ‘Why do you need a ‘shortened’ version of this? The original is fine. It’s on streaming.
‘You can pause, fast forward or stop watching if you’re bored. Why does this exist?’
Another added: ‘Okay, let’s make the Polar Express, but without the train parts. And that hard, but without Hans Gruber.’
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