Fun fact: it wasn’t originally a Christmas movie. It was a flop and didn’t become a Christmas tradition until the 70’s. Also, Stewart was suffering from PTSD from WWII. It was his first movie after the war and he was dealing with some of the same issues as George.
Thank you. As someone with PTSD, Christmas is an emotional time. Didn't have the best morning but feeling a little better now, though still a bit shaky.
Keep in mind: Mr. Potter screwed George out of $8,000.00 right before Christmas in 1945, which in 2021 would be like if your bank screwed you out of roughly $118,000.00 earlier this week.
@@shizgirl I think George not only not going to prison, but keeping his business, having the whole town come to his aid, and Pottersville never becoming a thing was good punishment. He probably died not too long after a lonely, bitter, miserable little man.
118,000 is the same amount the supposed kidnapper wanted from Jon Benet Ramsey's family. Just a random strange fact. It was the exact amount John Ramsey got for his Christmas Bonus that year.
@@matthewgallaway3675Mr. Potter and George Bailey are literally both in the money-lending and real estate businesses. Aren't they both equally capitalist? I think Mr. Potter is the embodiment of greed more than anything else.
In the early 90s on Christmas Eve night I was listening to a trucker radio station in Georgia. They had a radio play on about a family that had to hire someone to live in to care for the husband's elderly mother who was always angry, couldn't compose herself, and care for herself living alone. She had become violent, slovenly and unkempt. They hired a few different caregivers but the mother was always too much for them and they left. They finally hired a man who seemed neat, articulate, and kind to live in a guest cottage and care for her. The elderly mother rallied and became alert and neat and happy over several months. They were overjoyed that the live in was taking such good care of the elderly lady. One day before Christmas they were in town and saw the man disheveled, and drunk sitting on a curb in front of a tavern. They were shocked and realized they would need to fire him after. Christmas. That night they went to the elderly lady's house to warn her and were horrified to see the drunk man on her sofa drinking coffee while the elderly lady comforted him and happily went about preparing a meal. They asked the lady if he had been like this before and she said he had been like that daily the first month but had gotten much better and rarely ever drank. They realized that the difference in her was that she felt needed now instead of a burden. Maybe Clarence jumping in to force George Bailey to save him wasn't such a bad script device.
At 12:40 “thoughts of hopelessness will pass” the way he said that with such certainty was somehow very comforting? I know the intention was most likely intended as educational, but I’ve been struggling lately with my mental illnesses and hearing a professional sound so confident in that belief made me want to take a moment to think about that.
It was nice to hear. I haven't watched this movie in ages, but some of the things George said really struck me as being the way I still think sometimes.
Some emotional wounds do not heal, hurts/regrets - just have to find a way of living with it. What is this idea that painful, negative feelings will pass...? Overgeneralisation.
@@tonyburton419 Feelings aren't still final, but ever changing - bad and good. That's the whole point of the poem. You learn to live with it. Right now only YOU think that things will pass and that's it. No. Those do not pass, but you will not going to feel same way all the time.
@@Nagarath16 Given the situation, l can guarantee they will. There will be some fluctuations of intensity, even very short periods of selective attention taking cognitions elsewhere. But, they return, often to freeze self completely. Been trained in ACT, aware of theory. But thanks for your reply, and thoughts.
Since you're having such difficulty understanding the concept of the angel: He jumped into the water to have George switch from suicidal to his usual role of life saver in a split second. Simply talking him out of it wouldn''t have had the same impact. Clarence went from being an angel without wings to being corporeal in order to deal with George on a human level. It would not have made sense if he were a spirit without a body,, Also, if George was seen talking to a spirit no one else could see, he would've been locked up in the same asylum as his uncle. HTH. Happy Holidays. 😀
I get WHY him jumping into the river helped George switch, but I think maybe Clarence was underestimating how dangerous it was to have George jump in after him. Water in cold weather, let alone deep moving water, is extremely deadly. If George was planning on dying from just jumping in (no wrists tied or anything), then having him still jump in and try pull someone to shore is an even bigger threat to his life than what he was already about to do. Maybe he could have pretended to have a heart attack on the bridge or accidentally cut himself to elicit the same reaction from George?
His problem was he was so cut is his problem, that him asking the community that truly liked him. He was a hero to his town folks, that's why when they heard the news they all came to help, because he helped them also. If he would at least try to talk to some of his neighbors, and then be rejected than i think the suicide would've been lost choice. The movie is wonderful 10/10 Christmas movie, but him only later realizing that helping others = helping yourself later, why God give him a second change, because he changed the entire town, and without him villain wins.
I love how at the end of the video, you said. “Behave” My Christmas this year was eventful. I was reminded that even on Christmas Day living in a dangerous neighbourhood means you will hear the sounds of suffering and take a moment of silence as a beloved cat’s life was lost yesterday. I was humbled because my pets were indoors and safe and were not victims of an attack. And I was grateful for being with my family. It’s not about the presents. It’s about family. I am lucky that my family get me. I am the oddball who sat at the table cuddling a ragdoll and eating from my bamboo plate that separates my vegetables from my meat. I got a warm new hat with a unicorn on it as one of my presents. I wore it whilst sat at the table and no one minded. They just knew that I was wearing it because I like it so much and I was grateful. I got gloves and now my fingers won’t freeze when I walk my dogs. I got fuzzy slippers that feel so soft. I am me. The 26 year old who was born to stand out and I am one of the lucky ones. My family accept me. And all of my quirks. I have three amazing little dogs and super soft loving cat who all get along. I’d say Christmas went well. I hope you had a good Christmas this year.
Clarence is a supernatural entity. As such, I don’t think any analysis of plausibility of action is either appropriate or of any real worth. Furthermore, is there a Clarence at all, or is it all the mechanisations within George’s depressed mind? Respective of this latter point, an excellent film to watch is the 1946 Pressburger classic “A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH”. The protagonist (played by David Niven) survives death but with deep guilt resulting in his ‘court case’ in Heaven. His psychiatrist friend (played by Roger Livesey) believes his experiences are hallucinations initiated by his guilt. I highly recommend it… but let’s have longer analyses rather than a very quick 15mins that misses out a lot of the important and salient points within the films.
I disagree. I’m no psychologist nor psychiatrist but I’d imagine that jumping into a freezing river with a completely negative/depressed, indeed suicidal, frame of mind is entirely different from *diving* into that same river with specifically positive intent (in this case to save another’s life). Furthermore, to commit suicide he’d have jumped in completely clothed, but with the positive drive to save Clarence’s ‘life’ he quickly prepared himself accordingly. The end result between either case is surely bound to be contrary.
Merry Christmas dr! You had a great analogy comparing gastroenteritis to depression and the complications that can have harmful effects on us longer term, just wondering if you could expand on what things could complicate depression if left without treatment? This is fairly new info for me and I’d really like to understand better. Thanks!
Attempted suicide used to known as ''attempted self murder'' for which the punishment was death. In short if you failed the judge would finish you off - WTF!
I’d recommend you watch episode 10 of The Good Doctor season 1, “Sacrifice.” It shows autistic responses to mental health treatment and an autistic panic attack. Fantastic acting from Freddie Highmore.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you, sir! Thanks for giving us wonderful and informative content. It's always a pleasure to get a notification about your videos. ❤️
The scene with Jimmy Stewart praying and crying in the bar is so harrowing because apparently the actor began to think about his war time service- he rose to the rank of colonel - and was genuinely devastated- and probably suffering from PTSD.
How could it have been illegal to commit suicide like how do you punish someone thats no longer alive or just completely ignore a person that needs help and compassion like would the family have to like pay a fine or something cause I don't know how anyone could do anything to someone that's already died anyway, thanks for doing this film its very interesting to listen to you talk about this stuff 😊
I think it applied more to people who had attempted suicide and not died - if you attempted it and died, they couldn’t do anything (aside from withholding life insurance funds from loved ones etc), but if you didn’t die they could then prosecute you, adding a huge additional traumatic legal process on top of the painful suicidal feelings you had already (as well as the possible horrible feelings you had after your suicide attempt failed). All in all, a horrendous approach to “dealing with” people who are already in an incredible amount of distress & pain, and potentially even more distress after surviving their attempt to end their life.
I wonder if we could say George has a codependent relationship with his town. He constantly makes himself miserable for the sake of everyone else, and they never do anything for him until he’s literally on the verge of bankruptcy, prison, and suicide. I like to think they donated enough extra money for he and his family to finally take a trip around the world.
I'd be fascinated by your analysis of the film that crushed it and all other films at the Oscars that year -- "The Best Years of Our Lives." A more serious film, it deals with PTSD and other problems of returning WW2 veterans readjusting to civilian life. It's an absolutely brilliant film, ahead of its time in some respects.
It's A Wonderful Life is the ultimate feel good movie with it's very dark and realistic moments. The spiritual successor of this movie, in my opinion is the show Ted Lasso. I really recommend you to react to that show, especially the second season. A sports psychologist comes in the second season and the story they explore with Ted Lasso and his mental health is superb! The whole series is just super up-lifting and amazing but if you wanna react to it in the channel season 1 episode 7 (especially the panic attack scene), s2 ep6's ending, s2 ep7 and s2 ep10 are the most mental health related parts of the show. There is a lot to talk about in this show and I think they do a great job of discussing mental health in a very sophisticated way.
Thanks, Dr. Carthy and Merry Christmas. Another piece which I’d love to see you review is The West Wing, season 2, ep. 10, Noel. Another treatment of PTSD at Christmas time. Hope you get some restful time off and Happy New Year!
Technically speaking, George has not lost his family: his mother is still alive and caring for him; and Uncle Billy, though dependent and unreliable, is a loving and gentle presence. I feel Clarence jumped into the river for the following reasons: 1. George is about two seconds away from throwing himself in, so there is no real time to do something else because: 2. Clarence jumping in and yelling for help triggers the natural caring instinct in George. When George jumps in to save Clarence, it is with a far different intention than suicide. The desperate act puts a temporary halt on the actively suicidal motivation in George. 3. Clarence does not have his wings, as was stated at the very beginning: he is trying to earn them, which is why he "Only has a bowler hat". As a wingless angel, his powers are limited. He is a physical presence on earth for the moment, and seems to have certain boundaries connected to a physical body. Most of the supernatural things he does is as a catalyst for Joseph's actions: he proposes granting George's wish, but it is more than likely Joseph who performs the granting. That is why he needs Joseph's interference in getting out of trouble at the house.
Good, you're watching the original Monochrome version of "It's A Wonderful Life.";) 14:32 George Bailey is a Pillar of the Community, and puts others before himself, from his younger brother Harry to the people of Bedford Falls to an "apprentice Angel."
If you haven't already, I would REALLY love to see your reaction to the movie Harvey (black and white). Also, please react to the Rosemary Kennedy case. 👍
Dr Carthy please have a look at the psychiatry scenes in Premonition with Sandra Bullock. I have a strong opinion! But I would love to know what your thoughts are. I hope you are having a happy Christmas
Would love to see you watch or comment on the show Black Box, the main character is a Neurosurgeon who secretly has Bipolar Disorder. From what I remember from many years ago when I watched it, it had a range of odd psychiatric diagnosis like Capgrass Syndrome and even with the cliche acting showed these issues in a light of relatively ordinary people instead of hiding them away.
My father will talk my ear off with trivia about this movie. He will bring up how he met Clarence on the bridge and returned to his life on same said bridge
In the Stares, we had insane asylyms until the 1980's. There were plenty of then around in the 1940's. They may have gone by "State Psychiatric Hospital", but people still called then insane asylums, & they operated as such.
I think the idea of Clarence jumping in the river was because he knew George was going to do it and wasn't going to listen to words, also- he changed George jumping into the river from suicide to saving someone. I think people are more likely to kind of hear what the person they saved is saying than a random person just talking at them from where George is. Clarence knew neither would die, or suffer long term ill affects, so I think he wanted to jump start George's lesson of what a good man he is also, by showing him no matter how low he's at in life, he will always act to save another without thinking. Because there was next to no processing time, Clarence hit the water and yelled, and George was baffled as he took his coat off. This is one of my favorite movies of all time honestly, even by today's standards it pretty much holds up- so long as you remember when it was made.
I've never seen IAWL and I don't intend to, it doesn't intrigue me much, but I watched this because it's you. I knew someone once who had a visceral hatred of the movie because its message (which they perceived as superficial and unrealistic and very very overrated) only brought into focus and perhaps triggered their own feelings of inadequacy. So if anything does intrigue me about it, it's a psychiatrist's perspective. Do you have anything to say about how someone whose own mental health is not good might have a profoundly negative reaction to this movie?
Sometimes movies have a nice sentiment behind them but people don’t care for them. I understand the themes in the color purple are important but I don’t like the adaptation starring whoopi goldberg because it’s dour. And I understand what happens in it should be sad but that adaptation could have had some moments of levity so it didn’t feel so overbearing
@@resplndnt That's quite a segue (from viscerally affronted to aesthetically displeased), but on a two year old comment I'll take it. I saw bits of _The Color Purple_ years ago - after Whoopi was propelled into stardom by _Ghost_ it prompted a lot of interest in her earlier work - and yeah, it was dull. Also, I'm Australian and I feel like it's a movie that doesn't translate well for an international audience.
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I understand that this was an analysis, but honestly, this was the oddest reaction of the many I have seen. Others cheer for George, rage at Mr. Potter, and grab tissues to wipe their tears at the end. You, on the other hand, pin each emotion to a board with a name card under each one like a bug collection. I am not entirely certain you have ever experienced any of the emotions in this movie. It's a bit like having someone who has only read books about riding a bike try to teach you how to ride. Odd.
This is how he does his reactions. They aren't like typical first time reactions where you watch along to see them experience all the emotions. All of his reactions are from an analytical standpoint of someone who works in healthcare. It's kind of a separate genre of reaction videos.
Being more stoic is a good thing, it doesnt mean "supressing emotions", it means dealing with your emotions in a more constructive way instead of letting them overwhelm and control you. Also, the remarks you made about the more stoic culture back then as if its pathological; its the exact opposite, the culture back then was far superior to anything we have now in every aspect. What we have now is a degredation of what was better. You are the perfect example that slapping the title "doctor" on someone means often not only nothing, but can be misguided bad advice.
Fun fact: it wasn’t originally a Christmas movie. It was a flop and didn’t become a Christmas tradition until the 70’s. Also, Stewart was suffering from PTSD from WWII. It was his first movie after the war and he was dealing with some of the same issues as George.
I saw a great video that shows this film was actually about hell. I agree
Thank you. As someone with PTSD, Christmas is an emotional time. Didn't have the best morning but feeling a little better now, though still a bit shaky.
Stay safe friend. :)
@@pappaOfswe Thank you
Keep in mind: Mr. Potter screwed George out of $8,000.00 right before Christmas in 1945, which in 2021 would be like if your bank screwed you out of roughly $118,000.00 earlier this week.
@@shizgirl SNL did a scene in which "the original ending" had been discovered.
Dana Carvey imitating James Stewart!
@@shizgirl I think George not only not going to prison, but keeping his business, having the whole town come to his aid, and Pottersville never becoming a thing was good punishment. He probably died not too long after a lonely, bitter, miserable little man.
@@shizgirl that’s because Potter’s an embodiment of capitalism
118,000 is the same amount the supposed kidnapper wanted from Jon Benet Ramsey's family. Just a random strange fact. It was the exact amount John Ramsey got for his Christmas Bonus that year.
@@matthewgallaway3675Mr. Potter and George Bailey are literally both in the money-lending and real estate businesses. Aren't they both equally capitalist?
I think Mr. Potter is the embodiment of greed more than anything else.
In the early 90s on Christmas Eve night I was listening to a trucker radio station in Georgia. They had a radio play on about a family that had to hire someone to live in to care for the husband's elderly mother who was always angry, couldn't compose herself, and care for herself living alone. She had become violent, slovenly and unkempt. They hired a few different caregivers but the mother was always too much for them and they left. They finally hired a man who seemed neat, articulate, and kind to live in a guest cottage and care for her. The elderly mother rallied and became alert and neat and happy over several months. They were overjoyed that the live in was taking such good care of the elderly lady.
One day before Christmas they were in town and saw the man disheveled, and drunk sitting on a curb in front of a tavern. They were shocked and realized they would need to fire him after. Christmas. That night they went to the elderly lady's house to warn her and were horrified to see the drunk man on her sofa drinking coffee while the elderly lady comforted him and happily went about preparing a meal. They asked the lady if he had been like this before and she said he had been like that daily the first month but had gotten much better and rarely ever drank. They realized that the difference in her was that she felt needed now instead of a burden.
Maybe Clarence jumping in to force George Bailey to save him wasn't such a bad script device.
At 12:40 “thoughts of hopelessness will pass” the way he said that with such certainty was somehow very comforting? I know the intention was most likely intended as educational, but I’ve been struggling lately with my mental illnesses and hearing a professional sound so confident in that belief made me want to take a moment to think about that.
It was nice to hear.
I haven't watched this movie in ages, but some of the things George said really struck me as being the way I still think sometimes.
In my experience, it isn't true.
"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."
Rainer Maria Rilke
Some emotional wounds do not heal, hurts/regrets - just have to find a way of living with it. What is this idea that painful, negative feelings will pass...? Overgeneralisation.
@@tonyburton419 Feelings aren't still final, but ever changing - bad and good. That's the whole point of the poem. You learn to live with it.
Right now only YOU think that things will pass and that's it. No. Those do not pass, but you will not going to feel same way all the time.
@@Nagarath16 Given the situation, l can guarantee they will. There will be some fluctuations of intensity, even very short periods of selective attention taking cognitions elsewhere. But, they return, often to freeze self completely. Been trained in ACT, aware of theory. But thanks for your reply, and thoughts.
Since you're having such difficulty understanding the concept of the angel: He jumped into the water to have George switch from suicidal to his usual role of life saver in a split second. Simply talking him out of it wouldn''t have had the same impact. Clarence went from being an angel without wings to being corporeal in order to deal with George on a human level. It would not have made sense if he were a spirit without a body,, Also, if George was seen talking to a spirit no one else could see, he would've been locked up in the same asylum as his uncle.
HTH. Happy Holidays. 😀
I get WHY him jumping into the river helped George switch, but I think maybe Clarence was underestimating how dangerous it was to have George jump in after him. Water in cold weather, let alone deep moving water, is extremely deadly. If George was planning on dying from just jumping in (no wrists tied or anything), then having him still jump in and try pull someone to shore is an even bigger threat to his life than what he was already about to do. Maybe he could have pretended to have a heart attack on the bridge or accidentally cut himself to elicit the same reaction from George?
His problem was he was so cut is his problem, that him asking the community that truly liked him. He was a hero to his town folks, that's why when they heard the news they all came to help, because he helped them also. If he would at least try to talk to some of his neighbors, and then be rejected than i think the suicide would've been lost choice.
The movie is wonderful 10/10 Christmas movie, but him only later realizing that helping others = helping yourself later, why God give him a second change, because he changed the entire town, and without him villain wins.
I love how at the end of the video, you said. “Behave” My Christmas this year was eventful. I was reminded that even on Christmas Day living in a dangerous neighbourhood means you will hear the sounds of suffering and take a moment of silence as a beloved cat’s life was lost yesterday. I was humbled because my pets were indoors and safe and were not victims of an attack. And I was grateful for being with my family. It’s not about the presents. It’s about family. I am lucky that my family get me. I am the oddball who sat at the table cuddling a ragdoll and eating from my bamboo plate that separates my vegetables from my meat. I got a warm new hat with a unicorn on it as one of my presents. I wore it whilst sat at the table and no one minded. They just knew that I was wearing it because I like it so much and I was grateful. I got gloves and now my fingers won’t freeze when I walk my dogs. I got fuzzy slippers that feel so soft. I am me. The 26 year old who was born to stand out and I am one of the lucky ones. My family accept me. And all of my quirks. I have three amazing little dogs and super soft loving cat who all get along. I’d say Christmas went well. I hope you had a good Christmas this year.
Clarence is a supernatural entity. As such, I don’t think any analysis of plausibility of action is either appropriate or of any real worth. Furthermore, is there a Clarence at all, or is it all the mechanisations within George’s depressed mind?
Respective of this latter point, an excellent film to watch is the 1946 Pressburger classic “A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH”. The protagonist (played by David Niven) survives death but with deep guilt resulting in his ‘court case’ in Heaven. His psychiatrist friend (played by Roger Livesey) believes his experiences are hallucinations initiated by his guilt.
I highly recommend it… but let’s have longer analyses rather than a very quick 15mins that misses out a lot of the important and salient points within the films.
I disagree. I’m no psychologist nor psychiatrist but I’d imagine that jumping into a freezing river with a completely negative/depressed, indeed suicidal, frame of mind is entirely different from *diving* into that same river with specifically positive intent (in this case to save another’s life).
Furthermore, to commit suicide he’d have jumped in completely clothed, but with the positive drive to save Clarence’s ‘life’ he quickly prepared himself accordingly.
The end result between either case is surely bound to be contrary.
Plus, as Clarence points out, George immediately forgot all about his problems to help Clarence (as he knew he was going to).
But this guy learned it from a book!
Merry Christmas dr! You had a great analogy comparing gastroenteritis to depression and the complications that can have harmful effects on us longer term, just wondering if you could expand on what things could complicate depression if left without treatment?
This is fairly new info for me and I’d really like to understand better. Thanks!
I love your energy so much! It's really soothing, I watch your videos to unwind.
Happy Holidays Dr. Elliot and everyone!
You too!
Attempted suicide used to known as ''attempted self murder'' for which the punishment was death.
In short if you failed the judge would finish you off - WTF!
I’d recommend you watch episode 10 of The Good Doctor season 1, “Sacrifice.” It shows autistic responses to mental health treatment and an autistic panic attack. Fantastic acting from Freddie Highmore.
Hey Doc. Have you seen "Miracle on 34th Street?" Seems like there some stuff in that film you might find fun to comment on.
Wonderful review of a wonderful film. Merry Christmas Dr! 🎅🏻
Merry Christmas to you too!
One of the most beloved movies ever! It has helped me so much...
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you, sir! Thanks for giving us wonderful and informative content. It's always a pleasure to get a notification about your videos. ❤️
The scene with Jimmy Stewart praying and crying in the bar is so harrowing because apparently the actor began to think about his war time service- he rose to the rank of colonel - and was genuinely devastated- and probably suffering from PTSD.
How could it have been illegal to commit suicide like how do you punish someone thats no longer alive or just completely ignore a person that needs help and compassion like would the family have to like pay a fine or something cause I don't know how anyone could do anything to someone that's already died anyway, thanks for doing this film its very interesting to listen to you talk about this stuff 😊
I think it applied more to people who had attempted suicide and not died - if you attempted it and died, they couldn’t do anything (aside from withholding life insurance funds from loved ones etc), but if you didn’t die they could then prosecute you, adding a huge additional traumatic legal process on top of the painful suicidal feelings you had already (as well as the possible horrible feelings you had after your suicide attempt failed).
All in all, a horrendous approach to “dealing with” people who are already in an incredible amount of distress & pain, and potentially even more distress after surviving their attempt to end their life.
I wonder if we could say George has a codependent relationship with his town. He constantly makes himself miserable for the sake of everyone else, and they never do anything for him until he’s literally on the verge of bankruptcy, prison, and suicide. I like to think they donated enough extra money for he and his family to finally take a trip around the world.
I'd be fascinated by your analysis of the film that crushed it and all other films at the Oscars that year -- "The Best Years of Our Lives." A more serious film, it deals with PTSD and other problems of returning WW2 veterans readjusting to civilian life. It's an absolutely brilliant film, ahead of its time in some respects.
Terrific video! You are helping maybe in more ways than you know.
Thank you so much for this! Happy Holidays to you and yours as well! I’ve never seen this movie, but will need to give it a watch now thank you!
"It really is the first time I've seen this." Should I be concerned?
Even on Christmas Day, I still have time to watch Dr Elliott.
Happy Holidays everyone.
It's A Wonderful Life is the ultimate feel good movie with it's very dark and realistic moments. The spiritual successor of this movie, in my opinion is the show Ted Lasso. I really recommend you to react to that show, especially the second season. A sports psychologist comes in the second season and the story they explore with Ted Lasso and his mental health is superb! The whole series is just super up-lifting and amazing but if you wanna react to it in the channel season 1 episode 7 (especially the panic attack scene), s2 ep6's ending, s2 ep7 and s2 ep10 are the most mental health related parts of the show. There is a lot to talk about in this show and I think they do a great job of discussing mental health in a very sophisticated way.
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No, it says a specific albeit unfinished poison name on the front (pyslyr…).
Thanks, Dr. Carthy and Merry Christmas. Another piece which I’d love to see you review is The West Wing, season 2, ep. 10, Noel. Another treatment of PTSD at Christmas time. Hope you get some restful time off and Happy New Year!
What episode of the west wing has that scene where he’s at the funeral monologuing with god?
it wasnt regular influenza that killed gowers son.. it was the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic. Most victims were under the age of 30.
Really never put it together every step of the way. Great review. Shows the superiority of the film even more.
I wish Dr. Elliott had talked about the proposal scene: that is some trippy filmmaking.
Really love your reaction on Its a Wonderful Life. Haven't seen it in years. Also it's cathartic if you watch the SNL alternate end versions
Hey Dr. Elliot, any chance you can check out Ted Lasso? like... all of it, lol. This was a big influence
Technically speaking, George has not lost his family: his mother is still alive and caring for him; and Uncle Billy, though dependent and unreliable, is a loving and gentle presence.
I feel Clarence jumped into the river for the following reasons:
1. George is about two seconds away from throwing himself in, so there is no real time to do something else because:
2. Clarence jumping in and yelling for help triggers the natural caring instinct in George. When George jumps in to save Clarence, it is with a far different intention than suicide. The desperate act puts a temporary halt on the actively suicidal motivation in George.
3. Clarence does not have his wings, as was stated at the very beginning: he is trying to earn them, which is why he "Only has a bowler hat". As a wingless angel, his powers are limited. He is a physical presence on earth for the moment, and seems to have certain boundaries connected to a physical body. Most of the supernatural things he does is as a catalyst for Joseph's actions: he proposes granting George's wish, but it is more than likely Joseph who performs the granting. That is why he needs Joseph's interference in getting out of trouble at the house.
Good, you're watching the original Monochrome version of "It's A Wonderful Life.";) 14:32 George Bailey is a Pillar of the Community, and puts others before himself, from his younger brother Harry to the people of Bedford Falls to an "apprentice Angel."
Though part of why we keep saying commit suicide is likely because we like the consonant sounds and word economy of it over dying by suicide
It’s more dramatic and therefor better
If you haven't already, I would REALLY love to see your reaction to the movie Harvey (black and white). Also, please react to the Rosemary Kennedy case. 👍
This is such an interesting take!
Excellent reaction! Bless you
Dr Carthy please have a look at the psychiatry scenes in Premonition with Sandra Bullock. I have a strong opinion! But I would love to know what your thoughts are.
I hope you are having a happy Christmas
Would love to see you watch or comment on the show Black Box, the main character is a Neurosurgeon who secretly has Bipolar Disorder. From what I remember from many years ago when I watched it, it had a range of odd psychiatric diagnosis like Capgrass Syndrome and even with the cliche acting showed these issues in a light of relatively ordinary people instead of hiding them away.
Merry holidays Doc! Stay safe out there!
My all time favorite Christmas movie!!
My father will talk my ear off with trivia about this movie. He will bring up how he met Clarence on the bridge and returned to his life on same said bridge
Just watched this movie last night! Thank you!
In the Stares, we had insane asylyms until the 1980's. There were plenty of then around in the 1940's. They may have gone by "State Psychiatric Hospital", but people still called then insane asylums, & they operated as such.
I think the idea of Clarence jumping in the river was because he knew George was going to do it and wasn't going to listen to words, also- he changed George jumping into the river from suicide to saving someone. I think people are more likely to kind of hear what the person they saved is saying than a random person just talking at them from where George is. Clarence knew neither would die, or suffer long term ill affects, so I think he wanted to jump start George's lesson of what a good man he is also, by showing him no matter how low he's at in life, he will always act to save another without thinking.
Because there was next to no processing time, Clarence hit the water and yelled, and George was baffled as he took his coat off.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time honestly, even by today's standards it pretty much holds up- so long as you remember when it was made.
Behave? Wish I'd been told that yesterday, LOL! J/K
I’d be interested in seeing you watch some other older movies like “the bad seed”
I've never seen IAWL and I don't intend to, it doesn't intrigue me much, but I watched this because it's you. I knew someone once who had a visceral hatred of the movie because its message (which they perceived as superficial and unrealistic and very very overrated) only brought into focus and perhaps triggered their own feelings of inadequacy. So if anything does intrigue me about it, it's a psychiatrist's perspective. Do you have anything to say about how someone whose own mental health is not good might have a profoundly negative reaction to this movie?
Sometimes movies have a nice sentiment behind them but people don’t care for them. I understand the themes in the color purple are important but I don’t like the adaptation starring whoopi goldberg because it’s dour. And I understand what happens in it should be sad but that adaptation could have had some moments of levity so it didn’t feel so overbearing
@@resplndnt That's quite a segue (from viscerally affronted to aesthetically displeased), but on a two year old comment I'll take it. I saw bits of _The Color Purple_ years ago - after Whoopi was propelled into stardom by _Ghost_ it prompted a lot of interest in her earlier work - and yeah, it was dull. Also, I'm Australian and I feel like it's a movie that doesn't translate well for an international audience.
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My favorite Christmas movie white Christmas
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Just wondering if you seem the movie the king speech
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One of my favorite movies
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You should look at mass hysteria in history by Sam Onella
That Blur album is fantastic!
I should probably revisit this movie, but as a child I found this movie to be so upsetting.
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you should react to some supernatural episodes
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Doctor I have a growth on my nut sack. What should I do?
This excellent movie is for Special people. Better than so much of the TRASH we have now
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I can't wait till he starts reacting to himself. Lol
I'm from Russia. Just watched it and now trying to understand why it is iconic and why i didn't like it.
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Please use your imagination.
I understand that this was an analysis, but honestly, this was the oddest reaction of the many I have seen. Others cheer for George, rage at Mr. Potter, and grab tissues to wipe their tears at the end. You, on the other hand, pin each emotion to a board with a name card under each one like a bug collection. I am not entirely certain you have ever experienced any of the emotions in this movie. It's a bit like having someone who has only read books about riding a bike try to teach you how to ride. Odd.
This is how he does his reactions. They aren't like typical first time reactions where you watch along to see them experience all the emotions. All of his reactions are from an analytical standpoint of someone who works in healthcare. It's kind of a separate genre of reaction videos.
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Geez, just watch the movie and enjoy it. You are explaining stuff too much.
Being more stoic is a good thing, it doesnt mean "supressing emotions", it means dealing with your emotions in a more constructive way instead of letting them overwhelm and control you.
Also, the remarks you made about the more stoic culture back then as if its pathological; its the exact opposite, the culture back then was far superior to anything we have now in every aspect.
What we have now is a degredation of what was better.
You are the perfect example that slapping the title "doctor" on someone means often not only nothing, but can be misguided bad advice.
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Your disagreement is irrelevant in the face of objective truth.
@@MeanApollo The only objective thing here is that you don't understand the definition of objective. You might not know the definition of truth.
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Truth IS objective.
Your oppinion on it isnt.
@@MeanApollo Neither is yours. Don't parade it like it's fact. We have gay rights now.
Merry Christmas Dr. Elliott! Thank you for your videos and insight on many different topics