me. it is so violent for a pg movie. what he does to joe pesci and daniel stern stepping on ornaments and the iron hits daniel stern s face. the music is so beautiful. but the messages at the end, mccauley culkin is classic in that film. it works and it s so much fun to rewatch over the holidays. no question, it s a wonderful life. there s a line in the film that no man is a failure who has friends. i always found that fascinating. so many life messages in this movie. you can take away with. back in the 40s. 1946, it was not a box office smash. jimmy stewart, this movie did not do that well on the box office. st. wasn t until years later and it became a cult classic and classic in everybody s heart. this scene, i got to mention, one of the best at the end, when he s yelling merry christmas. merry christmas!