It’s a Wonderful Life fans have expressed outrage that Amazon Prime cut a crucial scene from the beloved Christmas classic.
An abridged version of the 1946 film has been edited to omit a scene many consider the most important in the film, which follows businessman George Bailey’s character as he considers taking his own life.
In the scene in question, known as the ‘Pottersville scene’, George wishes he had never been born before his guardian angel reminds him that he needs 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 shadow world in which he never existed.
It is then that George realizes that he has a wonderful life and that he has positively impacted his loved ones, who he is desperate to return to as the film draws to a close.
But in the abridged version of the film on Prime, the moment where the angel tells George that he has to earn his wings abruptly cuts to George running happily through the streets after coming to terms with his own life, not including what made him led to his new acceptance. .
Fans of the film have complained about the film’s version, arguing that it leaves out the entire plot point.
An abridged version of It’s a Wonderful Life on Amazon Prime excludes a scene many consider the most important in the beloved film, which shows George seeing what the world would be like if he had never been born.
One outraged That’s all in a nutshell. The best most crucial part of the movie. Fair. Wow.’
Another said: ‘Get ready for the ‘abridged’ version of It’s A Wonderful Life, which removes EVERYTHING about Pottersville/what it would be like if he was never born, and cuts straight to him being totally fine again without any obvious evidence. reason. This exists and is on Prime.’
A third X user wrote: ‘I can’t believe how badly Amazon butchered Its a Wonderful Life in its abridged edition! They literally cut from George asking Clarence if he had $8,000 to George running down the street back home, celebrating.
They added: ‘If you don’t memorize the movie, this would leave no room for any interpretation other than Clarence giving George $8,000 to solve the problem!’
Amazon Prime has clarified that the full version of the film still remains on its platform.
Additionally, it appears that the film version was released after a copyright dispute related to the scene, which was based on a short story.
However, this was not enough for many of the film’s fans, who claimed that the abridged version was the easiest to find on the platform.
In the abridged version of the film on Prime, the moment where the angel tells George that he has to earn his wings abruptly cuts to George running happily through the streets after coming to terms with his own life, not including what led him to to his new acceptance.
The 1946 film follows businessman George Bailey’s character as he considers taking his own life before realizing the beauty of his life.
One X user wrote: “Why do you need an ‘abridged’ version of this? The original is fine. It’s streaming.
‘You can pause, fast forward or stop watching if you get bored. Why does this exist?
Another added: ‘Okay, let’s do the polar express but without the train parts. And die hard but without Hans Gruber.
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