In fact, I’ll argue it’s one of the finest movies of any genre, ever.
And somewhere in my travels, picked up this little item.
Your bar is exactly the kind of place I’d want to spend my Christmas eve.
(Note this place doesn’t really exist in Seneca Falls.
It’s just a novelty souvenir.
We don’t live in a timeline that good, either.)
Which brings us to that entire alternate reality in the film.
That all his friends and family are trapped in miserable existences.
His uncle is in an insane asylum.
His beloved brother died as a young child.
The wife he adores doesn’t recognize him.
All of which sets up the most powerful emotional payoff in the history of cinema.
…
Amazon Prime has clarified that the full version of the film still remains on their platform.
Oh, so it’s shortened for length.
Because who has the 2:10 running time to invest in a movie that generations have enjoyed for eight decades?
It’s not that.
It’s a copyright dispute.
Nice try, Bezos.
This is some Grade-A War on Christmas stuff.
The limited time 0.0% APR you get when you open a Home Equity line of credit.
It’s theStar Warsprequels saying “Somehow Palpatine returned.”
(Skip to the 2:00 mark.
But brace yourself.)
And since I’m all about a world free of censorship, I’m fine with this.
It doesn’t belong to Amazon, it belongs to the world.
So keep your grubby corporate hands off our timeless entertainment.
