Meet God at the Movies

Meet God at the Movies will discuss It’s a Wonderful Life for its exploration at 6:30pm on Monday, December 19..

It’s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. The movie is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, and among the best Christmas films. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made.

After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George's wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.

The Saint Philip’s movie discussion group gathers every month via Zoom to explore a film and plumb it for theological content in the areas of creation (what is the world of the story like); what is broken/where is sin; is there a moment of turnaround, repentance; and where is redemption or the reign of God visible.

All are welcome to join the discussions, but registration is required. You can register here.

It’s a Wonderful Life can be streamed through Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, and Google Play.

More about the movie from Wikipedia here.