Christmas

         In this blog I will be comparing The Family Man to Its a Wonderful Life. These two films take place during Christmas.
         The first film I will be talking about is The Family Man which takes place in New York where Jack ( the main character) lives as a business man, during his glimpse he lives with his wife, Kate and two kids in New Jersey. Jack left Kate after an life changing opportunity came about. Later Jack became a businessman and very successful. He thought he had everything he wanted until a man came along and granted Jack a glimpse at what his life would have been like if he didn't leave Kate. In his glimpse Jack has two kids, the wife of his dreams, a dog, parent in-laws, friends, and a descent job.
         The second film I will be talking about is Its a Wonderful Life which takes place in Bedford Falls where George (the main character ) lives with his wife, Mary. George has many dreams he always wanted to travel the world but every time he tried something happened that interrupted his dreams. He had to be in charge of  his fathers old business, he got married, had kids, and saved his town from Mr. Potter (the villain). In his "glimpse" his guardian angel grants his wish. George wished that he was never born. He got to see all of the things that happened if he wasn't there to change them. His brother died as a child, his uncle was in an insane asylum, the town was now called Pottersville, and all the people that he helped over his life had something wrong in their lives.
         These two films have some similarities and differences. George and Jack both got a chance to look at their lives if they made a different decision or were never born. George and Jack were both businessman but Jack didn't think he needed anything and George thought he needed more. Both films had a guardian angel of sorts. The Family Man was in color but Its a Wonderful Life was in black and white.