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Rating: Q=7, P=7 / Obsession
Scale 1=3, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=4, Scale 4=3
WWII, Veterans, Homecoming, Adjustment, PTSD, Complex Relationships
Why have I waited so long to see this?! A new favorite classic for me. Everything about this film is great--the narrative threads, long shots, the acting, the music... It is so important that we tell the veterans' story in a simple way. And even though The Best Years of Our Lives was about WWII--released just after the war ended, in fact--it still holds up today, showing the same kinds of problems veterans face now. There are beautiful moments (yes, I cried a few times) and everyone ends up happy, which isn't necessarily reality, but it is exactly what the film should do. Plus it has Hoagy Carmichael. How can you not watch a film that has Hoagy Carmichael! :)
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