"George had been living in Pottersville all along. He just didn't know it. Because he was seeing the world through his eyes--not as it was, but as he was: honest and fair. But on 'The Night Journey,' George is nothing and nobody. When the angel took him out of his life, he took him out of his consciousness, out from behind his eyes. It was only then that he saw America. Bedford Falls was the fantasy. Pottersville is where we live. If you don't believe me, examine the dystopia of the Capra movie--the nighttime world of neon bars and drunks and showgirl floozies. Does Bedford Falls feel more like the place you live, or does Pottersville? I live in a place that looks very much like Bedford Falls, but after 10 minutes in line at the bank or in the locker room where the squirts are changing for hockey I know I'm in Pottersville."
In a 2010 Salon article, Rich Cohen calls It's a Wonderful Life the "most terrifying Hollywood film ever made."
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