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built_internet_tough t1_iy9msy0 wrote

The main character had severe ptsd from ww2 and apparently influenced his character acting very heavily. A lot of the scenes the emotion is very real

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billyjack669 t1_iy9r3d8 wrote

Are you talking about Jimmy Stewart?

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coldfarm t1_iybhhb4 wrote

The famous scene where he is essentially having a nervous breakdown was not acting. Some of his angry outbursts were also a lot more intense than anticipated (when he yells at the kids, for example). Watch the other actors’ faces in some of those scenes and you can tell they're picking up on it.

Tangential bit of trivia; the actor who played Mr. Gower was really drunk and hit young George so hard he really made his ear bleed.

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Inlerah t1_iycso9m wrote

You would never guess from its reputation as a feel good Christmas movie that it has one of the most uncomfortable to watch breakdowns I've ever seen on film: as someone who deals with anxiety I've had that panic attack.

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