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I am not really a great admirer of politics because I don't really understand them at all. This film was a real helping hand to me because I understand a bit more of what politics really are. I also understood what other things involving politics such as the government, laws and making decisions about things around the world. This is probably the feel-good political film because Capra is probably the best director who can make feel-good films. This film ends with a similar sort of feeling It's A Wonderful Life ended. This was very dramatic and it was very inspiring to watch. It is a film that is just a classic that could be definitely be watched more than once.
James Stewart's performance as Jefferson Smith was really awesome because he showed that he is a strong hero in the world of politics despite most of them are out to destroy him. He was rather similar to George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life. Jefferson came from a small town and was then elected as a senator by replacing the previous senator who died. Jefferson doesn't have any children but when you see him in the political business and in the courts he might remind you of Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. Stewart was an actor who would always play characters that are either inspirations (Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, It's A Wonderful Life) or are just really entertaining with suspense (Rear Window, Vertigo, The Man Who Knew Too Much).
Frank Capra's direction of Mr. Smith Goes To Washington was a lot like It's A Wonderful Life but was different as well (if you get what I mean) because they are both very different stories but with similar sort of feelings between them. He also brought that awesome feel-good feeling towards It Happened One Night as well. He is the legend for inspiring films and it is that simple and nobody will be able to take that away from him. After Hitchcock and Kubrick as favourite directors of the past, Capra comes along and takes that spot.
This isn't my favourite Frank Capra film. Out of the three I have seen so far, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington is the least best from Capra. I prefer It's A Wonderful Life and It Happened One Night more. This is another legendary performance from Jimmy Stewart but his best performance is still It's A Wonderful Life. I would probably call this film my favourite political film so far and is one of the top films of the early days of cinema that were the 1930s. Masterpiece!! It is a story that a lot of people would understand and a story that a lot of people wouldn't because of the political theme of the film and the events that occur and the consequences that the characters come across. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington is a certain recommended film to people who love classics.
8/10
