Amazon Prime slammed for axing pivotal scene from beloved Christmas movie
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Fans have called out Amazon Prime Video after discovering an ‘abridged’ version of the classic Christmas movie It’s Wonderful Life that leaves out a pivotal scene. The 1946 Jimmy Stewart movie follows a businessman George Bailey who has given up when an angel comes down from heaven and shows him what the world would look like without him in it.
![[The movie poster for It's A Wonderful Life]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234210791-be16.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The Golden Globe-winning movie, directed by Frank Kapra, remains a staple of Christmas-time viewing with its powerful themes of self-empowerment and finding joy in life. Towards the end of the movie, George has a meaningful chat about his suicidal thoughts with his guardian angel Clarence (played by Henry Travers) and is shown how grim life would be if he didn’t exist.
![[Henry Travers, James Stewart in It's A Wonderful Life]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234210765-27cf.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
But in Prime Video’s abridged version this crucial 23-minute section, known as the Pottersville scene, has been cut. Instead, just after George reveals he’s in dire need of $8,000 it suddenly flips to the final scene where his faith in life has been restored and he joyously runs home in the snow.
![[Donna Reed and James Stewart in It's A Wonderful Life]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234210756-3c81.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
The ‘Abridged Edition’ synopsis reads: ‘[This] shorter version of the Jimmy Stewart Christmas classic with a condensed ending but still contains all the sweetness and Christmas wonder. ‘A series of setbacks causes a man to reflect on his life. With the help of his guardian angel, he finds the true meaning of Christmas.’.
![[Donna Reed, James Stewart]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_234210762-74ff.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
