"I took this form," God explains, "because if I showed myself to you as I am, you wouldn't be able to comprehend me." He chose his form well. Reiner is superb at establishing the right tone for this very difficult material, and the casting of George Burns as God is an inspiration. As an idea, indeed, "Oh, God!" must have seemed almost impossibly supplied with ways to go wrong. So there was reason to anticipate a showdown again this time between the sacred and the profane. And that we should try being a little nicer to one another.Ĭarl Reiner's credits as a director include the immortal " Where's Poppa?" (1970), a masterpiece of comic bad taste. That we have everything here on Earth that we need to bring a happy ending to our story.
You're better than some people, and worse than others, but you came across the bridge at the right time." The message God wants to remind his creatures of is a simple one: That things can turn out all right, although they will not necessarily or automatically do so. Why did he pick Denver? "You're like the lady who's the millionth person across the bridge and gets to meet the governor. God is careful, throughout the movie, to make his reasoning clear. Once Denver gets over his initial astonishment at being selected as God's spokesman, he makes a good job of it, justifying God's faith in the common man, which he, after all, put into production.
Deeds, and those other Capra heroes who prevailed because they were decent, honest, and true. The John Denver character becomes a contemporary version of Mr. It also makes you feel good, in the way some of the Frank Capra comedies did.
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