zianimustafa "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" is one of the oldest classics to have survived today, although it was produced in 1939, but still able to sweep the minds of viewers with his brilliant story, his brilliant output, and his extraordinary representation by silver screen star James Stewart "He said. When the director Frank Kapra is mentioned, the first thing to come to mind is the successful participation of Stuart and Capra in It's a wonderful life. Indeed, these two films can be associated with each other to stay in the memory of all lovers of classical art. . The story is about Jefferson Smith, a good-hearted, honest-hearted man in his life, who is nominated to serve as a senator in the US Senate to replace the former senator who died. When nominated by power men in America, they expected him to be docile. Be more than a grab in the face of their corrupt exploitative schemes. But Mr. Smith discovers corruption everywhere, putting every man in the Senate under the control of a few of the greedy, big-assed, greedy, despotic men who are unsatisfied with the looting of the country and the exploitation of all the people's resources and projects to serve their own despicable personal interests. So Mr. Smith has to face a whole system of fossilized minds and men to prove that he is right before being overthrown in a dirty way worthy of the malevolence of men who have taken over everything in the country. The story of the film despite its power, but it is very simple and not complicated We are used to it in films described as political and all you do is to waste the viewer in swirls that you might not understand anything about. In this film, the situation is quite the opposite. The issue may not concern many, but it is capable of gaining respect for the viewer from the beginning of the film and drawing it into an extraordinary story, the hero of which can be considered a man of the general public. The excellent script that combines power and simplicity can not be forgotten. It respects the professional cinematic scenes, while simplifying things for those who want fun only. The film's output is really wonderful and may surpass all the films produced in the 1930s. From the existence of a few minor errors in the editing and editing where some of the clips where the pieces are not correct for the viewer, but this does not reduce the technical value of the film, especially we are witnessing in this work crystallize the real classic cinema. James Stewart's performance was at the top, and he gave a performance that could not be described in a few words. He was able to give us an accurate picture of Mr. Smith's simple, intelligent and intelligent personality, at the same time humble, generous and soft-tempered, and not happy to see a mistake without correcting it. The importance of the big film comes from the power of the ideas he poses in his own way, as he cries out against the corruption that has spread everywhere to extend to all the men of power, and even the press and media who have become obedient For the orders of a few people they spread their influence over everything, and did not like the voice of truth to leak out of the Senate chamber. But if we think more, the thing that makes the film much more powerful is that its message transcends Washington and the whole of America, or any particular country because the message of the work is universal and can be seen everywhere. In any country in the world, exploitation can be seen by a small group, and the masses are silenced and blinded to remain like the herds that do not know anything, and all this is managed from the seats of power, newspapers and the media and everything that would prevent the collapse of any corrupt system exploits everything he can to fill "At the end of the film Mr. Smith stood up after delivering a three-day speech in the Senate exposing the practices of every corrupt man in power and reminding officials of their duties to the citizens and the country. Then came the piles of messages from the citizens, approached Mr. "Smith" from these piles, opened a letter, discovered fraud, and saw with his eyes the killing of freedom and repression of the honorable, looked around him and saw corrupt officials are laughing around him .. No one with him .. Even the friend of his father Betrayed them .. look at them a recent look, and then fell to the ground .. A scene actually translated summarize the real happenings in front of us every day, but we manage her necks, and look away and go as if nothing was .. The right always in a war with corruption and injustice, and perhaps tired He demanded the truth and wished without finding anyone to help him. But in the end, the truth must prevail as it did at the end of the film. The end scene hopes that every honest person will see it with his eyes because injustice can not always continue, and it must collapse before the power of truth that is not covered by the lies of the corrupt and their blind hypocrisy. Wonderful work worth the full mark without hesitation:

mark.waltz For a film 88 years old and 14 presidents later, this film represents what is best about the United States and also a reminder what is wrong with it. I do find it difficult to pick out the best film out of the dozens of classics released in 1939, but of those 50 or 60, "Mr. Smith" remains the most prestigious with a message that resonates today. Like the dozens of classics in 1939, this has dozens of moments that are considered among the great scenes in film history. As good as best actor winner Robert Donat was as "Mr. Chips", James Stewart is simply far better, going from naive country bumpkin handed a senate seat, his slow education to the corruption, his determination to accomplish something, the crooked obstacles he faces, and the explosion that opens his eyes to the evils standing in his way. Stewart displays many different sides to his character, but one thing is clear: he isn't going to fall down and go boom without fighting. This features an ensemble that rivals 1939's best picture winner, "Gone With the Wind", starting with Jean Arthur as his initially cynical assistant, Claude Rains as his long time mentor, Edward Arnold as the power hungry money man (identical to his powerful Nazi like autocrat in "Meet John Doe", Guy Kibbee as the governor of Stewart's home state, and Beulah Bondi (in a role she would play many times) as Stewart's mother. Ruth Donnelly as Kibbee's no nonsense wife, Charles Lane as a nosy reporter and Thomas Mitchell as Arthur's confidante are also quite good. The surprise for me is Harry Carey as the speaker of the house who says more with a bang of his gavel and all knowing grin than the rest of the cast does with Robert Riskin's brilliant words. Director Frank Capra has been nicknamed the inventor of "Capra Corn", a description of the stories of Cinderella men who rose above their naivete to fight injustice. Rains is described as a villain in this, but he's a villain with a soul, one who forgot why he got into public service in the first place, allowing himself to be manipulated and controlled at the expense of his soul. Stewart's desire to have a boy's camp funded blocks pending bills of Rains and several others, and this results in some violently shocking actions, culminating in the famous filibuster sequence.I believe in fighting for lost causes, so this film means a lot for me. This film means more to me now than it did upon my first viewing of it some 30 years ago. Memories of a family trip to Washington D.C. when I was a boy and a return for a march for a supposed lost cause make the big eyed grins of the young pages and visiting boy scouts all the more emotional. Seeing this film in a chaotic time makes it all the more memorable, and even with simple, supposedly dated, American values, shows that modern values are as corrupt as the most sinister of political bigwigs that control the government behind the scenes.

Thomas Drufke Few films succeed in being relevant a decade or two after its release, but Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is still relevant 77 years later, especially in a voting year with questionable candidates.Before Frank Capra ventured into his war propaganda films in the early-to-mid 40's, he made some of the most important and acclaimed films of all time. In back to back years he directed the 1938 sleeper hit, You Can't Take it With You, and the classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Capra carried some of the same cast members over to the ladder, as Jimmy Stewart, Jean Arthur, and Edward Arnold are among the many who acted in both films. Continuing with the tradition of Capra's other works, Mr. Smith deals with a common man taking on big ideas and ideals, only to be shut down by those more powerful and privileged.This was the film that really showed the world what Stewart could do. Even though I have seen tons of his films, this one stands out as some of his finest acting and most demanding roles of his filmography. He was always great at playing an every-man and someone you can undeniably root for, and Jeff Smith is a defining role for him. Smith represents the audience in going along for this political ride and I loved the way Stewart gave the character a certain amount of innocence and vulnerability while also displaying a graceful and powerful presence as well.Having wonderful chemistry in You Can't Take it With You, it's no surprise that Stewart and Arthur's work together here is just as good, if not better. Arthur plays Clarissa Saunders, who manages to keep Smith afloat even though he's constantly swept away by Washington and all of the extra perks for being in the Senate. It's also not a forced romance, like a lot of 30's films, it takes a while for it to be developed as its handled with care. Arthur may very well be the best romantic partner Stewart ever had.1939 was a fantastic year for film, with Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind also being released. But perhaps no film from that year is still as relevant as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Capra covers the film with patriotism with beautiful shots of Washington D.C. and a patriotic song here or there, but its his step into a pessimistic style of filmmaking that's most intriguing here. The last 30 minutes with Stewart giving an Oscar worthy performance and Capra seamlessly twisting the story into unpredictable territories is truly something special.+Stewart becoming the Stewart we all love+Arthur is marvelous+Capra's balanced directing10/10

bib12342004 This movie sends a very strong message to the American people, as not all politicians are corrupted or on the take. It shows the true way how a democracy system should work here in the US. The political statements shown in this movie were attack when the film was released, as people thought of it as anti-American and pro-Communist for its portrayal of corruption in the American government. In my opinion this film shows the faults and positives of our political system. A film like this really can give the viewer of what the true democracy system feels like and shows it only takes the courage of one man to stand up against corruption. Mr. Smith is that man who is not a career politician, just a common man that bleeds red, white and blue. He has an idea that would benefit sociality as it will help kids stay out of trouble and become men. When he finds out about the graft scheme he stands tall and challenges the big political machine Taylor, with out fear like the other members of the hall. This shows the courage of a man standing by his self against the same members of his party. Mr. Smith stands his ground and keeps to his word to ensure that a "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"