Hollywood is generally into people jumping on their dream dragons and flying off to happy-ever-afters with hope explosions and all best laid plans dancing off into a dazzling future.
And that's pretty much where You Can't Take It With You is coming from. Follow your bliss through two hours or so and you'll bump smack dab into a happy ending. Unless your dreams involve banking. In which case, you're boring, and should take up the harmonica instead.
Questions about Dreams, Hopes, and Plans
- Does Alice have any dreams, hopes, or plans for herself, beyond marrying Tony? Does that make her a more or less interesting character?
- How are Mr. Kirby's dreams different from Grandpa's?
- In You Can't Take It With You, does it matter if the characters dreams come true? Explain your answer.
Chew on This
Take a peek at these thesis statements. Agree or disagree?
The characters in the film are happy when they don't have any big dreams.
The characters in the film are happy when they pursue all their dreams.