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Originally Posted by craigster59
^^^^ I never "got" Harvey. Topper I liked but Harvey seemed a bit out there.
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There's a lot of things to appreciate about "Harvey" - the performances of the actors alone are noteworthy.
But what I really appreciate about the movie is the way it mocks our society. That we do discriminate against people just because they are different. In this case, Elwood P. Dowd, in every capacity, is one of the nicest, most gracious, and considerate persons you'd ever meet. Yet...just because of his belief in Harvey, there are those who would put him away in a sanitarium.
I've always been a huge Jimmy Stewart fan too - and I've read that this actually was his fav. movie.
Some of the things his character in the movie says actually resemble social commentary than anything else.
Elwood P. Dowd: "Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, "In this world, Elwood, you must be" - she always called me Elwood - "In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."