Once you get past the corny 1950s dialogue and get over the fact that it was a three hour movie, The Best Years of Our Lives was a decent movie. It gave a fairly accurate portrayal of many of the difficulties veterans encountered when they returned home. Many vets returned to families they barely knew, wives who had moved on, severe disabilities, and unemployment. Although this movie had a cute Hollywood ending life was not that easy for many veterans. Some veterans struggled with these problems for the rest of their lives. Say what you will about the quality of the film, the acting, and the dialogue but The Best Years of Our Lives did do a decent job of showing the uncertainty of the times and the problems many veterans encountered on their return home.
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