The only movie Joel Edgerton watches every year: “It’s a reminder that life is good”Joel Edgerton had made many films in his home country that resonated with a global audience, but it was only nearly a decade after his Star Wars appearance that he began to attract the attention of legendary filmmakers like Baz Luhrmann, Ridley Scott, and Kathryn Bigelow, among others. The best filmmakers tend to be those who are the biggest cinephiles, and the actor has certainly been passionate when talking about the films that have inspired him, admitting to The Ankler that he watches It’s A Wonderful Life every year, and that it serves as “a reminder that life is good”. As one of the primary Hollywood films to be released during World War II, It’s A Wonderful Life literally came out at a time when people needed it most. Interestingly enough, Edgerton’s latest film, Train Dreams, which he starred in and produced, has a lot of similarities with It’s A Wonderful Life, set during the beginning of the 20th century, and starring the actor/director as a construction worker who falls in love, raises a family, and deals with mortality during the span of one lifetime. In years to come, it’s easy to see how Train Dreams could be a classic that demands a similar number of rewatches as It’s A Wonderful Life.