Mr. Smith is from 1939..

Everyone must remember that this movie was made in 1939, and thus should be judged by its standards not 21st century ones! The movie had big name actors and this movie even launched some careers and or created legends out of the actors. The movie is meant to show that even if you stand alone, you should still stand for what you believe in. Filibusters in history have never been this heroic so to me that is fiction (although the length is based off of huey long's 10 hours 35 minute filibuster in 1935 in regards to the national Recovery act) The movie is Fiction and meant to be inspirational to remind americans to fight for the right cause and not to be back down on or forget the leaders/people before us...A little corny at times, but come on, who doesn't need a little corny in their lives instead of cut and dry. I think the director was setting a vision for what should be in congress. Good and honest man like Jefferson Smith. He may have been a little naive, but that is what I love about this character, He represented the innocence that still existed in America. We being from a very cynical world of the 21st century scoff at characters such as this, but in all reality, and a fair amount of the population of the 30's and 40's were just like mr. smith and we need to have a little respect for that. This movie will never live up to the 21st century, and we should not make it. Its a classic and what more can be said about that.