Halloween or Christmas movie or both?
I'm currently having the debate with my partner. I personally think it could work as both. Opinions?
shareThe film has little to do with Halloween, it starts off November 1st after Halloween and the whole film is about Jack wanting to take over Christmas, and ends on Christmas day.
Oddly Henry Selick calls it a halloween movie, while Tim Burton calls it a Christmas movie.
True, but a big theme is Halloween: the imagery, the characters, the mood. It's much more Halloweenish than Christmasy.
It's certainly watchable during either holiday.
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The theme isn't about Halloween, they hardly spend any time talking or dealing with it. They're making christmas, in their own weird way.
The imagery and characters loosely.. by hollywood standards yes.
Not sure about the mood, i don't associate Halloween with people signing and dancing about christmas. lol
Although in the film the end result was Christmas has turned into a second halloween with with gruesome toys and gifts instead or tricks and pranks.
But the film was released during November.. the aftermath of Halloween and the build up to Christmas.
But to be honest, i watch the film whenever i feel like it lol last time i watched it was in spring a few years back :P
They're making christmas, in their own weird way.
Ahh, but that's the plot. Yes, Christmas is a theme, but we spend far more time in the Halloween world, and they even transform Christmas to fit with Halloween tropes.
i don't associate Halloween with people signing and dancing about christmas. lol
There are some Halloween songs; heck, the movie starts with one. And there are scary dark moments as well.
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Well there's one Halloween song, and several Christmas song.
It's doesn't matter if it's set in Halloween world., there are many Christmas movies which are set in the real world but are still about Christmas.
Ahh, but that's the plot.
Exactly, hence it's a Christmas movie, it even has Santa/Jack making presents, delivering presents.
No don't recall the film being dark or scary. share
Well there's one Halloween song, and several Christmas song.
But the Christmas songs aren't jolly and folly. They're closer in tone to the Halloween song. Lots of bass, crazy strings, all the creepy Halloween characters. Heck, even "What's This," the only song set in Christmas town has Halloween imagery in it: monsters, throwing heads, things under the bed.
It's doesn't matter if it's set in Halloween world.,
It does matter because, like I said, Halloween is a big theme. So the look of the world/movie is predominately Halloween.
No don't recall the film being dark or scary.
Creatures hiding under beds, grandma being attacked by a wreath, Jack's creepy faces at the camera, Jack's destroyed sled.
No, they're not super scary, but these are intended as dark scenes.
I never said it wasn't a Christmas movie. But it is also a Halloween movie. Due to all the imagery and theme and tone. I did say it's watchable during either holiday.
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Well we'll have to agree to disagree.
I don't believe Tim Burton or Henry Selcik intended any of the film to be dark, it was full of joy and life and fun and quirky characters, exactly how they intended it to be.
It also had creepy images and a guy trying to boil and eat Santa Claus.
Burton and Selcik are known for dark imagery in their movies. They've built careers on them.
it was full of joy and life and fun and quirky characters, exactly how they intended it to be.
Yes, along with the dark moments I've mentioned.
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Burton and Selcik are known for dark imagery in their movies. They've built careers on them.
Oh right, in the 25+ years I've been following every inch of their careers i never knew this........ share