My partner and I are taking a survey, given the holidays. Is the Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? Why or why not? Dicuss!
smh another lib that doesn't understand dialectics. The Santa Clause movie is thesis, Halloween is the antithesis, the Halloween Grinch movie is the Negative resolution and the Nightmare before Christmas is the Positive.
If the answer can't be "both", it's "Hallowe'en". It was released on October 29th, and it's mostly set in Hallowe'en Town and starring people from there.
Good call on the release date! Didn't think to check that part
agreed on all counts, including the preference for "both".
overall more halloween vibes than christmas, but I'm the type to do halloween-themed christmas decorations so don't press me too hard on that
Its a Halloween movie.
My interpretation is its a celebration of the holiday of Halloween and a response to overly concerned parents and the religious right of the 90s who were worried about satanic and dark imagery and the nefarious impact it could have on children. The movies usage of christmas imagery and the way Jack Skellington becomes infatuated with it is all about underscoring the point that while the trappings and traditions may be vastly different, ultimately the core spirit of Halloween is the same as the core spirit of Christmas.
Its about bringing joy to one and all.
This is good, I like it. Bringing some material analysis to the discussion
It's a Christmas movie, same with gremlins and diehard. being a "spooky" movie doesn't mean it's a Halloween movie.
It's both, but more Halloween than Christmas I'd say. Also I just bought this so my 3 year old son can watch it on repeat because he's obsessed with skeletons, theyre his favorite thing. Why are really little kids into macabre stuff like that?
It's a Christmas movie at it's root from what I remember, it has a Halloween flair, but that's more to subvert what a "Christmas movie" is and can be and because Tim Burton is edgy.
Good point. Burton is an edge master and it is much more style to curate a Christmas movie to his darker style
