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Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?
Kresslack
Florida, United States
Just curious what the general opinion amongst Achaean is.
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Bruce Willis and explosions.
In the traditional sense of the definition, no, it's not a Christmas Movie...
...In the sense that it's a movie, that occurs on/around the time of Christmas, then yes it is.
Is a Christmas movie a movie that explores the values and practises associated with the holiday, ie. 'the meaning of Christmas'?
Die Hard shows us John McClane attempting to reconcile with an estranged family member, his wife, at a party. Circumstances force them to occupy a building together. While others present focus on material wealth, which leads to their downfall, John places a higher value on personal relationships, and this factors into his happy ending.
Is a Christmas movie a movie that takes place at Christmas?
Die Hard takes place over the course of a work Christmas party and its aftermath. The Christmas setting is largely peripheral, with critical but ultimately minor plot relevance, serving as the impetus for the protagonist's presence (attending wife's work party) and villain's plot (building is largely unoccupied due to holiday).
Is a Christmas movie one that you would be willing to watch on Christmas?
Die Hard features smart writing, respectable acting, engaging action, relatable characters, and no overt moralising, making it inoffensive and engaging for audiences of almost all ages and backgrounds. The presence of minor Christmas elements weighs subtly but heavily in its favour here; a movie with no Christmas elements would be less desirable to watch over the Christmas period, regardless of its other merits.
Die Hard does not focus on the spirit, values, or celebration of Christmas, meaning it rates lower in criteria #1 and #2 than more Christmas-centric movies like Jingle All the Way and Elf. However it rates relatively highly overall when all three criteria are taken into account. By rating highly in the crucial criteria #3, it pulls ahead of more Christmas-y but less watchable and, critically, less re-watchable movies like Home Alone 2, Batman Returns, Gremlins, Reindeer Games, and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. It goes without saying that for adult audiences it ranks well above the myriad saccharine family-oriented movies like Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, The Polar Express, Frosty the Snowman (1969 animated), and It's a Wonderful Life.
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Nothing beats Elf, though.
(I have no opinion of Die Hard - I am among the "not actually seen it" camp.)
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
That the story takes place around Christmas, and has some Christmas decorations doesn't make it a Christmas movie. I think it's a really good action movie.
Essentially a man is visiting his wife and daughter, which happens to be during Christmas. The office party is hosted by a Japanese company to, primarily, celebrate the closure of a recent deal. Due to the timing, they essentially decide to merge the celebrations in respect of the location and culture.
Not to mention it was released in July. If you take away the setting of Christmas Eve, it's simply an action film on par with Con Air.
Nothing featuring Bruce Willis will ever be permitted on my TV at any time of the year.
Photo circa 2012 of Nicola when finding Die Hard in her house.
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The answer we came to after discussion and debate was an unequivocal yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
So there. Academically-assessed.
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I hope so -- this would be an amazing thing.