The Nightmare Before Christmas Review

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The Nightmare Before Christmas Review

The movie that I chose for this paper is “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” It is an animated musical story that reflects the world where Halloween usually is celebrated. It also gives a brighter side of happiness to the Christmas holiday. Tim Burton’s Nightmare before Christmas is an electrifying film that most individuals like. The movie commences with an introduction song that is choreographed perfectly. That song makes any person who views this movie anticipate the events of the motion pictures because of its lyrics. Nevertheless, this film starts with creepy beings that are portrayed to be singing. The setting is similarly frightening too. Upon viewing, scenes of crosses are seen in what appears like a place individual were buried. As well, almost everything seems dark to make the entire scene scarier. Beings with golden teeth, red eyes, or white colors are shown in a way that contrasts the scene (Bolanowska, 5). Despite being scary and more frightening, this film has an interesting moral on teaching individuals that it is right to be yourself and being proud of what you do that is correct. It has an exciting story with unique ideas, brilliant stop-motion animation, great humor, and a great combination between Halloween horror and Christmas jauntiness, which is an imaginative idea for a movie.

This movie was intended for all but mainly the younger children. The problem I that most of them might be frightened by the strange people of Halloween Town. The story is fairly straightforward on its surface enabling children to enjoy it without becoming bored or lost. However, the movie works on another level in a way that the deftest humor is aimed at adults. Despite that, “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” It is quite frankly and an amazing film. Among the important aspect of this movie is the reality that the main character is a skeleton. The movie follows an eyeless, skinless creature on a journey of self-discovery, instead of Cindy Lou Who or a confused snowman, which almost melted the Grinch’s heart (Lash, 56). It is a stunning mix of fright and fun that also blasts the idea that animation is a kid thing. This film has something to offer just about every person. It is a fantasy celebrating two holidays for younger individuals, whereas for adults, it is a chance to experience some light entertainment.

“The Nightmare Before Christmas” is considered important or groundbreaking in the art and history of film. It continues to serve as a point of reference for negotiations of genre and of the boundaries between niche cultures and mainstream, both in the space of fandom and on screen. Its numerous hereafters develop well past the film industry, occupying board games, manga and comic books, and further paraphernalia, along with physically rooted vicinities through proceedings such as theme parks, in exhibits, and the live-staged musical. Many years since its production, this film has drawn academic attention. Many of its contributions have seen it as an entry point to arguments regarding its use of fairy tales and animation representation of gender. It has been considered in relation to other frameworks such as its presence beyond the film industry and the manner it conveyed changing cultural expectations of children’s horror and media (Bolanowska, 7). “The Nightmare Before Christmas” has shed light on a number of aspects of the film’s importance. It is one of the most iconic Halloween films of all time that is also most popular. A significant element of this film derives from Tim Burton’s artistic approach concerning visualizing the script. Rather than following the traditional Disney trend by basically making another animated movie, he decided to take an opportunity with an art form that was no proof on the large screen.

Works Cited

Bolanowska, Karolina. “Culture-Specific Items in Tim Burton’s film The Nightmare Before Christmas and its two Polish versions.” (2020).

Lash, Siobhain. “Film: The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Philosophy Now 141 (2020): 56-57.