’Tis the Season to Kill the Dead-Mom Holiday Movie Trope
"Look, I get it: I’d also be relieved to find out my new bonk buddy wasn’t a philanderer. I’m not mad at Cameron; I’m mad that the dead wife-mom is a plot device in more Christmas movies than I can stuff in a stocking."
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Films You Kind of Have to Watch During the Holidays Because They’re Technically Christmas Movies (No I Won’t Elaborate)
Sound of Music (1965) dir. Robert Wise
Quote: “After all, the wool from the black sheep is just as warm.”
While You Were Sleeping (1995) dir. Jon Turteltaub
Quote: “I've had a really lousy Christmas, you've *just* managed to kill my New Year's, if you come back on Easter- you can burn down my apartment.”
Anastasia (1997) dir. Don Bluth & Gary Goldman
Quote: “There was a time, not very long ago, where we lived in an enchanted world of elegant palaces and grand parties.“
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001) dir. Owen Hurley
Quote: “There's a world full of wonders out there, Uncle, and Clara deserves to experience them.”
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) dir. Chris Columbus
Quote: “Now if you two don't mind, I'm going to bed before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed - or worse, expelled.”
Mean Girls (2004) dir. Mark Waters
Quote: “Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by Regina George.”
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) dir. Andrew Adamson
Quote: “Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen of Narnia. May your wisdom grace us until the stars rain down from the heavens.”
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2011) dir. Bill Condon
Quote: “My life as a human was over, but I've never felt more alive. I was born to be a vampire.”
Little Woman (2019) dir. Greta Gerwig
Quote: “Just because my dreams are different than yours, it doesn’t mean they’re unimportant.”
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The nightmare before Christmas is neither a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie. It is a November movie and should be treated as such
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Seasonal hot take:
Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Somebody wears a Santa hat and somebody says "Ho Ho Ho". Also saying it's a Christmas movie annoys people. Therefore, Die Hard is a Christmas movie
HOT TAKE CHRISTMAS!
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