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Yippee Kay Yay... (The only movie that doesn't depresses me in Xmas)

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[–] somenonewho@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I don't wanna be the party pooper here, but Die Hard is a specifically American Christmas Movie. I'm not saying that other people can't or shouldn't enjoy it as a Christmas Movie if so inclined.

But as a German what we "traditionally" watch as Christmas Movies/Shows is something completely different (though also varying greatly from region to region and family to family. I for one still enjoy "Weihnachten bei den Hoppenstedts" a lot my father mostly insists on seeing "Familie Heinz Becker feiert Weihnachten". A movie a lot of people consider to be a Christmas Movie as far as I can tell is "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel".

Again I'm not saying that people can't consider "American" Christmas Movies as their own or make them their traditions a friend of mine insists that "In Bruges" is the ultimate Christmas Movie. I just think saying "We all agree" is making it to simple

Edit: Read some more comments and maybe I misunderstood the premise. I'm not saying "Die Hard is not a Christmas Movie" what I'm trying to say is "Christmas Movies are what people make their Christmas Movie regardless of if they are Christmas-y" if I started watching Shrek at every Christmas it would be my Christmas Movie. But I feel what OP wanted to say was "There are Movies that are considered Christmas Movies because of the content and Die Hard should be considered one of them".

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

what I'm trying to say is "Christmas Movies are what people make their Christmas Movie regardless of if they are Christmas-y"

It's more Christmasey than you may remember, when is the last time you watched it?

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

In as much as home alone and Batman is a Christmas movie.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

No.

That's like saying Flight Club is a movie about soap.

[–] kaos@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

I thought this was a closed deal? Of course it is a Christmas movie.

[–] jimmy90@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

...melon farmer.

heck yeah, it's a christmas film. the whole thing is based around a christmas party and is all about love

[–] lime@feddit.nu 3 points 1 year ago

the best classifier i've heard is "christmas movies are movies you would feel weird watching any other time of the year".

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, and so are The Long Kiss Goodnight and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago

Indeed. It’s perhaps the only Christmas movie.

[–] Guitarfun@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Die Hard is awesome, but I've always liked The Ref too.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do we really have to do this every year?

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I find the topic exhausting because Did Hard is obviously a Christmas themed action movie (and I believe that qualifies as a Christmas movie), but everyone really making a stand about it is sort of being cringe. I don't really know how to explain it. It's like they're acting like it's so wild and crazy to say, like they've found some weird loop hole. I think it's this weird tone of the discussion that leads to the pushback. Because, while it's definitely a Christmas movie, it's not like super Christmas-y. The Christmas aspects could easily be edited out and the movie would still make sense.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Technically it is set during Christmas, but it's not about Christmas. But a movie tons of people like to watch at Christmastime is a Christmas movie.

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[–] eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Yes it is. Just like how The Shawshank Redemption is an after New Year's movie.

[–] odelik@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago

Die Hard is not a Christmas movie!

Die Hard is a Christmas Eve movie.

/s

[–] don@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

No, we all do not.

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