{"id":153985,"date":"2024-12-12T21:28:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T21:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2042072"},"modified":"2024-12-12T21:28:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T21:28:54","slug":"sorry-die-hard-is-not-a-christmas-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/sorry-die-hard-is-not-a-christmas-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorry, \u2018Die Hard\u2019 Is NOT a Christmas Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The subject, however, sparks endless social media debate each December.<\/p>\n

It started as a novel argument for friends and family who light-heartedly joked that \u201cDie Hard,\u201d the greatest action flick (or at least the most influential) of the previous century, is a Christmas movie.<\/p>\n

Think “Elf,” “A Christmas Story” and “Christmas Vacation.”<\/p>\n

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Now this struck me as odd because I perceived these people to be of sound mind. Yet their belief made me think they must be slipping. Eventually their confusion led to my conviction that they were wrong.<\/p>\n

The initial basis for my claim was simple.<\/p>\n

Hollywood doesn\u2019t release Christmas movies in July (“Die Hard” first hit theaters on July 22, 1988). It never happens (yes, I know about “Miracle on 34th Street<\/a>” \u2026 go look up “anomaly,” OK?) and when it does it\u2019s a gimmick.<\/p>\n

There are many other reasons why “Die Hard” isn’t a Christmas movie.<\/p>\n

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  1. The source material \u2013 the film isn’t based on a Christmas novel but a book called “Nothing Lasts Forever<\/a>.”<\/li>\n
  2. No one\u2019s actions are motivated by Christmas — neither the bad guys nor the good guys. It\u2019s either greed or love and both of those exist during the other 11 months of the year.<\/li>\n
  3. Just because a film takes place at or during Christmas does not make it a Christmas movie. A slasher film like “Silent Night, Deadly Night” isn\u2019t something you\u2019d plop down to watch with grandma and the toddlers.<\/li>\n
  4. If “Die Hard” was a Christmas movie then, like most of the “Home Alone” installments and Tim Allen\u2019s “The Santa Clause” franchise, every sequel would be one too. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After years of politely disagreeing with so many, I decided I would take a stand.<\/p>\n

    It started with memes\u2026that evolved into arguments\u2026which led to me being the lone voice of sanity in a sea of secularists who want to change both history and the film’s DNA.<\/p>\n

    This is a slippery cultural slope. If a movie simply has to be set at Christmas to be considered a Christmas movie then themes, messaging and intent are irrelevant. This is how we went from Klinger in the 4077th to “RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race.”<\/p>\n

    We let misguided historians, an out-of-control media, corporate greed and the erosion of our collective moral fiber to serve as the implements of destruction for what makes our country great.<\/p>\n

    Well, I don\u2019t know about you but I love America. I can\u2019t stand by and let it fall. It’s why I bought a domain to succinctly and definitively state my beliefs.<\/p>\n

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    Here is Bruce Willis confirming that Die Hard is NOT a Christmas Movie<\/p>\n

    Sorry, the dad joke is over pic.twitter.com\/KTsFPLaaUR<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u2014 Jack Poso \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" (@JackPosobiec) December 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n