Making Christmas

Rating: Null/10 (11 November 2004)

In 'The Nightmare before Christmas' Jack Skellington, is the Pumpkin King, of Halloween Town. On the night of Halloween Jack discovers that he is tired of doing the same thing for Halloween each year. That night Jack takes a walk into the woods and ends up finding the breathtaking and magical world of Christmas Town. He decides that this year he wants to not only to take over the role of Santa Claus, but to do Christmas in his own way. He has Santa Claus kidnapped. After Santa is kidnapped, everyone in Halloween Town is called to a town meeting where Jack desperately tries to explain Christmas to everyone, but they do not understand it. Jack still decides to go on with his plan to make Christmas his and has everyone help him in doing it. Each monster, ghoul, and ghost gets their own job to do in preparation for Christmas. The well-meaning task turns into a nightmare for all the good children and puts Santa Claus into danger. The critical intention of the film suggests that even when people make mistakes no matter how bad they mess up, that they can always be forgiven for what they have done wrong. Also, we should leave the hard stuff up the professionals and stick to what we do best. 'The Nightmare before Christmas' has an enjoyable storyline for kids and adults. The animation and color used in the film is unique and skillful. Also, what helps make the film are the personalities of the characters. I would recommend this movie to children who are the ages of six and up.