Holiday Lost in Translation

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2013)

Nightmare Before Christmas is something that truly never before seen. A carefully made film, Nightmare Before Christmas brings you a musical with a cinematography that brings realness that animated films cannot capture, and a playfulness that live action films cannot replicate.
The themes of searching for a raison d'etat, wonder, disappointment, and self-realization make the music lively and meaningful. Sophia Coppola's "Lost in Translation" is similar in feeling lost and searching for anything to have a passion for. Also, just like "Lost in Translation," the main character, Jack, fails in his ambition and achieving his desires. But in that failure and disappointment, he finds what makes him happy and worthwhile in living.
If you're looking for an unconventional holiday film (whether it is for Christmas or Halloween) or just an introduction to the world of Tim Burton, this is the movie I would recommend.