I believe and you will too

Rating: 10/10 (10 November 2004)

Polar Express is the kind of movie that makes you feel young and dreaming of Santa Claus's arrival on Christmas Eve. A young boy who is on the verge of losing his belief in Santa Claus wakes on Christmas Eve to find a train waiting for him. The destination is the North Pole. Tom Hanks plays five characters in this movie, all of them very well. The movie is beautifully animated. I felt I was on this train going to the North Pole. I love the journey on the train, the smell of the coal, and the smoke from the engine. The message of the movie is that for some of us the magic of Christmas goes away as we get older, some never had it to begin with (symbolized by the young boy sitting in the caboose), and a few who has it for the rest of their lives. I know this by experience. I think I lost the magic of Christmas a long time ago. I doubt I will ever get it back. This movie shows me what I lost and wish I still had. This movie is a modern holiday classic. 10/10