• ZeffSyde@lemmy.world
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    We can add the new Nosferatu to the Christmas movie list. I saw it last night and >! There’s a Christmas tree in a couple shots!<

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    I think people should make a distinction between “Christmas movie,” and “movie that takes place on or around Christmas.”

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      i think you better choose your next words carefully lest you find yourself on the wrong side of the war on christmas

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      I feel like that’s a very gradual gradient. Is it only when Christmas is a fundamental part of the story?

      For example your comment makes me think of the “Die Hard isn’t a Christmas movie” people, but it would have been a completely different movie if not for the office Christmas party.

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      I’m pretty sure the “there’s snow, there’s a Christmas tree, this is a Christmas movie!” is a joke though. I haven’t ever done this joke myself. I guess still need to find what in Die Hard makes it a Christmas movie :) .

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        it’s Christmas eve, part of the premise is a dude returning home t family for Christmas, there’s a Christmas miracle (that he survives at all), the villain is after material gain and is about to ruin Christmas, and John’s wife’s name is fucking Holly! What more do you want‽

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        During one of the cuts to Argyle in the limo, he’s listening to Christmas in Hollis by Run DMC.

        Christmas movie.

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    no but actually tho. the first one is about a veteran having an emotional breakdown when veterans frequently do: the winter holiday season

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          I’ve seen it described by screenwriters as having the perfect script. Because everything that happens in the movie is a totally organic, logical consequence of what happened right before.

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        i think there’s a universe out there where Rocky and First Blood establish Stalone as being the contemplative action movie guy. both those movies had interesting things to say about grief, loss, disappointment, and carrying on with the traumas of what pursuit of the american dream actually mean

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          I took First Blood as commentary on the poor treatment and mental health services provided to Viet Nam veterans. First Blood is an excellent film IMO.

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          There’s a strong argument that he’s American film’s Norman Rockwell. Not perfect, but he helped shape the identity of a culture in a way that resonated.

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      I recall he was looking for an army buddy that had died. From hopes of the holidays with a friend, so harassment from police.

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    The movie is First Blood, not Rambo. Rambo wasn’t in the title until the second movie.

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      Still Rambo. Same as Raiders of the Lost Ark being Indiana Jones 1. Or Batman Begins being part of the Dark Knight trilogy.

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    Rambo first Christmas
    Rambo first Christmas part II
    Rambo Christmas III
    Rambo Christmas
    Rambo last Christmas