So last Saturday night I went through what has become an annual event... watching Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. The music, voices, and the movie's sense of humor are pretty great overall. Yet, I couldn't help shake the idea that the movie's plot is totally unnecessary. Like I needed an hour and a half movie to teach me that it would be a bad idea for a skeleton to hijack Christmas. I think I could have predicted that outcome.
Moreover... other parts of the movie don't make any sense. Like when Jack is telling those dumb trick-or-treat kids to be careful with Santa Clause. They bring Santa back in a garbage bag dumped in a walking bathtub and Jack is just fine with the situation. Worse yet, after Jack gets Santa's hat, he again sends Santa with the kids (who inevitably bring Santa to Oogey Boogey... which Jack also knows about... jeez). Clearly I have no reason to trust Jack's judgment. However, I don't see why the people of Halloween town trust his judgment any more than I do. This skeleton is the one who after Halloween mopes around for 20 hours and walks off into the woods. Afterward, he comes back talking about a magical land with snow and lights.... Again, why isn't the town committing him to the doctor's crazy lab with the doll girl.. actually that would work out pretty well for the love story. I guess I shouldn't expect a lot out of a town that elects a mayor with a head that spins. Also he's a moron.
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i'm an elected official, i can't make decisions by myself!
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