Die Hard: Christmas movie or Not Christmas Movie?

[M'aiqaelF]

I felt the need to stir the pot. I don't think Die Hard is a Christmas Movie. I think it just happens to take place during Christmas.

 

[The Phoenician]

Of coarse Die Hard is Cristmass movie. While the holiday isn't the main focus of the story it is still a major part of the backdrop. The soundtrack even had a christmas vibe to it. (Iirc) They even threw in the cliche mistletoe scene.

Theme wise the story goes along with christmas movie. John McClain starts off a an A-hole but through his ordeal he transforms and rededicates himself to be a better father. Similar to George Bailey in Its a Wonderful Life.

 

[Benthos]

Of coarse Die Hard is Cristmass movie. While the holiday isn't the main focus of the story it is still a major part of the backdrop. The soundtrack even had a christmas vibe to it. (Iirc) They even threw in the cliche mistletoe scene.

Theme wise the story goes along with christmas movie. John McClain starts off a an A-hole but through his ordeal he transforms and rededicates himself to be a better father. Similar to George Bailey in Its a Wonderful Life.

Only until the next movie which also takes place on Christmas Eve. I feel if anything DH2 is more of a Christmas movie as opposed to a Christmas backdrop (which would also make Child's Play a Christmas movie in this regard) since what would Christmas be like stuck at an airport vs a party in a corporate building with terrorists. A Christmas movie would require a focus in the season or else it's merely decoration like Walmart on Halloween. Don't get me wrong, I don't think DH2 is a Christmas movie either.

 

[The Honorable Gidian Diva of Sass]

Die Hard is a Christmas movie and to say otherwise is a challenge.

 

[rz3300]

It is absolutely a Christmas movie in my opinion. I do enjoy the traditional holiday movies of good feeling and all of that, but there is only so much of that you can handle and you have to have a little action to go along with it. It is just enough of a Christmas story to allow it I say. Maybe you should just balance it out with a little Christmas Story or something like that.

 

[MarkOfDavison]

I have to agree with Benthos. Die hard has a Christmas feel to it, but Die Hard 2 is way more of a Christmas movie. The snow in Die Hard 2 is really what sets the feeling.

 

[GreenEggsAndSam]

I agree, Die hard 2 has the Christmas feel to it. The first one not so much, because of the lack of snow.