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Christmas should be the most accepted "foreign festival" by Chinese parents, not only because it reaffirms the importance of "innocence", but also because it provides us with a "stop" for everyone to stop, return to the family, feel each other's love in the exchange of gifts, or have a meal together, feel each other's warmth, or, watch a movie together, come to a 2-hour family date.
Today, the academy has selected 10 high-scoring classic Christmas movies, from returning to the family, talking about self-pursuit, from learning to listen, to the magic of trust, there are warm elves, there are also mischievous monsters, there are family Christmas parties, there are adventures from afar, there are Santa Claus narrating his life, and there are also soldiers in front of the war for love...
1. Return to the family丨《Christmas Song》
The Muppet Christmas Carol
These two days, you must have heard countless people talking to each other merry Christmas, which comes from the story of "Christmas Song".
The film is based on the novel of the same name by the famous British writer Dickens – it reshapes modern Christmas, letting people know that Christmas is a holiday of family reunion and gratitude and happiness. If you and your child prefer to reading than watching a movie, you can also choose to see this novella at Christmas.
The protagonist of the film, scrooge Scrooge, is synonymous with meanness and ruthlessness, and hates any Christmas celebration, even if his nephew Fred warmly invites him to the Christmas reunion dinner, he also coldly replies: "Unless I die." But Fred happily hugged his uncle and shouted "Merry Christmas!" ”
Slowly, something strange happened. Heaven sent three elves, named "Past", "Present", and "Future", to lead Screech to see his past, present and future, and finally let him realize the meaning of life and family, understand that "giving is happier than receiving", and he also slowly changed from a scrooge to a charitable, kind and warm person.
2. Self-pursuit丨《Christmas Horror Night》
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Don't be intimidated by this terrible translation, it's actually a comedy. The setting is fantastic – what happens when Halloween meets Christmas?
The story takes place in the town of Halloween, where various ghosts live, and their only task is to prepare for Halloween. Jack, the Pumpkin King, is deeply loved by monsters, but he is tired of the life of creating horrors for everyone every Halloween every year, and fantasizes about entering an unknown world and starting a new journey.
By chance, Jack came to Christmas City and was attracted by the joyful and peaceful atmosphere there. So he led the ghosts of Halloween Town to make Christmas sleighs, elk and gifts, and kidnapped Santa Claus, while he excitedly drove the sleigh to Christmas City to deliver gifts. However, the gift he gave was a "Halloween-style" horror gift, which caused the whole city to panic...
Written by Alice in Wonderland director Tim Burton, the film continues his usual imagination and gothic style of video, leading children to experience a story of "questioning the self – trying a new self – eventually returning to the self".
3, call for kindness 丨 "Christmas Weird"
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Unlike the protagonist of the previous movie, who is good-hearted and does bad things, the protagonist of this movie, the monster Grinch, is really here to make trouble.
Grinch is a narrow-minded reclusive "monster" who lives on a garbage hill north of The Town of Hugu, has a heart only a quarter the size of a normal person, and he has only one friend, dog buddy Max.
This year's Christmas coincides with the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Hugu Town. Every family is busy celebrating the festival, and the atmosphere is full of happiness and liveliness. But Grinch hated The Town of Hugu, and even more hated Christmas. On Christmas Day, he disguises himself as Santa Claus and sneaks into Hugu Town, ready to make trouble...
However, the story is not about "defeating monsters", but about the magic of Christmas, which can bring joy to everyone, even monsters.
4. Listen to each other丨"Christmas Story"
A Christmas Story
This classic Christmas movie, produced in 1984, has been replayed annually on several major U.S. television stations for more than 30 years.
The protagonist of the story is a 9-year-old child, Ralph, whose most desired Christmas gift is a red knight air rifle, but all the adults think it is a very dangerous gift and self-righteously give Ralph the gift that is "best for him"...
What impresses people about this movie is that it vividly shows the children's entanglement and expectation of Christmas gifts from the perspective of children, full of childlike plots, and pokes people's "laughter points" from time to time. For example, two children bet: lick the flagpole with their tongues, will their tongues freeze on the flagpole? As a result, it really froze! The fire brigade came into action to save him. Perhaps, a scene in the movie will remind you of your childhood, while watching the movie, while telling your children about the "troubles" of that year.
5. Brave Adventure丨《Polar Express》
The Polar Express
In a small town covered in ice and snow, the little boy Klaus is convinced that Santa Claus exists, but everyone around him thinks it is his naïve wishful thinking. While he was asleep waiting for Santa Claus to arrive, he was awakened by the sound of a train whistle outside the window. The Polar Express stopped right in front of his house, and the conductor invited him to the North Pole for a Christmas party. Thus began a polar adventure...
6. Heads-up big people 丨《Christmas Legend》
En julberättelse
This is a self-narrated movie about Santa Claus!
In the film, the playwright Marko Leino suddenly receives a phone call inviting him to Korvatunturi (Ear Mountain) in Finnish Lapland, where he wants to tell the world the story of his childhood and how he became a special person!
Leino was convinced that the only Santa Claus who had called him was the one who set off... Children will see Santa Claus telling his story in this movie, feel his warmth, and experience his loneliness.
7、 Professional experience丨 《Arthur Christmas》
Arthur Christmas
If Santa Claus had a successor, what would he look like?
Malcolm, an active Santa Claus, rides the most advanced S1 flying machine every Christmas Eve to deliver gifts to children around the world. His eldest son, Steve, sits in the central control room of the Arctic, directing the distribution of gifts through state-of-the-art equipment.
Unfortunately, a little girl did not receive a gift. Arthur Christmas, whom his father called the "troublemaker", could not bear to disappoint the girl, so he and his grandfather, the previous generation of Santa Claus, took a sleigh sealed in the warehouse and embarked on a journey to make up for gifts. However, they only had two hours...
In addition to the sense of technology and the perfect presentation of fairy tales, this film also won the 2013 Anna Awards (the Oscars of the animation industry) For Best Soundtrack, and the soundtrack is also worth appreciating with you and your children.
8. Legal Defense of Beauty 丨"The Miracle of 34th Street"
Miracle on 34th Street
Children who believe in Santa Claus always see miracles more easily than others.
Susan's mother, Darius, was always busy and didn't have time to spend with her. Even at Christmas, she is still organizing joyous marches. However, an accident occurred, and the actor who played Santa Claus in the parade actually got drunk before the parade.
So Darris found a kind-looking old man to temporarily replace him. Who knows, after the parade, this old man insisted that he was Santa Claus. In an accident, Susan discovers that the old man is really a little different.
In this heartwarming movie, children will also feel an American-style "trial" - the final statement in the courtroom and the handling of the judge's judgment, maintaining the beautiful world in people's hearts.
9. Find your innocence丨 "Horace Christmas Adventures"
Ho Ho Ho
The protagonist of the previous movie meets a real Santa Claus, while the protagonist of this movie, Horace, an 8-year-old boy, encounters a Santa Claus in disguise, the thief.
On Christmas Day, Horace, an 8-year-old boy who receives a Christmas present at a supermarket but gets lost with his mother, meets John, a thief disguised as Santa Claus who, unlike Santa Claus on TV, doesn't like children. However, Horace identifies John as the real Santa Claus, and in a series of troubles that are either funny or dangerous, Horace discovers that a miracle has happened...
10、 Truce for Love丨 "Merry Christmas"
JoyeuxNoël
Based on a true story that took place on Christmas Eve in 1914, the film was also nominated for the 2006 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
During the First World War, in the midst of the war, Christmas Eve came. The German, French and Scottish camps declared a truce on Christmas Eve, agreeing to spend a peaceful and peaceful Christmas. Everyone laid down their weapons, held candles, and said "Merry Christmas" to each other.
When the cruel war and a warm festival are placed in the same plot, the strong contrast may make the child have a more direct understanding of war and peace.