Talk:List of Christmas films
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[edit] What the initial creator of this article has to say
I'm sorry about the lack of information. You want to delete it? Wait. People will eventually ad to it. Me too once I think of what TO ad.
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[edit] It's a Wonderful Life?
I'm wondering how much Christmas is integral to the plot in It's a Wonderful Life. It seems to me the same movie could be told at any time of the year. Joseph wouldn't have sent Clarence if George Bailey was contemplating suicide on October 2? George would not realize how wonderful his life truly is unless it were Christmas Eve?
Before editing, though, I would like some feedback from others Scott 06:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
I hear you. According to film critic Roger Ebert: "Frank Capra never intended "It's a Wonderful Life" to be pigeonholed as a 'Christmas picture.' This was the first movie he made after returning from service in World War II, and he wanted it to be special--a celebration of the lives and dreams of America's ordinary citizens, who tried the best they could to do the right thing by themselves and their neighbors." But I disagree with you that the "same movie could be told at any time of the year." The makers of the film, who were working from a story that was at first printed on holiday greeting cards, stuck with the holiday setting for the climax of the film for a reason. Christmas is essential to the success of the film. As the film goes on, director Frank Capra added layer upon layer of drama. The final, backbreaking layer is Christmas. It is a time when all in Bedford Falls are supposed to be happy but Jimmy Stewart's character, drown in self-pity is not. It is the 'Christmas innocence' of his children that finally breaks his cycle of self-destruction and he lifts himself out of the depression. If anything, it's a particularly heavy-handed use of Christmas as a plot device. -- Ego Nemo 24.211.185.0 19:34, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] On Merging with 'Christmas television specials'
AGAINST: This article, Christmas Films, was originally intended -- and remains intent -- on keeping the focus on cinematic features that whose first run were in theatrical release. In other words, movies shown in movie theaters. The current section on "made for TV movies" should be merged with Christmas television specials. -- Ego Nemo 24.211.187.175 20:43, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
- TV specials aren't the same as TV movies. I can see a good argument for cutting all the non-notable TV movies, most of which aren't worth mentioning anywhere in Wikipedia.--Prosfilaes 17:38, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] On Merging with 'Christmas in the media'
AGAINST: It appears it was already merged, and none of any text or images from this page was transfered to Christmas in the media. This page has so much useful info and it made me sad to see it all go away. Then I reverted it. --Wuffyz 22:01, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:AChristmasStory DVD cover.jpg
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[edit] The Night Before Christmas
There are a couple of Russian plays linked to from The Night Before Christmas (disambiguation), which are adaptations of the Gogol story, but I'm not familiar enough with the story to place them in category one or two.--Prosfilaes (talk) 02:01, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
