Die Hard isnt a Christmas movie

Die Hard isnt a Christmas movie Dec 11, 2018 5:15:35 GMT via mobile

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Post by moviebuffbrad on Dec 11, 2018 5:15:35 GMT

Dec 11, 2018 0:36:35 GMT Salzmank said:

Dec 11, 2018 0:31:11 GMT moviebuffbrad said:

I’ve seen Psycho 20 times, including once in the theater, and forgot it was even set at Christmas time. Apparently there were some Christmas decorations in the background of a street shot, so Hitch put a “December 11th” title card at the beginning.

One shot and a title card, that’s it. That’s not really comparable to Die Hard, a movie where Christmas is part of the plot and keeps being referenced throughout (ie, “I have a machine gun, ho ho ho” as opposed to “I have a machine gun, l’heim!”).

I think if you asked the average person when Die Hard is set, they’d know it was Christmas time. Not so with Psycho.

It’s a fair point, but is Christmas really all that relevant to the plot? It gets things going, and as you say is referenced, but couldn’t it really be any event that gets people together and McClane to L.A.?

Probably, but at the end of the day, it IS Christmas that sets everything in motion. On that note, couldn't you alter the plots of most Christmas movies to not be about Christmas? For instance, what if the McCallisters left Kevin home alone while they flew to Paris for a wedding in February? Pretty much the same movie.