Die Hard is
the best christmas movie ever made. Period. Some of you may laugh at
this statement, asking “How can Die Hard be
the best christmas movie ever when it's not even a christmas movie?”
Obviously, if you think this then you have never seen Die
Hard and only know about it from
clips, quotes, trailers, and it's sequels. Die Hard is
very much a christmas movie. Don't believe me? Here are the facts:
- Die Hard takes place on christmas eve.
- Hans Gruber interrupts a christmas party.
- There are quotes like “Now I have a machine gun, ho ho ho.”
- The theme of the movie is the importance of family and togetherness, a theme prevalent in many “traditional” christmas movies.
- There is christmas music, notably “Christmas in Hollis” by Run DMC.
Obviously,
by any measure, Die Hard is
a christmas movie. What separates it from other christmas movie is
that it is an action movie filled with guns and terrorists. But just
because some people get shot and buildings explode, doesn't mean that
this can't be a christmas movie. I'm pretty sure that's in the bible,
just after the part about the three wise men.
