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Oct 13, 2023 · Before this week, I had never actually seen Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s Halloween classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. Here’s what I discovered when I did.
The Nightmare Before Christmas was reissued under the Walt Disney Pictures label and re-released on October 20, 2006, with conversion to Disney Digital 3-D, and was accompanied by Pixar 's short film Knick Knack. [1]
Oct 30, 2023 · 10-30-2023 POV. Why ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ will never die. On its 30-year anniversary, the Halloween-and-Christmas classic feels eternal. [Photo: E. Charbonneau/WireImage...
- It’S A Visual Masterpiece
- The Music Still Hits
- The Creative Story (and Its Lesson) Matter
First, the movie is a visual masterpiece. The more I watch “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” the more I am in awe of the painstaking work that must have gone into the film’s stop-motion animation. Every little movement and facial expression had to be meticulously planned and executed for a wide variety of characters. The extraordinary payoff of tha...
The second thing that makes “The Nightmare Before Christmas” a classic is Danny Elfman’s brilliant score. The music is definitely one of the highlights for me, from favorite singable songs like “This Is Halloween” to engaging background music that perfectly suits the film. Like the visual elements, the score reflects the brightness of Christmas Tow...
Third, the film’s story of two holidays colliding is creative and interesting. This idea has even become the inspiration for a seasonal makeoverof the “Haunted Mansion” ride at Disneyland based on “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” By the same token, the movie doubles as both a Halloween and Christmas film. The lesson Skellington learns throughout t...
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Oct 12, 2018 · More than just a merchandising machine, though, A Nightmare Before Christmas has become a holiday classic, recognized as a landmark in animation, and arguably the first claymation...
Nov 25, 2023 · Update November 25, 2023: In honor of Nightmare Before Christmas' 30th anniversary, this article has been updated by Amanda Minchin with more reasons why the film has been a holiday classic.
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Oct 13, 2023 · Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s 1993 classic The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the most important animated movies ever, even 30 years later.
