The upcoming holiday season welcomes in returning holiday movies from over the years, bringing controversial opinions based on holiday movies during the approaching festive season.
Grand Ledge High School (GLHS) students share their opinions on what their favorite holiday movie is, whether or not they watch holiday movies after Halloween or after Thanksgiving, and if they believe that Die Hard and Nightmare Before Christmas are holiday/Christmas movies. But what do the students think themselves?
Freshman Emiliano Zavala says his favorite holiday movie is Home Alone because
“Kevin has the IQ of a genius.”
Zavala comments by stating he doesn’t watch movies that often.
“I don’t believe Die Hard is, but Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas movie, because it is a mix of Halloween and Christmas.” Zavala said.
Stepping into sophomore year.
Sophomore Ella Anderson said her favorite holiday movie is the Christmas story mainly because of “the leg lamp.”
Anderson watches holiday movies after Halloween as she recently just watched Nightmare Before Christmas. She shares her opinions of Nightmare Before Christmas by saying
“I think they are a mix of both between other holidays.” Anderson said.
She has not watched Die Hard but
“My dad loves the movie.” Anderson said.
Shifting into junior year.
Junior Lavell Jones says his favorite movie is A Charlie Brown Christmas because he loves The Peanuts.
Junior Logan Stanley said he watches holiday movies after Thanksgiving because
“they’re not usually advertised that soon so why watch them.”
Stanley agrees that Die Hard is a holiday movie because
“It is placed in Christmas, and he’s there for a Christmas party.”
He has never watched Nightmare Before Christmas but he believes it is a holiday movie because
“The title strikes it as a Christmas movie.”
Entering senior year.
Senior Teddy Hinkle said her favorite holiday movie is Die Hard because
“It is a Christmas movie and it is violent.”
Hinkle comments that she watches Holiday movies after Thanksgiving, because
“It’s a tradition in my family to not start Christmas movies until Thanksgiving.” Hinkle says.
She believes Die Hard and Nightmare Before Christmas definitely are holiday movies. Nightmare Before Christmas is because it is
“a grinchy kinda, stealing Christmas and the other one, it happened during Christmas time, and that’s Christmas enough for me” Hinkle said.
It’s that time of year again, watching holiday movies during this festive time with your favorite drinks and snacks. Gather with family and friends to begin a holiday movie marathon while watching your favorite holiday films. “The holidays are a time for reflection, and just like our favorite movies, they continue to grow and change every holiday season” Stanley said.
