Three More Favorite Christmas Movies

Yesterday’s post was getting a bit long, so I left of these favorite films.

Is your house on fire?

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is about the Griswold family with Mr. Griswold, played by Chevy Chase, who gets into silly accidents that provide a lot of humor. The movie shows the lives of the family as they celebrate Christmas and the difficulties that arise when their entire family comes to visit for Christmas. It is part of a series of Griswold family films, the first of which was National Lampoon’s Vacation.

This is my house, I have to defend it.

Home Alone is about a large and chaotic family with lots of kids who are going on Christmas vacation. Amid the chaos of leaving on the morning of the trip, one child is left behind and must stay and fend for himself in a very large house during the Christmas season. At first he was happy to be alone but then two thieves break in and he has to fight them off. The movie shows the importance of family and loved ones. A sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York tells of the boy who was left alone going to an aunt and uncle’s home and again encountering the two thieves who are seeking revenge.

You’re a Mean One

How The Grinch Stole Christmas was first made as an animation for television based on a story by Dr. Seuss. More recently, it was re-made as a live-action film starring Jim Carrey. The Grinch is a grouchy, green man who lives in the mountains above the small town of Whoville where residents, called The Whos, celebrate Christmas enthusiastically every year. The Grinch who doesn’t like Christmas wants to spoil it for Whoville and so he tries to steal all the toys, food and gifts that The Whos have accumulated for Christmas. The movie provides a lesson on the true meaning of Christmas.