This was quite possibly one of the best christmas movies I've ever seen. There are countless metaphors and symbols involving the christianity of christmas as well as the death and resurrection of christ.
With a Russian santa and an Australian easter bunny, this movie also has an endless load of entertainment. The main character is Jack Frost who is chosen to be a Guardian. At fist he doesn't want to be, he is sort of lost because no one believes in him like they do in Santa, the Easter bunny, Sandman, or even the Boogeyman.
The metaphors or relations that I discovered in this movie were mostly about the bible figures of the trinity, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. At the very end of the movie I decided that the Moon was God because Jack Frost said the moon will tell you who you are, and you should always believe the moon. (Something along those lines.) Anyway, Santa, the Easter bunny, and Jack Frost were like the Holy Spirit because no one could see them unless they believed and although we can't see the Holy Spirit in this life there is still the aspect of seeing truth in what you believe.
The logic isn't perfect, but in this story the Sandman died when the Boogeyman attacked him and that reminds me of the crucifixion in a way. I hope this doesn't spoil the movie for you if you haven't seen it, but later the Sandman comes back to life when the children of the world start believing in him and the other Spirit figures. This totally resonated with me as the resurrection, not even to mention the coincidence that this the story was set during the time of easter which is the holiday of Jesus' resurrection.
So if you're like me, you will see many similarities between christianity and christmas in this movie. After all, Christmas is about Jesus' birth. That also reminds me, Jack frost was a little like Jesus being born because he became the Guardian just like Jesus was born as the salvation and guardian of mankind. (This almost sends chills down my spine) Whoever directed this film must have known about all of this. It's too close to a spiritual christian movie.
With that, I wish you a merry christmas and life full of everlasting joy with the father, son, and holy spirit, amen.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this movie. I was not going to see it, just didn't look that interesting to me, but after reading your blog I think I will take the time to watch it. I love movies with under tones and metaphors relating to the Gospel.
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