Posted on 12/26/2019 5:17:19 AM PST by EyesOfTX
Ok, are you finally getting tired of all this WINNING yet? – The NASDAQ closed at a record high level yet again on Tuesday, marking its 9th consecutive record high trading day. The Dow Jones Industrial average and S&P 500 were fractionally down, but all market indexes are pointing to a higher open in pre-trading this morning.
Yes, Virginia, “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie. – C’mon, how can we still be arguing about this? Of course, it’s a Christmas movie. In fact, other than “A Christmas Story,” “Die Hard” may be the greatest Christmas movie ever made.
Think about it: The entire plot of the film revolves around the Nakatomi company Christmas party. The party is being held on Christmas eve. Christmas music permeates the film from beginning to the very end. Christmas imagery is everywhere.
“Die Hard” is not just a great Christmas movie, but a truly great movie, period. Released in 1988, “Die Hard” was the first film of its genre. It was the first pure action film, and it remains the greatest pure action film ever made today, despite hundreds of attempts to replicate it, including five sequels. Its greatness includes:
Best Action Hero: Bruce Willis as John McClane Best Action movie villain: The great Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber Best Action movie cop: The great Reginald VelJohnson as Al Powell Best Action movie wife: Bonnie Bedellia as Holly Gennaro McClane Best Action movie FBI Guy: Robert Davi as FBI Special Agent Johnson Best idiot cop: Paul Gleason as Deputy Chief Dwayne T. Robinson Best corporate jackass: Hart Bochner as Harry Ellis Best obnoxious TV reporter: William Atherton as Richard Thornburg
Pure greatness, all around.
The plot of the movie resolves itself exactly as any Christmas movie should: Truth triumphs over deception, honesty over thievery, justice over crime and good over evil.
So, “Die Hard” is indeed a Christmas movie, and a great one at that.
But here’s the other thing “Die Hard” is: It’s a totally relevant analogy to the three years of the Donald Trump presidency. Think about it:
The Nakatomi party-goers are the American people; The terrorists are the globalist Deep State; The terrorists are there to deprive the people of their freedom and rob them of their wealth; The hero sort of stumbles into his role, almost by accident and fate; The hero spends the first half of the film fighting the Deep State alone, but about midway through the plot is joined by Al Powell, the defender of justice who is eerily analogous to William Barr; The FBI guys are utterly corrupt and inept. Perfect; You even have the corrupt fake news media personified in Richard Thornburg; The terrorist played by ballet dancer Alexander Godunov, who McLane dispatches after a long, brutal battle, is Robert Mueller; Harry Ellis, the self-absorbed jerk who tells Hans Gruber “I can give him to ya,” is James Comey; Deputy Chief Dwayne Robinson is former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe; McLane even describes himself as Donald Trump perfectly in this exchange with Gruber:
Hans: Who are you, then? McClane: A fly in the ointment, Hans. A monkey in the wrench. A pain in the ass.
And there is more to come:
Hans Gruber falling from the 31st floor of Nakatomi Tower will come in 2020 with the indictment and public perp walk of John Brennan;
The climactic scene, with John and Holly McLane riding off safe and sound in their limo will come on Election Night 2020 when Donald Trump gives his victory speech with Melania by his side, after which they will ride back to the White House in Air Force One.
The script for “Die Hard” was based on Roderick Thorp’s 1979 novel, “Nothing Lasts Forever.” It obviously wasn’t intentional, but it’s a little spooky how, 40 years ago, he so accurately depicted everything our nation has been put through over the last three years.
“Die Hard” isn’t just a Christmas movie, it’s a Trump movie, too.
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
and the fire is so delightful;
But since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.”
That is all.
Watched it again yesterday.
Die Hard is not a Christmas movie.
“Welcome to the party, Pal.”
There are so many lines....
“Yippie layer...
And although “It’s a Wonderful Life” is a great movie, it makes an honest and good businessman, Potter, into a villain. Sure he takes the $8,000 and attempts to shut down Bailey, but Bailey gives loans to people that don’t qualify and puts his other clients into jeopardy. Potter rents out “shacks” but they do have a choice of bettering their lives.
Kay yea
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Don't care who you are, but you are wrong. Die Hard is a Christmas movie as much as "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is a Christmas song. It's meant for a generation of people who grew up differently.
Is too. In fact, it’s a Christmas Movie one can watch year round
Sorry, I dont watch anything with make believe tough guy bruce willis in it. Cant stand the guy.’Bout like robert deniro.
I am aware that bruce is Conservative, that is the only thing I like about him.
Not only is Die Hard a Christmas movie, it’s an American Christmas movie.
I use to drive a Yellow cab in New York city when I was insane around 15 years ago and picked up Bruce around Columbus circle. He got in speaking in a Russian accent I guess because he didn’t want to get recognized and I called him McClain and went to shake his hand and instead he grabbed my wrist and shook that lol lol I don’t blame him considering the kinds of taxi drivers I ran into who used the taxi as their own personal toilet.
Not buying it. Just because a movie (or song or whatever) references Christmas, and then totally goes against the beauty and message of peace behind the “real meaning of Christmas”, does not make it a “Christmas movie”.
I must be crazy. I watched it twice.
It ain’t Christmas until Hons falls out the window... Yippi ki yi _ _ _ _
One of the best Christmas movies.
One of the best movies, period. Got in shortly before the SJWs took over. I’m not a fan of action movies, but I like this one, as well as the Dirty Harry series. I’m into good overcoming evil, especially when there’s a bit of revenge mixed in (I’m a Scorpio; we appreciate revenge).
Uhg. All of you ‘Die Hard is a Christmas movie’ people have ruined an action classic. It’s not a Christmas movie, it is a film that takes place during Christmas. Yes, there is a difference. It’s about as much a Christmas movie as Lethal Weapon, which also takes place during Christmas, with Jingle Bell Rock as the opening song, and the opening scene being a drug bust in Christmas tree shop.
Then we must also consider Rocky, Rocky II, and Rocky IV. As well as The Karate Kid as ‘Christmas movies’ (The All Valley Tournament takes place Dec 19). Every movie listed here is a great flick, and it actually shortchanges Die Hard to relegate it to ‘Christmas Classic’. Now people seem to only watch it at Christmas, and it really has become a tired cliche.
I think it’s also indicative of how Americans have ruined Christmas, just in general. I’ve thought this way since my childhood, of the disconnect between Baby Jesus and the way our consumerist culture (which I normally champion) has perverted Christmas. Where people are judged on the quality of gifts given, and apparently where we celebrate Jesus birth with machine gun fire, C4 explosions, and bazookas on film huddled around a christmas tree?
I like the action movie Die Hard EyesofTX, but to have it celebrated as an American Christmas classic is a sign of our cultural rot and degeneracy.
Also what is with the commentary that Die Hard is unique for being the first true action movie? Just in the 1980’s, did you somehow miss First Blood, or Rambo First Blood part 2? Where did Commando and Predator disappear to?
Love it!
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