“Die Hard” is lodged firmly in the canon of classic action movies. Should it be included in the canon of Christmas films, too?
‘TIS THE SEASON to discuss “Die Hard”. John McTiernan’s skyscraper-set explosion-fest is lodged firmly in the canon of classic action movies. The question which animates social media at this time of year is whether it should be included in the canon of Christmas films, too.
She is at her office Christmas party on the 30th floor of the Nakatomi Plaza building, where she fends off a colleague’s advances by reminding him what day it is: “It’s Christmas Eve. Families, stockings, chestnuts? Rudolph and Frosty? Any of these things ring a bell?” Run DMC’s “Christmas In Hollis” blasts on the soundtrack, decorations twinkle in every corner and the plot hinges on whether John and Holly can reconcile in time to open their presents together.
On the other hand, is Christmas really integral to the screenplay, which was adapted by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza from “Nothing Lasts Forever”, a novel by Roderick Thorp? Wouldn’t the siege have been just as exciting if John had visited Holly for Thanksgiving? Besides, he doesn’t defeat Hans by being generous, or Christian, or family-minded. He does it by being tough, resourceful and capable of swinging through a plate-glass window with a fire-hose knotted around his waist.
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