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633. Escape from the Multicurse: The Nightmare Before Christmas

🕑 Added 2023-10-06 13:00:08 +0000 UTC

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Burneezy 56

I know I’m a bit late, but I’ve got a few thoughts 1. Jack knows that Sally exists, he asks for her specifically to make his Santa outfit, though he probably doesn’t interact with her very much because the doctor keeps her in his tower 2.”Pumpkin King” is an honorific, not an official title. It’s like Homecoming King/Queen, or probably closer to like the people voted King/Queen of a county fair. 3. I always took Lock, Shock, and Barrel being referred to as “Boogie’s Boys” to mean that they were his children, not that that worked for him 4. Boogie doesn’t have an official title in town, he’s the crazy guy nobody wants to deal with, hence the mayor being upset when his kids come by and Jack not wanting him involved. Halloween-town may be a pretty violent place, but most of the inhabitants are already dead, it makes sense that their “pranks” may tend a little more deadly. Oogie Boogie is a straight up psychopath 5. I agree that the holiday worlds are affected by the beliefs of the “real” world. Christmas town has very little reference to Jesus because a lot of people don’t explicitly associate Jesus with Christmas. As fun as Santa kicking Jesus out of Christmas is, in the world of the movie Jesus probably just started showing up in town less often 6. Nightmare Before Christmas is a Thanksgiving movie 7. I’m a little sleep deprived so I apologize if anything doesn’t make sense

Robert Mischief

If you want answers to a lot of the questions you all posed, feel free to watch the movie.

Andrew Maguire

I feel Burnout and loss of joy in your life are also big themes

Originalname38

Danny Elfman wanted to do the speaking voice, but his acting wasn't good enough. So they had to replace him. (from interviews in Movies That Made Us)

stephen

I had some of the same questions as you. Like, "how doe Jack even know she exists?" In this small town, with a few dozen people who have lived all of eternity together, and she's the daughter of the smartest/evilest/onliest mad scientist in town

Ryan (Kanserus Bone Saw) Bowdish

The very end Ayn Rand punchline was excellent. I was an Ayn Rand fan back in the day and I'm so happy to hear people shit on her bullshit. Thanks for that obscure but relevant reference