The thing is that the message of the movie is THIS IS WRONG AND THEY MUST NOT DO THIS The whole movie is the dad, played by Tim Allen, getting bombarded by entitled demands from his neighbors that fucking off for a cruise over Christmas is unforgivable And he fuckin caves!
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A lot of the negative reviews of this movie were people just aghast at this movie painting such a vivid picture of how wasteful and excessive American Christmas bullshit is and then finally landing on a DEFENSE of it and actively guilting you that you MUST participate
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The exceptions, IIRC, were conservative Christian publications hailing this movie as a holiday classic about the irreplaceable bonds of community the modern world has so quickly forgotten Which tells you everything you need to know
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Whole damn movie about this fuckin suburban bougie HOA shit saying you HAVE TO spend all this money and effort and electricity putting lights and tinsel and shit all over your house, if you can afford it, or else you're a bad Christian and a bad American
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I liked it at first, as Christmas is one of my least favorite holidays. Now I despise this movie for this exact reason: breaking the social rules makes you the villain and people will only support you if you fit in with them. "Individuality" is a bullshit American myth.
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Not to dunk on the US, but Christmas with the Kranks is so usamerican it reaches levels of foreign audiences alienation usually reserved for post 9/11 patriotic media, 70s evangelical propaganda and Independence Day.
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It's basically an unfunny Hot Fuzz that wants us to side with the villagers.
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It's based onshort story that is less slapstick but still has the same horrible message.
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Though in the story they eventually caved because their adult daughter is coming home.
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