Argumentative Essay On Nightmare Before Christmas

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People say that Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas movie, but I argue that this movie is a halloween movie because it took place in halloween town.Some people think nightmare before Christmas but some others think it is a halloween movie. my opinion this movie is a halloween movie because they still had all of the halloween features in it.
The main reason I think this movie is a halloween because it took place in halloween town.One reason that I think that this movie is a halloween movie they kidnaped Santa and tried to kill them.Jack Skellington tried to take over Santa place for Christmas.In fact Jack Skellington tried to steal Christmas, and Santa was going to be kill by Oggy Boggy.This is the main reason that I think that this movie

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