Compare And Contrast The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Halloween is the time of the year when people dress up and have fun scaring people. Christmas is the time of the year full of joy and happiness. All though these two holidays are quite the opposite, some people find it hard to determine what type of movie The Nightmare Before Christmas is. There are two different sides, the people who think it’s a Halloween movie and the people who think it's a Christmas movie. I personally feel and believe that The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas movie. I feel this way because after watching the movie multiple times, I’ve come up with many valid reasons that can make your mind change to stand with me on the side of people who also believe it’s a Christmas movie.Those reasons include the movie’s …show more content…

I would have probably been on the opposing side of my current opinion.I see and understand why some people feel this. One good reason could be they feel there are a lot of Halloween characters and the fact that this movie came out in October.October is to Halloween like December is to Christmas.Although they are both very strong and valid reasons, I feel my evidence wins the debate.Yes, there is a lot of Halloween characters but there is also a lot of both Christmas characters and traditions.Yes, the movie came out in October but the movie has the word “Christmas” in it and people watch the movie in both seasons.I strongly feel that my evidence is stronger than the people’s who believe it is a Halloween

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