Persuasive Essay On The Nightmare Before Christmas

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“Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it.” This quote is from the hit movie Tim Burton’s Nightmare before Christmas, said by Jack Skellington. Many have been debating whether or not this movie is for Christmas or Halloween. Evidence piles up for both sides however only one is true. In my opinion, The Nightmare Before Christmas is a halloween movie because it starts and ends in Halloween Town, the main characters are halloween based, and the movie came out in October.
First, the movie begins and ends in Halloween Town. Now even though this doesn’t seem like a huge deal, it is an important detail. Halloween Town is also the main setting throughout the movie. Halloween Town is also where Jack found the trees that would later …show more content…

Not only do most of the characters live in Halloween Town, but they are also based on Halloween monsters. The protagonist is Jack Skellington also known as the Pumpkin King. His love interest, Sally, is a frankenstein and his dog, Zero, is a ghost. Not to mention that the antagonist is the Boogie Man and the kids that kidnap Santa were trick or treaters. The only Characters that weren’t Halloween themed were the citizens Jack delivered presents to and the residents of Christmas Town.
Also, the movie originally came out in October. The movie’s official release date was October 13, 1993. It came out just in time for Halloween of that year. Every year the movie comes out just before Halloween or all throughout October. The movie was also re-released by Disney on October 20, 2006.
It may be true that the entire movie was based on Jack bringing Christmas to Halloween Town, however, he had to go on that adventure to find himself again. It was said in the movie during one of the first songs that he no longer felt the enjoyment of scaring people. He also mentioned how everything got boring after awhile. This little clip was what sparked Jack to find Christmas Town in the first place. It was also said in the song, “Poor Jack”, that he had realized his mistake and finally found himself

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