FILL: Lost in translation?
I think I missed something. Today is a holiday here in Japan (the Emperor's Birthday), and the morning show on TV was doing some Christmas stuff. The one that caught my attention was supposedly a ranking by 200 Japanese of Christmas movies. I have to admit, I missed exactly how they posed the question, because... well, let me tell you what they had as the top Christmas movies.
Before they got to the biggies, they talked about The Nightmare Before Christmas, which apparently is pretty popular. Oh, and Jingle All The Way (Arnold Schwartzenegger doing his thing).
And... (fanfare!) the third most popular Christmas movie is... Die Hard!
Huh? That's a Christmas movie? Well...
And the second most popular Christmas movie is... Scissorhands!
Eep? Christmas?
And the top, number one, most popular Christmas movie in Japan is...
(right after the commercial... why did I know they were going to pause for a commercial break?)
Okay, number one! Home Alone!
Huh. Yes, I guess it does sort of involve Christmas, but...
There's something about these choices -- The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jingle All The Way, Die Hard, Scissorhands, and Home Alone -- that just doesn't seem particularly Christmas-y to me? I wonder if "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Miracle on 34th Street" or any of those were on the list?
I wonder what the American popular list would look like? Hum... a quick google search reveals several lists. A Christmas Story? Okay, Home Alone does seem to be a popular one in America, too. But I don't see Die Hard or Scissorhands in there. Here's a thoughtful little piece http://www.pennmanor.net/pennpoints/?p=13587
Maybe Christmas is where you find it? Hope you enjoy your holidays, whatever and wherever you find them.
So what's your favorite Christmas movie?
Before they got to the biggies, they talked about The Nightmare Before Christmas, which apparently is pretty popular. Oh, and Jingle All The Way (Arnold Schwartzenegger doing his thing).
And... (fanfare!) the third most popular Christmas movie is... Die Hard!
Huh? That's a Christmas movie? Well...
And the second most popular Christmas movie is... Scissorhands!
Eep? Christmas?
And the top, number one, most popular Christmas movie in Japan is...
(right after the commercial... why did I know they were going to pause for a commercial break?)
Okay, number one! Home Alone!
Huh. Yes, I guess it does sort of involve Christmas, but...
There's something about these choices -- The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jingle All The Way, Die Hard, Scissorhands, and Home Alone -- that just doesn't seem particularly Christmas-y to me? I wonder if "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Miracle on 34th Street" or any of those were on the list?
I wonder what the American popular list would look like? Hum... a quick google search reveals several lists. A Christmas Story? Okay, Home Alone does seem to be a popular one in America, too. But I don't see Die Hard or Scissorhands in there. Here's a thoughtful little piece http://www.pennmanor.net/pennpoints/?p=13587
Maybe Christmas is where you find it? Hope you enjoy your holidays, whatever and wherever you find them.
So what's your favorite Christmas movie?