Another Christmas classic, Elf shows how enthusiastic someone can be about Christmas, and how someone else's Christmas spirit can help or even change another. Strangely, Elf has material that is appealing to both kids and adults, something which is difficult to achieve. How do you achieve that? Let's look:
Once upon a time, an orphan baby comes to live with Santa and his elves when he stows away in Santa's sack. He grows up to be Buddy the Elf. But he doesn't quite fit in. He's very tall, and isn't good at making toys unlike the other elves. Buddy realizes this, so when his adopted father, (Papa Elf) tells him that his actual father is in New York, he goes there to find him. Buddy's father, by the name of Walter Hobbs, is not a cheerful man who shows more devotion to his work rather than his family. This puts Walter on the naughty list, to Buddy's horror. When Buddy finds Walter, he doesn't believe that Buddy's his son. That is until he takes Buddy to a doctor for a DNA test. Sure enough, the test show that Buddy is indeed Walter's son. Walter reluctantly takes Buddy to live with him, his wife, and his son. With the help of a cute girl he met in a store, will Buddy bring the Christmas Spirit into their lives, or he is going to want to go back to the North Pole? Elf shows us the cheer and Spirit of Christmas. If there's anything Buddy taught us, it's that "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." Christmas Spirit is especially important, since it powers Santa's sleigh. Before Buddy came, it seemed that Christmas maybe wasn't such a grand thing for Hobbs. In that case, it looks as if they kind of needed Buddy. Perhaps everybody should have someone like that in their lives.
When you watch the film, you notice that The North Pole in Elf has a similar design to that of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Especially the elves' clothing and a few characters like Leon the Snowman. You can compare Leon and the snowman from Rudolph to be very, if not extremely, similar. Why is this? Leave your opinion in the comments!A word concerning maturity: When Buddy arrives in New York, a lot of his behavior is like that of a child. Yes, a lot of things in New York are different from the North Pole, but Buddy doesn't exactly act grown up about it. Do elves have a different lifespan? If so, is 30 years a different age to an elf? After all, in the beginning of film, Buddy is seen in a classroom with supposed elf children that look younger than him.
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