{"id":132584,"date":"2020-12-13T14:40:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T11:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie\/"},"modified":"2020-12-13T14:40:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T11:40:24","slug":"is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is \u2018Die Hard\u2019 a Christmas Movie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58d448d5f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c58d448d5f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie\/#Yes_Die_Hard_Is_a_Christmas_Movie\" >Yes, Die Hard Is a Christmas Movie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie\/#No_Die_Hard_Is_Not_a_Christmas_Movie\" >No, Die Hard Is Not a Christmas Movie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-die-hard-a-christmas-movie\/#The_Final_Word\" >The Final Word<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Is \u2018Die Hard\u2019 a Christmas Movie?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_704932\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-704932 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xdie-hard-christmas-header.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.3urAaekY8w.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Willis in Die Hard\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"20th Century Fox\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">20th Century Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every year, film scholars gather to debate one of the most important philosophical issues of our time: Is <em>Die Hard<\/em> a Christmas movie? Opinions on both sides of this argument are surprisingly heated.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s all in the spirit of the season.\u00a0<em>Die Hard<\/em> fans don\u2019t necessarily need the excuse of the holidays to watch what is widely regarded as one of the best action <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> of all time. The 1988 thriller about a lone cop taking down terrorists who\u2019ve seized a high-rise building, made Bruce Willis a huge movie star. It also established a long-running franchise with four sequels, to date.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there\u2019s a clear case to be made on both sides. Here\u2019s the evidence you need to debate whether\u00a0<em>Die Hard<\/em> is a Christmas movie.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yes_Die_Hard_Is_a_Christmas_Movie\"><\/span>Yes, <em>Die Hard<\/em> Is a Christmas Movie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_704933\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-704933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xdie-hard-christmas.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.PtW1ISRKEW.jpg\" alt=\"Die Hard\" width=\"650\" height=\"392\" data-credittext=\"20th Century Fox\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">20th Century Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the first scene of the film, New York City police detective John McClane (Willis) disembarks from a plane that\u2019s just landed in Los Angeles and the flight attendant wishes him a merry Christmas. He\u2019s also carrying a giant teddy bear with a bow on it\u2014a Christmas present for one of his kids.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the movie never lets the audience forget it\u2019s Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas music, including classical compositions to Run-DMC\u2019s \u201cChristmas in Hollis,\u201d plays throughout the movie. John heads to Nakatomi Plaza, where his estranged wife, Holly (Bonnie Bedelia), works to attend her company\u2019s Christmas party. That\u2019s where he\u2019s tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed when terrorists, led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), take over the building.<\/p>\n<p>As John and the terrorists engage in a protracted battle of wits and weaponry, they often employ Christmas-themed exclamations. \u201cNow I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho,\u201d John writes on the body of one of Hans\u2019 henchmen. When hacker Theo (Clarence Gilyard, Jr.) wants to warn his fellow criminals of the impending arrival of the cops, he starts with, \u201c\u2018Twas the night before Christmas \u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thematically, <em>Die Hard<\/em> focuses on John\u2019s need to reconcile with his family, which is one of the most common messages of Christmas movies. Even his wife\u2019s name (Holly) is Christmas-themed.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Die_Hard_Is_Not_a_Christmas_Movie\"><\/span>No, <em>Die Hard<\/em> Is Not a Christmas Movie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_704934\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-704934 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xdie-hard-christmas-2.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.z16p6jkIpZ.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Willis in Die Hard\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" data-credittext=\"20th Century Fox\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">20th Century Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just because a movie is set at Christmas doesn\u2019t make it a Christmas movie. Over the years, movie studios and TV networks (like Hallmark) have honed in on the precise ingredients for a Christmas movie. In these films, the holiday is always central to the story. This applies to both Hallmark\u2019s mega-successful, mega-cheesy Christmas romance movies, but also to the thriving subgenre of Christmas horror movies.<\/p>\n<p>True Christmas movies are about Christmas from beginning to end. They would completely fall apart without the holiday element.<\/p>\n<p>Could <em>Die Hard<\/em> take place on, say, Independence Day, Halloween, or just a random Tuesday? Of course, it could. The holiday has no bearing on the actual story. Hans Gruber and his cohorts aren\u2019t attacking Nakatomi Plaza because it\u2019s Christmas. Even John\u2019s visit is more about reconnecting with his wife and children than any specific holiday tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, <em>Die Hard<\/em> begins and ends with wishes of merry Christmas and features some token holiday themes in the background. But there\u2019s nothing Christmas-related at all about the plot of the film.<\/p>\n<p><em>Die Hard<\/em> is a great action movie because of its expertly constructed screenplay and the tight, dynamic directing of John McTiernan, neither of which has anything to do with Christmas.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Final_Word\"><\/span>The Final Word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_705046\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-705046 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xbruce-willis-standing-in-front-of-an-explosion.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.tWdSWg4zT2.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce Willis standing in front of an explosion\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/los-angeles-usa-sep-28-2015-332522969\" data-credittext=\"Anton_Ivanov\/Shutterstock\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/los-angeles-usa-sep-28-2015-332522969\">Anton_Ivanov\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clearly, plenty of\u00a0fans consider <em>Die Hard<\/em> a Christmas movie. There\u2019s even a huge industry of <em>Die Hard<\/em>-related Christmas products, including the children\u2019s-style illustrated storybook,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Die-Hard-Christmas-Illustrated-Holiday\/dp\/1608879763\/?tag=hotoge-20\"><em>A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic<\/em><\/a>. There are also\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/die-hard-christmas-sweater\/s?k=die+hard+christmas+sweater&amp;tag=hotoge-20\">ugly Christmas sweaters<\/a>\u00a0and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/market\/die_hard_ornament\">ornaments<\/a>, as well as other authorized (and unauthorized) pieces of merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, during his 2018 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cc.com\/shows\/roast-of-bruce-willis\">Comedy Central Roast<\/a>, Willis made his opinion pretty clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Die Hard<\/em> is not a Christmas movie,\u201d he declared. \u201cIt\u2019s a goddamn Bruce Willis movie!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The debate continues.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>You can stream<em> Die Hard<\/em>\u00a0on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/feature\/urn:hbo:feature:GWl5ibQEpCMLDfQEAAADa\">HBO Max<\/a>\u00a0($14.99 per month). It\u2019s also available for digital purchase ($7.99+) or rent ($2.99+) on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/B000SZK41M\/?tag=hotoge-20\">Amazon<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/die-hard\/id270711082?at=1010loXs&amp;ct=704930\">iTunes<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/movies\/details\/Die_Hard?gl=US&amp;hl=en&amp;id=X1eS3c8S3Uk\">Google Play<\/a>, and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fandangonow.com\/details\/movie\/1MVec0e1c5939c4534ec5ca1f8482c12a84\">FandangoNow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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