Hey, everyone! It’s that time of year again and why not kick off the most wonderful time of the year with some smashing movie reviews. Now, as everyone is aware, there are a lot of Christmas films out there, my favorite Christmas film being A Christmas Story, but as you know, I like to go one step further and review things that not too many people are familiar with. So, today on this snowy day here in PA, I am going to review Santa Claus. No, not The Santa Clause with Time Allen, not the 1985 Santa Claus film with David Huddleston, I’m talking about the 1959 film made in Mexico.
What a strange movie this is, where do I even start. First off, I will point out that Santa doesn’t even live at the North Pole, he lives in Outer Space. So, does this mean that…..Santa Claus is an alien? There are also no elves. Instead, Santa uses children from all over the world to carry on the labor of making toys for the children of their kind. How terrible is that! And Santa Claus in this film can not be trusted. All he does is talk and laugh alot, he’s like the Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol. He also mentions Jesus Christ, the reason Christmas is in existence. How odd is it that Santa Claus, one of the most well known figures of Christmas makes a reference to Jesus? That like if Batman made a reference to Bob Kane, or Kermit the Frog made a reference to Jim Henson. But hey, no biggy. I believe in Jesus, and realize the true meaning of Christmas is beyond gifts.
The villain in this film is a devil named Pitch. Yes, there is a devil in a Christmas movie. A movie that is supposed to be jolly and happy has a devil smack dab in the middle of it. He was sent by Satan to Earth to make children act up and cause trouble. If Pitch fails, Satan will make him, get this, eat chocolate ice cream. I guess the ice cream served in hell is toxic of something. But anyway, a lot of things occur in this film, and it really is chaotic and obsolete, but I will some it all up in a few sentences.
Santa must help a little girl named Lupita, who is very poor, and a little boy named Billy, who’s greedy, negligent parents forget all about him. Along the way, Santa Claus visits Merlin the Wizard from King Arthur, another random accurence. They minus well have Darth Vader, and Optimus Prime, and while your at it, Ash from the Evil Dead movies. Pitch also tries to stop Santa Claus by removing the chimneys from houses and starting fires in the fire places. There is even a scene where Santa takes on Pitch, and I gotta tell you, this scene actually made me crack up pretty bad. The cheesy action scenes made back in the days just have that charm that gives out a little comedy. At the end of the film, Santa give Lupita and Billy their desires and returns to his castle in space.
Overall, it’s not a good movie, but it’t not entirely too bad. If you need a unique and awkward Christmas film to watch, I say check this one out, because it is worth a watch. But I wish they didn’t call this film, Santa Claus. What does that have to tell us. It should have been called Santa Claus vs. The Devil or The Awkward But Witty Santa Claus film. But in the end, it’s pretty good for what it is and I say, give it a watch.
Stay tuned because all of this week, I will be reviewing Christmas films, old and new. Feliz Navidad!
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