Christmas films are moronic, fake-snow strewn nonsense so why do I Iove them so much? |
Here’s a Yuletide fact; Christmas films are made for people with a low attention span. The plots are so predictable you can easily follow the storyline while texting your pal to see what she/he’s wearing to the office party.
The bottom line is that the sort of tinsel-draped trash dropped onto our screens by Channel 5 or Netflix at this time of year is for the most part moronic, fake-snow strewn nonsense that could have been written by AI, except that AI isn’t so stupid. Hallmark is really another name for Hell.
Come on! Who in their right mind can be captivated by the cliché stories such as smalltown girl working in the big city goes home for the holidays, falls in love with an ex-boyfriend and has to choose between love and career. Or career woman finds herself falling in love with hunk, only for the couple to face a series of seemingly unsurmountable obstacles (created by a daft misunderstanding caused by one person overhearing only part of a conversation). But they always, always, sort it all out in time for Santa’s arrival - and lots of mistletoe kissing ensues.
Sometimes, on occasion, the script has just a little more thought added, and it may feature a redemption........