A.Magik
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Toon Zone Talkback - "Santa Claus"/"Nestor"; Or, They Came from the Island &c
This is the talkback thread for "Santa Claus"/"Nestor"; Or, They Came from the Island of Misfit Christmas Specials.
I like SANTA CLAUS, although I prefer COMIN' TO TOWN. In a way, this is probably the darkest Rankin/Bass special, with its depiction of poverty & war, and the major plotline about Claus' mortality. My favorite character is Necille, and her personality of immortal above-ness & maternal emotions. Love her 'A child' song.
NESTOR was rather traumatizing for me as a child.
My mother is against it, seeing how it turned me and my brothers into emotional wrecks back then.
I suppose the generic/over-the-top portrayal of the other characters is a plot point rather than a flaw: It's not Nestor who is the freak here. It's everyone else.
I wonder where's Aaron the Drummer Boy?
This is the talkback thread for "Santa Claus"/"Nestor"; Or, They Came from the Island of Misfit Christmas Specials.
I like SANTA CLAUS, although I prefer COMIN' TO TOWN. In a way, this is probably the darkest Rankin/Bass special, with its depiction of poverty & war, and the major plotline about Claus' mortality. My favorite character is Necille, and her personality of immortal above-ness & maternal emotions. Love her 'A child' song.
NESTOR was rather traumatizing for me as a child.
They killed the mother.
I suppose the generic/over-the-top portrayal of the other characters is a plot point rather than a flaw: It's not Nestor who is the freak here. It's everyone else.
I wonder where's Aaron the Drummer Boy?
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