Dear Santa - Movie Review

Learning with Laughter – ’Dear Santa’ – A young dyslexic boy sends his Christmas letter to a demon called Satan instead of Santa,hoping to get the Gift of his life! This movie puts their lead character into a storm of the supernatural and comedy as those who have wished for something suffers consequences. And it is finally a combination of sweet and fairy Christmas tales and the dark fantasy.)

That is why the movie combines the question of one’s family, their love, and acceptance with the search for identity that is typical for teenagers while maintaining the sense of humor. It deals with the issues of grief and Identification crisis in a world touched by the fantastic and the darkness of the abyss but there is the triumphant jingle bell undertone inherent to the Advent season.

‘School of Rock’s own Jack Black turns in a spirited performance as the irreverent, and cute demon charged with completing a wish list gone wrong. On the other hand, we have a realistic character exceptionally described by Robert Timothy Smith as Liam, a child struggling with family problems together with his personal issues. The other performers I felt present great dignity to their characters, especially, Keegan-Michael Key and, Brianne Howey.

‘Dear Santa’ presented under the direction of Bobby Farrelly is a unique blend of horror and comedy and they could fit in the emotional sequences in-between. Farrelly wrangles the anarchy with his usual quirkiness but is also caring enough to give the proceedings proper heart.

The music of the film is a rich variety of songs with the «holiday spirit» combined with horror tracks for the plot’s duality. So, it complements the humor as well as the horror that is present in the movie.

In ‘Dear Santa’, there is pleasing use of the warm lighting of a Christmas setting shot against darker gothic setting when supernatural events take place. Of this type of visual style highlights the film narrative as it has been imagined.

‘Whimsy and dread form the informing artistic vision of the movie, right from the festive warmth of the family home decoration, the patriarch’s jolly, red-suited looks as Santa Clause, to the monstrous lairs of the demonic antagonist.’

The effects are also very good, especially as regards the mix of comedy and horror. Contractions and possession scenes are well worked and enhance the films progression into a fantastic state.

Editor’s cuts though sharp and transitions smooth, keep the funny tone and suspense intact throughout the film. It maintains the pacing necessary to escalate the story and tells the audience all about the characters and adds jokes where necessary.

Although it falters slightly in incising complex suffering into these rich characters’ lives, aside from a couple emotional jogs, it propels briskly in the manner appropriate to a holiday comedy. The beautiful thing that is noticed in the use of this pattern is that that the serious developments are always followed by some comedy, and vice versa.

The conversation between the characters is rather lively, and Jack Black’s sailor will most definitely recall a number of brilliant jokes, as his character type is characterized by definite bravado. The script is extremely funny while at the same time being poignant about the process of parents and children healing within a family.

‘Dear Santa’ does hit comedy right on the mark, some of the story arcs seem to be left undeveloped some changes the tone of the show abruptly. It might not be appreciated by aficionados in any specific genre because of a whole lot of everything.

wholesalers – Entertainment A ‘holiday’ movie that is immersed and pleasantly transgressing the genres for a new experience is ‘Dear Santa’. This is due to the fact that the movie offers a perfect balance between silliness and downright touching which makes it a standout among other holiday films.