Too many Christmas movies period. Also, you notice how many movies there are about saving Christmas? No other holiday needs to be saved. When was the last time you saw a movie about somebody saving Easter or Thanksgiving?
Christmas is the major Western holiday. Though religious in origin, it’s largely divorced from that so it’s a safe topic. Thanksgiving is America only and Easter is purely religious, not a safe topic.
Too many Christmas movies period. Also, you notice how many movies there are about saving Christmas? No other holiday needs to be saved. When was the last time you saw a movie about somebody saving Easter or Thanksgiving?
Trains Planes and Automobiles is about Thanksgiving. Passion of the Christ is about creating Easter at least.
But yeah they’re pretty thin on the ground, especially once you get past those two holidays.
Now I want a movie about saving Easter set in bible times with Judas as the protagonist.
You could have Judas be a millenial who was sent back in time.
Hop (2011) from Illumination is exactly that formula but Easter. Also agreed very few outside of the insane number of Christmas ones.
Nightmare before Christmas is also unusual in being directly about saving Christmas but indirectly saving Halloween.
Christmas is the major Western holiday. Though religious in origin, it’s largely divorced from that so it’s a safe topic. Thanksgiving is America only and Easter is purely religious, not a safe topic.
The Persecution Complex is built right in.
It pairs nicely with the capitalist hunger for a shiny new toy