[ SECRET POST #5818 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #5818 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


01.



__________________________________________________



02.



__________________________________________________



03.



__________________________________________________



04.



__________________________________________________



05.



__________________________________________________



06.



__________________________________________________



07.















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 46 secrets from Secret Submission Post #833.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

The Christmas movie discussion is just an excuse to talk about your Die Hard rewatching plans on the 24th though.

At this stage it's just part of the (pop) cultural conversation that happens in the holidays, like 'I can't stand Christmas music before X date' or 'All I Want For Christmas is You is a pop song first, then a Christmas song' or 'Love Actually sucks actually: yes or no'

You hear it again and again because there's just not much new to talk about at Christmas, because most people just do the same thing every year. Which is basically the appeal of holiday traditions.

[(Anonymous)]

This exactly. 98% of people don't bring up the "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" talking about because they think they're saying something new and insightful. They do it because it's a time-honored Christmas season talking point. The discussion around Die Hard's status is, in itself, a Christmas tradition. And personally I like that about it.

because most people just do the same thing every year. Which is basically the appeal of holiday traditions.

The Youtuber Folding Ideas has a great video about defining "Christmas movies," and he said something that I found extremely poignant, which is that on a fundamental level, one of the core things that seasonal traditions are about is the performance and celebration of stability. They're about the belief (or at least the hope) that in another year's time, and a year after that and a year after that, you will be in a situation in which you are able to perform these same enjoyable and not strictly necessary traditions again--and they're about the celebration of the fact that you have been in a situation stable enough for you to forge those traditions in the first place.

[(Anonymous)]

"in a year we all will be together if the fates allow, until then we'll have to muddle through somehow", even?