A christmas story movie#
A christmas story series#

A christmas story movie#

My personal favorite parts of the movie are Ralphie’s elaborate daydream sequences. Namely, Scut the bully ( Zack Ward) who terrorizes Ralphie and his friends every day on the way to and from school.

He has these wild, reoccurring daydreams about success and triumphing over his enemies. Undeterred, Ralphie continues to fantasize about getting the present. They suggest that he asks for a nice football, instead.

A christmas story series#

Movies like this are especially important to give people a chance to escape into a more familiar world.īased on a series of monologues by Jean Shepherd, who wrote the screenplay and narrated parts of the movie, the story is set in 1940s America and follows nine-year-old Ralph Parker ( Peter Billingsley) (Ralphie to his family and friends) as he embarks on a quest to get the one thing he wants for Christmas: “ an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.” All the responsible adults in his life keep telling him that if he gets the BB gun, he’ll shoot his eye out with it. 2020 is a year when everyone’s lives have been turned upside-down, some have unfortunately lost loved ones, and the holidays don’t seem quite the same.

I was fortunate enough to have a warm house, presents under the tree, and extended family to spend the day with. When I watch it, it makes me nostalgic for simpler times when I was a kid. At its heart, it’s a simple film about a young boy dreaming of getting the gift he wants for Christmas. We actually quote it pretty much year-round, but we reserve talking along with the entire movie for Christmas Day itself. For me and my family, it’s watching A Christmas Story. There will be a different offering in which each person will discuss how much each movie means to them.Īlmost everyone who celebrates Christmas has their holiday traditions-opening a present before going to bed on Christmas Eve, hanging mistletoe, decorating the house with so many lights that it can be seen from space. Hello and welcome to A Substream Christmas! In a strange year, when we can all use a holiday pick-me-up, our staff has picked some of their favorite Christmas movies.