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These Are The 9 Most MAGA-Friendly Christmas Movies (And Why)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Ben Sellers via<\/a> Headline USA<\/a>,<\/em><\/p>\n

Christmas<\/a>\u00a0is, above all else, a time for putting aside the petty grievances<\/strong> and differences that separate us from one another and finding meaning in something greater than ourselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the best works of literature and cinema about the season examine this spirit of selflessness, which can seem antithetical to \u201cAmerica First\u201d values when cast in a particular light.\u00a0But at its core, the spirit of Christmas is quintessentially the same as that which brought millions of people to the polls in November to re-elect Donald Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Attempting to catalog all of the thousands of Christmas movies, of course, would be an impossible feat, but below is a list of nine (plus honorable mentions) that resonate particularly well with the\u00a0MAGA<\/a>\u00a0message.<\/p>\n

While the list leaves a lot open to interpretation as to what constitutes a \u201cChristmas\u201d movie or a \u201cMAGA\u201d movie, the one prerequisite was that the themes of both had to be prevalent enough to be immediately recognizable.<\/p>\n

Thus,\u00a0Rambo: First Blood\u00a0<\/em><\/a>may have\u00a0included a scene<\/a>\u00a0with Christmas decorations in it, but it did not make the cut\u2014even though it might be considered a MAGA classic\u2014because the movie itself does not directly involve the holiday. And although the BB gun subplot in\u00a0A Christmas Story<\/em><\/a>\u00a0may have promoted\u00a0Second Amendment rights<\/a>\u00a0for some, that was not an explicit message so much as it was a sign of the times.<\/p>\n

We already know about this one. Tell us your choice for the next best #MAGAChristmas<\/a> movie and why. pic.twitter.com\/MGSwDUl8a5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Headline USA (@HeadlineUSA) December 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

We will kick things off with the low-hanging fruit\u2014the only Christmas classic (to date) known to include a cameo from future two-time President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0himself.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0HOME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW YORK<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Trump<\/em><\/p>\n

The sequel to one of the most beloved modern Christmas classics is now one of the most beloved MAGA classics due to Trump\u2019s cameo appearance. Much of the film revolves around the iconic\u00a0Plaza Hotel<\/a>, which\u00a0Trump<\/a>\u00a0owned at the time but went on to sell in 1995. (Maybe he found out that the desk clerk also moonlighted\u00a0as a transvestite<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Another memorable scene takes place at the Wollman Rink, a public ice-skating ring\u00a0with strong ties<\/a>\u00a0to the former Manhattan real-estate magnate. And as an added bonus, the movie features an early appearance from MAGA-friendly comedian\u00a0Rob Schneider<\/a>\u00a0as the bellhop.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, some of its other actors, including\u00a0Macaulay Culkin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Daniel Stern<\/a>, have attempted in recent years to use the movie\u2019s renewed relevance as a platform for petty political attacks, and any royalties from it benefit them as well.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0While stylistically very different and not specifically centered around Trump himself, MAGA fans might also consider watching\u00a0A Lion in Winter<\/em><\/a>, the star-studded 1968 Oscar-winner about an aging ruler who\u2014like Trump\u2014has three sons and must decide who is best fit to carry on his dynasty.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0ROCKY IV<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Peace through strength<\/em><\/p>\n

The 1985 box-office smash came at the very peak of the\u00a0Ronald Reagan<\/a>\u00a0era, just two years before the famous Berlin speech that saw Reagan urging Mikhail Gorbachev to \u201ctear down this wall\u201d and four years before the official fall of the\u00a0Soviet Union<\/a>. It was the last of the\u00a0Rocky\u00a0<\/em>films to be directed by Trump-backer Sylvester Stallone (who fittingly described the Republican leader as a\u00a0\u201cDickensian\u201d character<\/a>) until 2006\u2019s\u00a0Rocky Balboa<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the Cold War-jingoism resonated with Republicans during the Reagan era, Stallone\u2019s climactic victory speech also underscores the ideas of mutual respect and healthy dialogue as a means to peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn here, there were two guys killing each other, but I guess that\u2019s better than 20 million,\u201d Rocky Balboa says after his defeat of Ivan Drago. \u201cI guess what I\u2019m trying to say, is that if I can change, and you can change, everybody can change!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

He then wishes his son a Merry Christmas, as the fight took place on Christmas Day. Although the holiday\u00a0does not figure prominently<\/a>\u00a0into the plot, it is one of several action movies whose inclusion of Christmas elements\u00a0has sparked debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, because the Soviet Union was typically hostile toward religion and did not formally recognize Christmas as a holiday, Balboa\u2019s sacrifice in forgoing the holiday season for the greater good of his country may have been an important reminder that many of those in uniform may not have had the luxury of returning home for the holidays.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>The aforementioned\u00a0Rambo: First Blood<\/em>\u00a0has holiday decorations, but the ever-controversial\u00a0Die Hard<\/em><\/a>, set during the Christmas season, is the best known of all the Christmas \u201caction\u201d movies that have audiences divided, featuring rogue cop John McClane (portrayed by Bruce Willis\u2014another rare Hollywood Republican) taking on a network of terrorists in New York City.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0THE REF<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Political incorrectness<\/em><\/p>\n

Ref<\/em>\u00a0star Denis Leary unfortunately made the decision in a\u00a02016 gag appearance<\/a>\u00a0with late-night host James Corden to attack Trump by rewriting the words to his 1990s gag song \u201cA**hole\u201d for that year\u2019s campaign against Hillary Clinton. It was a hamfisted attempt at comedy then, and it has aged particularly poorly given Trump\u2019s resonance with the American voting public\u2014many of them the same blue-collar types whom Leary tried to appeal to with his updated Archie Bunker schtick.<\/p>\n

Leary\u2019s 1994 holiday hit\u00a0The Ref<\/em>\u00a0also aged poorly for its other star,\u00a0Kevin Spacey<\/a>, but those able to suspend their disbelief can appreciate the fantastic comedic timing that Spacey and co-star Judy Davis have as a bickering couple on the verge of divorce. There may be one or two obligatory Republican \u201cdigs\u201d slipped into the script, but those only accentuate the absurdity of an affluent and insufferable New England family that loves to\u00a0virtue-signal<\/a>\u00a0but finds itself utterly out of touch with anything beyond their own selfish needs and desires\u2014until the outside world forces its way into their lives.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Leary, as a cat-burglar caught in the middle of a hostage situation gone awry, is the perfect foil for the limousine liberals, presaging the \u201cTea Party\u201d movement that would arrive 10 years later.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>While the only reference to American politics in 2003\u2019s\u00a0Love Actually<\/em><\/a>\u00a0may be the scene with Billy Bob Thornton as a Bill Clinton\/George W. Bush hybrid of an uncouth, self-serving American president, the movie\u2019s other plots have become well known for their anachronisms\u2014including toxic, anti-MeToo<\/a>\u00a0workplaces, trans\/LGBT humor and\u00a0fat<\/a>\u00a0shaming, plus a kid gatehopping past airport security and not getting shot. For those who don\u2019t know the holiday classic by heart, consider pouring everyone a cup of spiked eggnog and turning it into a fun drinking game every time something happens that you could never get away with 20 years later.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0THE HUDSUCKER PROXY<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Anti-corporate subversiveness<\/em><\/p>\n

Like other selections on the list, the star of this early Coen Brothers movie, Tim Robbins, is an outspoken leftist in real life, which can make it difficult to identify with the character. Yet, it also serves as a reminder than many of the classically liberal values once embraced by the Left have now been embraced and appropriated by MAGA-style populism.<\/p>\n

It involves a\u00a0corporation<\/a>\u00a0(with the great Paul Newman as a member of its board of directors) that selects Robbins\u2019s character as its top executive in hopes of\u00a0tanking the stock<\/a>\u00a0to permit a corporate buyout. But Robbins generates an idea that is both deceptively simple and wildly appealing, leading the\u00a0 plot to backfire.<\/p>\n

The movie is set over Christmas, with its climax occurring on New Year\u2019s Eve, and has some\u00a0yuletide thematic elements<\/a>\u00a0at the end appearing to echo stories like\u00a0A Christmas Carol<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Others have pointed out in the past that when the full set of facts is taken into consideration, the true hero of\u00a0It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em>\u00a0is Henry Potter<\/a>, a stockholder in the Bailey Building and Loan company who is forced to pay the price for its bad business decisions. Like Trump, Potter falls the victim to a socialist plot that uses\u00a0propaganda<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0lawfare<\/a>\u00a0to slander him into submission. Although the movie ends with George Bailey having prevailed, there are hints that a world where Potter never existed would be far worse than one where Bailey never existed.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0EYES WIDE SHUT<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Globalist elites\u2019 excesses\/depravity<\/em><\/p>\n

Stanley Kubrick\u2019s final movie, based on Austrian author Arthur Schnitzler\u2019s 1926 novella \u201cDream Story,\u201d changes the events from a Mardi Gras celebration to a Christmas one, adding more to the surreal quality of the cinematography.<\/p>\n

The 1999 Tom Cruise film has secured a unique place in pop culture, even inspiring a recent AI tribute by the Dor Brothers that featured world leaders attending a similar masked ball.<\/p>\n

Lies Wide Shut<\/p>\n

Song: Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball (MiraculuM’s Remix)@elonmusk<\/a> @realDonaldTrump<\/a> @stillgray<\/a> @TomBilyeu<\/a> @jordanbpeterson<\/a> @lexfridman<\/a> @joerogan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jGD3vSvG2v<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Dor Brothers (@thedorbrothers) October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Kurbrick also drew much of the film\u2019s aesthetic from accounts of a real-life\u00a01972 black-tie ball<\/a>\u00a0hosted by Baroness Marie-H\u00e9l\u00e8ne de Rothschild that was heavy on\u00a0Satanic<\/a>\u00a0symbolism.<\/p>\n

Theories about members of the globalist elite engaging in such bizarre behavior, often connected to Satanic undertones and sex-cults, have continued to snowball in recent years, ranging from the secret cover-up of\u00a0Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0client list to the rumors of the Clinton\u2013Podesta\u00a0Pizzagate<\/a>\u00a0conspiracy, to the accounts of\u00a0cocaine-fueled orgies<\/a>\u00a0involving members of Congress and the annual\u00a0Davos<\/a>\u00a0conference hosted by the\u00a0World Economic Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Rod Serling\u2019s 1964 made-for-TV adaptation of\u00a0A Christmas Carol<\/em>, titled\u00a0Carol for Another Christmas<\/em><\/a>\u00a0was a star-studded propaganda piece\u00a0commissioned by the United Nations<\/a>\u00a0to persuade Americans that the UN did not have a communist agenda in the aftermath of the\u00a0JFK assassination<\/a>. It resurfaced in 2012 after Turner Classic Movies began re-airing it. But hindsight makes the propaganda all the more obvious and blatant, perhaps exposing just how left-wing globalist groups like the UN have used\u00a0Hollywood<\/a>\u00a0to undermine American interests.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0BRAZIL<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Deep-state resistance<\/em><\/p>\n

Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam directed this 1985 dystopian tale (released just weeks after\u00a0Rambo IV<\/em>) about a cog in the system who, shortly before Christmas, discovers a serious mistake caused by a literal bug in the machinery. The discovery sends him into a Kafkaesque spiral of tension-escalating plot twists. While trying to break free from the system, he is himself detained and tortured, with the ending leaving it ambiguous as to whether freedom in this society is truly attainable.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>The Nativity Story<\/em><\/a>, a 2006 retelling of the birth of Jesus tells the familiar tale with an emphasis on the Magi (not to be confused with MAGA), the three wise men who arrived on Jan. 6\u2014known to Christians as the celebration of the Epiphany. King Herrod of Judea sought help from the visiting Oriental trio in locating the Jewish messiah, whom he feared would supplant him as ruler. Although the king resorted to drastic measures\u2014demanding the\u00a0slaughter of innocent babies<\/a>, much like the modern Left\u2019s\u00a0abortion<\/a>\u00a0agenda\u2014the Magi refused to cooperate, making them the original J6 political dissidents.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0FRIDAY AFTER NEXT<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Blue-collar empowerment<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2002 third installment in the comedic series that coined the term\u00a0\u201cBye Felicia\u201d<\/a>\u00a0finds friends Craig (portrayed by\u00a0red-pilled rapper<\/a>\u00a0Ice Cube) and Day-Day forced to get jobs as security guards after a thief dressed as Santa steals all their Christmas presents. The movie also features a turn from Terry Crews (another\u00a0red-pilled<\/a>\u00a0actor, best known for his turn as President Camacho in the modern cult classic\u00a0Idiocracy<\/em><\/a>) as a newly-released inmate who picked up homosexual tendencies while incarcerated.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Jim Varney\u2019s redneck hero Ernest P. Worrell returns to his most famous role in 1988\u2019s\u00a0Ernest Saves Christmas<\/em><\/a>, in which the hero becomes Santa Claus after the original Santa leaves his magic bag in the back of Ernest\u2019s cab in Orlando.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0SILENT NIGHT<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Vaccine skepticism<\/em><\/p>\n

Made during the peak of the\u00a0COVID-19 hysteria<\/a>, this 2021 movie, with an ensemble cast led by Keira Knightley, begins as the typical \u201chome for the holidays\u201d comedy set at a British country estate. However, it later takes a genre-bending turn that is as jarring and drastic as the arrival of the pandemic was in March 2020. It is one of the few on this list that may have spoilers, so viewers who don\u2019t mind dampening the holiday spirit (definitely not one to watch with the kids) should watch it for themselves.<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0The Stephen Spielberg-produced\u00a0Gremlins<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0written by future\u00a0Harry Potter\u00a0<\/em>director Chris Columbus, remarkably is considered a kid-friendly movie\u2014or, at least, it was when it first came out in 1984. However, it too blends heartwarming and nostalgic family comedy with significantly darker elements after a specimen of Chinese origin, the mogwai, makes its way to small-town America. A scientist (biology teacher Mr. Hanson) then ignores the rules for containing it, leading to a catastrophic epidemic that seem a lot like the\u00a0gain-of-function research<\/a>\u00a0advocated by ex-COVID czar\u00a0Anthony Fauci<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Why it counts:<\/strong>\u00a0Winning the culture war<\/em><\/p>\n

With the exception of\u00a0The Nativity Story<\/em>, none of the films listed connect with the religious component of the Christmas holiday. That has much to do with its commercialization and sanitization by Hollywood and others to make it more inclusive and profitable.<\/p>\n

I, for one, take no issue with the idea of everyone sharing in a seasonal yuletide spirit regardless of belief (this year, Christmas happens to coincide with the start of the relatively minor Jewish holiday of Hannukah), but ultimately there is only one thing that \u201cChristmas is all about,\u201d and nobody articulates that as well as Linus in this 1965 animated classic, which has prevailed over all the efforts by the Left to memory-hole it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Honorable mention:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Aliens envious of Earth\u2019s culture, travel there to kidnap two children, along with Santa Claus, but later decide that it is unreconcilable with their own culture in 1964\u2019s\u00a0Santa Claus Conquers the Martians<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0made for an estimated budget of around $200,000. They attempt to sabotage Santa\u2019s toymaking industry and to replace Santa with one of their own kind, but the plan fails, much as the Left\u2019s so-called\u00a0Great Replacement<\/a>\u00a0strategy via open borders cannot conquer the Western cultures they are seeking to supplant with their reverse-colonization scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 12\/25\/2024 – 12:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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