When I was a kid I remember spending my Christmas mornings watching all the different Christmas animated movies and cartoons on the TV. What characterizes these productions is the happy stories and positive messages they share with the viewer, which are usually children.
I had read since its release that Klaus was one of the best animated movies of the year, so I was quite excited to watch it even though I am not a kid anymore. It is a movie about not only the origins of the habit to give gifts on Christmas but also about the figure of Santa Klaus.
The movie is meant to be watched with the family, especially if there are kids. The movie has an extremely positive message and by looking at the poster everyone can have a sense of the basic premise of the movie. Notice the different adults from left to right who seem to hate each other, and below in the ground notice the happy kids from both sides giving their letters to a mailman.
This mailman, you see, is the main character of the entire story, it is not Santa. I don't want to spoil the story so what I can only share about the story is that the mailman starts working in some far away almost isolated place where people are very hostile. The frustration of having to live here drives the mailman to find as my work as he can so he can save money and move out. In the end, all of this ends up changing this place from a toxic one to a healthy and happy one. The same kind of happens with the mailman himself.
This is a feel-good movie with a happy and touching ending which I particularly loved. In the story we have several people or groups that have issues in their lives: the mailman, the people living in this remote town and Klaus. By the end of the movie, every one of them have improved as a person and have found a level of empathy and happiness that they so very needed.
The animations are of good quality and there are several funny or cute moments. All of this makes this film a perfect choice for this time of the year.
The best
- Touching and entertaining story.
- Good animations
- Positive messages
The worst
For what it is (an animated Christmas movie to watch with family/kids) I don't think there is anything negative about this movie.
More information: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/508965-klaus Review: AAA In numbers: 9/10
