Is The Hate For The Polar Express Justified?⎮The Polar Express Discussion

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  • @ezonthethinker955
    @ezonthethinker955 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    This movie gives very pure Christmas vibes that very few movies can achieve. Definitely puts you in a Christmas mood when you watch it

  • @Star_Starbee
    @Star_Starbee ปีที่แล้ว +109

    This is wild. Everyone In my school loves this movie

  • @deskbricks8341
    @deskbricks8341 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I just cant accept that there are people who don’t think this is the most authentic, real, beautiful, amazing, magical, and personal Christmas movie.

  • @trajan2995
    @trajan2995 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I loved this film when I was a kid, every year exactly at sixth of December (till I was thirteen I belive) I would ask my parents to watch it with me. I know that it's animation is not the greatest, but little me didn't care so I should not care either. I will hold to it as one of my happy memories.

  • @thetwotasksgirl1535
    @thetwotasksgirl1535 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I remember watching this movie after years of not seeing it and it surprised me when it almost brought me to tears multiple times and I still have no idea why, but still a good fantastical kids movie about faith and the season

  • @hannahmetzger6622
    @hannahmetzger6622 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This has, and always shall remain, one of my _favorite_ childhood Christmas movies of all time that came from the early 2000s. 😁.

  • @Syrplex
    @Syrplex ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Wait, I didn't know this film was widely disliked. It's one of my favorite Christmas films.

  • @ChooChooReality
    @ChooChooReality ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love this so much that I watch throughout the year. I think it gets a bad wrap for the animation. I think if they didn't try and use the new at the time technology it would have been a classic staple among audiences.

  • @Benjimac379
    @Benjimac379 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What I love about it is that the fact it makes itself different from the other Christmas movies. It features everything a kid's dream of Christmas that would come true such as: trains, toys, magic, and of course, just the general Christmas spirit self so what better way to combine the four of them all into this spectacular special and not the same reproduced "cookie cutter effect" of the same stories of such such as a Santa Claus is Coming to Town or Rudolph for example. Just kind of like Disney's Prep and Landing franchise how it was different from others.

  • @kaileychambers6969
    @kaileychambers6969 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I remember watching this as a kid quite a few times. The hot chocolate part slaps, loved the song. Didn't remember literally anything else about the movie and it's plot though 💀

  • @kierahenley2335
    @kierahenley2335 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This is a Christmas classic

  • @ashlazdanovich8396
    @ashlazdanovich8396 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love this movie!
    It became Christmas tradition in my home to watch this movie while putting up and decorating the Christmas tree.
    And then having hot chocolate afterwards and or during the movie.
    😊
    Such great memories!

  • @christinarose8196
    @christinarose8196 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I agree! I love the journey of the train, gives big Christmas magic vibes for me! My family loves this movie. I feel like it's more successful in home audiences than the theater.

  • @shanenanigans27
    @shanenanigans27 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It was my favorite movie as a kid

  • @kikiwhite_creates
    @kikiwhite_creates ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was one of the first movies I got to watch in theatres when I was little and I’ve loved it ever since.

  • @littlebigcomrade
    @littlebigcomrade 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This movie has a sense of purity and innocence compared to almost every other Christmas movie.

  • @viktorzahariev2485
    @viktorzahariev2485 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I don't know if TH-cam is having a stroke or there are really no comments, but not seeing anything down here after 8 hours is cursed.

    • @shanenanigans27
      @shanenanigans27 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The comments were off when it was first posted for some reason.

    • @viktorzahariev2485
      @viktorzahariev2485 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shanenanigans27 maybe it was marked as content for kids.

    • @shanenanigans27
      @shanenanigans27 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@viktorzahariev2485 I looked and it didn't say that, I think it was just a mistake on the channel owner's end.

    • @SmartyPantsYT
      @SmartyPantsYT  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      TH-cam sometimes flags content if they think minors are present on screen and automatically disables comments. That's what happened here, but I've enabled them now :)

    • @jessicablueheart9772
      @jessicablueheart9772 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SmartyPantsYT yea they did this to some of your miraculous ladybug videos Like the older ones. And they done this for disney channle youtube. Idk hey its a kids channle

  • @Monochrome_Rainbow124
    @Monochrome_Rainbow124 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have not grown tired of this movie even after watching it almost every Christmas growing up, I am in my 20s now and still love it. Maybe it’s not an objectively good film, but i think it’s a great Christmas film

  • @carlosmartinez2305
    @carlosmartinez2305 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this movie to bits as a kid and i still too

  • @AllanHaigh1
    @AllanHaigh1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    People need to learn to enjoy the magic of the art and stop trying to be critics or holding things up to expectations the creators never had.

  • @milahancock6405
    @milahancock6405 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I absolutely enjoy this movie! I personally love every bit of it. It’s got a magical aesthetic that definitely fits a Christmas feeling. There is definitely one part of the movie I don’t like. And that’s the part when the Hero Boy’s parents walk into his room and you can see that they don’t have any facial expressions and aren’t even moving their lips. Other than that, I love this Christmas movie 10/10

  • @delphoxhoopa7289
    @delphoxhoopa7289 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    People hate The Polar Express? First time I'm hearing this! 😲

  • @isaackumiajr.3254
    @isaackumiajr.3254 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is one of the movies that made me love trains for some reason. and it is a tradition to watch it at least once during Christmas.

  • @alexrobi1176
    @alexrobi1176 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this movie so much. Very magical.

  • @Lucasfan375
    @Lucasfan375 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watch this movie every single year Christmas time comes around. I saw this in theaters as a kid. The only reason people hate it all the time because of the CGI hate train. They aren't used to the strangeness of how they all look, and I will admit; the animation is a little creepy. But, I got used to it eventually.
    People can't look past the animation and see it for what it is. A harmless Christmas film. The music by Alan Silvestri is timeless and amazing. Tom Hanks is always awesome and I love it.

  • @teagan8908
    @teagan8908 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is my favourite Christmas movie. We see it every year in IMAX on the biggest screen in BC. I freaking love this movie!!!!

  • @joha_nn
    @joha_nn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    for a 2004 film, its not bad if i watched this thing in 2004 i would think this is the best show ever

  • @miraculousninja5255
    @miraculousninja5255 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just watched this movie in Theaters yesterday!! Funny, how you make a review for this the next day! 😅

  • @Johnnyblaze8219
    @Johnnyblaze8219 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I agree with you. I love this movie. I try to watch it every year around Christmas. It's not perfect but it brings me that Christmas spirit and thats why I like it.

  • @Curt_Randall
    @Curt_Randall ปีที่แล้ว +1

    we must live in different worlds. in my world this movie is generally loved.

  • @eatatjoes6751
    @eatatjoes6751 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fine, ya broke me.
    It's not that bad.

  • @itacryan
    @itacryan 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    There should be no hate. And there should be all love because this movie shows the pure magic of Christmas.

  • @grimm_satisfaction1292
    @grimm_satisfaction1292 ปีที่แล้ว

    In case you were wondering, the main character's (Hero Boy and Hero Girl) names are Chris and Holly.

  • @starlordturnbull8649
    @starlordturnbull8649 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great and awesome movie I watched it every year during Christmas time

  • @cessnaace
    @cessnaace ปีที่แล้ว

    People who are into model electric trains must love "The Polar Express," as several model electric train manufacturers seem to continually offer sets based on it. Lionel offers both passenger and freight sets based on it, in O, S, and G scales. Other companies offer sets in HO and OO. These sets are always big sellers, so at the very least rail fans like the movie.

  • @henrymockingbird9645
    @henrymockingbird9645 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m glad to see someone outside of hewy toonmore and the nostalgia critic is standing up for polar express I think good and underrated Christmas film

  • @hollerinwoman
    @hollerinwoman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I went to see this movie in the theater when it first came out, and I remember being mesmerized by the motion capture quality. This was BEFORE Avatar, so there was nothing like it yet. The movement of the eyes on Hero Boy was amazing to me, even if everyone's limb movements were somewhat robotlike at time. The North Pole sequences were my favorite, with beautiful color, the huge scale of the sleigh vs. the elves, and shiny, sparkly depictions of the town. My least favorite part was the incongruous "recycled toy" car full of weird-looking, dangling, broken toys. That marionette suddenly coming to life was unnecessary. It gave the movie a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory vibe, which took me out of the feel-good zone. I still like to watch the movie every year though. It's on my list!

  • @dillonohlemiller401
    @dillonohlemiller401 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this movie. It’s not the Christmas season until I watch it.

  • @sinjinadams2862
    @sinjinadams2862 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I absolutely love this movie especially in 3D. It's a must watch every Christmas. I don't know why people don't like it.

  • @callofhaloinfinite6336
    @callofhaloinfinite6336 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wait, people hated the movie?!

    • @curiousmario
      @curiousmario 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Apparently?

  • @leoknighttis2807
    @leoknighttis2807 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    People hate it?
    I always thought it was a classic movie.

  • @johnjosephlyoko2295
    @johnjosephlyoko2295 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like it, it's not that bad for 2004 it's not bad at all, the movie could better but it's still a good Christmas movie. It's not perfect I understand but it has good message, good characters and soundtrack is good

  • @Exar_Kun
    @Exar_Kun หลายเดือนก่อน

    Despite being 18 when this film came out I absolutely adore it. It really is one of the most perfect Christmas films. It doesn’t have anything on Jingle All The Way though lol🤣❤❤

  • @someguy166
    @someguy166 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like everyone else here I'm surprised it apparently is hated, I love the polar express and because of Christmas tradition I'm (at 19) am watching it yearly with my family and it still a good movie in my opinion. Hell I like how the move looks, mabe because I gotten so used to it but never the less I love it.

  • @IanThePeanutsAndSanrioFan
    @IanThePeanutsAndSanrioFan 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I feel like this film gets so much hate because of its animation, however it never bothered me and still doesn’t bother me!

  • @57forestgirl
    @57forestgirl ปีที่แล้ว

    Great sound track! I grew up with a cassette tape of the book. Even came with a bell. I think for me the movie never captured the magic of the book, except maybe the sound track.

  • @justsomedude1752
    @justsomedude1752 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Y’know personally I hope that by the end of the movie and after Christmas he looks to find out where his friends from the train live (y’know hero girl, Billy and the know it all kid) and they all meet up and remain close friends forever. Like that to me would just be so nice👌 just imagine how depressing it would be after his experience in the polar express and after everything that happened he NEVER tried to find his friends from the train and never tried to hook up with them after the PE experience and like imagine if throughout his entire life he NEVER met them or saw them ever again? Like that would just be SO freaking depressing in my opinion.

  • @FedyaMetals
    @FedyaMetals 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was my favorite christmas film

  • @lylelylecrocodile2538
    @lylelylecrocodile2538 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember watching this in kindergarten and getting scared when they went into the kart with all the dolls in it

  • @NessaTheBat1
    @NessaTheBat1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always liked the movie. Its something fresh with christmas movies in general and the artstyle helps it stand out. It was realistically, but not too much. Maybe it should've been in live action, but the action scenes wouldnt be quite so effective and intense like in animation. I never heard of it having a bad rating and I cant see why.

  • @MGD07524
    @MGD07524 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do people hate this movie it’s amazing

  • @jd.amvs.4247
    @jd.amvs.4247 หลายเดือนก่อน

    7:22 His name is Chris, like the author of the book.

  • @drewadventurehistory
    @drewadventurehistory ปีที่แล้ว

    I like this movie I have no problem with it I just don’t understand why so many people dislike this movie like if you guys don’t like this movie than your not enjoying the Christmas Spirit

  • @bulatao195
    @bulatao195 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Polar Express doesn't have to try to look realistic, it just has to be unique and that's what makes it a special christmas classic.

  • @meuwchoo
    @meuwchoo ปีที่แล้ว

    That hot chocolate song is the best.

  • @JAProductions494
    @JAProductions494 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I honestly don’t find the animation creepy at all. Maybe it’s because I’ve seen this film every year since I was 3 or 4 years old so I’ve gotten used to it but I think it looks fine for the most part
    The 2009 Christmas Carol is another story though
    Either way, this isn’t my favourite Christmas movie but it probably means the most to me. I can’t imagine Christmas without watching this movie. If I was forced to only watch one Christmas movie for the rest of my life, I would actually pick this over movies I objectively prefer like Arthur Christmas, Muppets Christmas Carol or Die Hard. This film just means more to me
    The only part of this movie that I genuinely have a problem with is Hero Girl. I find her kind of annoying and very selfish. Also, her part in the song always rubbed me the wrong way

  • @Wilco2998
    @Wilco2998 ปีที่แล้ว

    (I had made this comment before at the "Dabi's Big Moment!" but now comments are enabled here I will post it here)
    For me polar express is also a movie I've a lot of nostalgia and also one of the xmas movies that brings me into the xmas vibes, it's one of the movies I try to watch every year.
    For me even now I'm an adult the story is still very enjoyable to watch and although the visuals are a bit outdated it's still passible for me.
    only for the visuals I would like a remake and maybe the animation could be made even more cartoony which may fit even more with the Polar Express.
    in general I like the polar express a lot and I also don't understand the hate it gets.

  • @swilleh_
    @swilleh_ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the frozen lake scene is easily the best

  • @StudiomcmasterTV
    @StudiomcmasterTV 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how The Polar Express totally ignores basic laws of physics and gravity. Like, when they go almost 90 degrees downhill, the water around the boiler with burning coal inside would totally rush to the front of the locomotive. Then, when they level out before entering the tunnel, the water would splash back onto the boiler, causing an instant steam explosion. It's kinda like what happened to the Lusitania, except the water came flooding into the boiler room from outside.

  • @kylevansteelandt3971
    @kylevansteelandt3971 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I strongly disagree. I remember when I said the title the Polar Express to my friends growing up, they got really excited. Some critics think it's perfect like Roger Ebert, and Dustin Putman.

  • @oliviaoborne576
    @oliviaoborne576 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this movie and still do i never thought it was terrible

  • @Oakjet1998
    @Oakjet1998 ปีที่แล้ว

    I FREAKING LOVE THE POLAR EXPRESS THIS IS MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE!!!!!!!

  • @ThistleBristleBerry
    @ThistleBristleBerry ปีที่แล้ว +1

    when I was a kid I thought this mo or was really creepy live-action XD it really confused me after I watched this again

  • @Oakjet1998
    @Oakjet1998 ปีที่แล้ว

    The reason why I’m bringing it up very super early is tonight (July 22nd) me and Dad will go to the drive in, our drive in is celebrating Christmas in July event tonight and showing 2 Christmas movies, the first movie just happened to be my favorite Christmas Movie which is The Polar Express and then a Christmas classic National Lampoon Christmas Vacation!!!!!!!! I was a little kid when The Polar Express came out in theaters but I don’t remember seeing it in theaters, and I wasn’t alive when National Lampoon Christmas Vacation released in theaters! Well that’s about to change tonight!

  • @colelevel2654
    @colelevel2654 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I was very young like 5 or so I couldn't even tell it was animated, then when I got older I thought if kinda looked like lifelike paintings moving around. And yea I think it looks pretty good and I don't get the hate

  • @skystoyhunts7225
    @skystoyhunts7225 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't even know this movie was hated by people. Why it's just some kids riding on a train to meet santa

  • @robertdeffenbaugh9004
    @robertdeffenbaugh9004 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never knew anyone hated the movie but I can imagine Alex Meyers hating on it he hasn’t even said anything about the movie on his channel which I don’t know what to think about that.

  • @lasseehrenreich5502
    @lasseehrenreich5502 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched it once a long time ago. As I remember it is neither partially bad nor good.

  • @arezlopez6021
    @arezlopez6021 ปีที่แล้ว

    I Remeber the food I ate at my school when I watched this more than the actual movie😂🫤

  • @Dr_ShadowTime
    @Dr_ShadowTime 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hate can never be justified.

  • @Capunderpants
    @Capunderpants 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the love the movie mostly for its dreamlike state the movie seems to give off maybe its the character's looking a bit uncanny that makes me feel that way because i remember clear but hazy dreams were i see almost real looking people who despite looking a bit unnerving were approachable and friendly vary much like the character's in the movie. it could also be the wide shots in the movie adding to it as many people who remember their dreams see themselves from a different perspective and almost never from a point of view perspective but thats just my two cents on it.

  • @angiecakes04
    @angiecakes04 ปีที่แล้ว

    the animation for this film was ahead of this time but I ain't bothered by it I personally enjoy polar express.

  • @crixxxxxxxxx
    @crixxxxxxxxx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Because the characters are awful. They don’t even bother giving them names. The “hero boy” is the most bland, unlikable character imaginable. Enjoyable movies need well-written protagonists for the audience to get behind and care about. I honestly didn’t care if “hero boy” ever believed in Santa again.

  • @ShinGhidorah17
    @ShinGhidorah17 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don’t care what anyone else says. I love this movie. I personally thought it was great.

  • @timexgirl
    @timexgirl ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't know people disliked this movie!!!!!!!!!! What!?

  • @theenderdestruction2362
    @theenderdestruction2362 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ive always been a fan of it, I've also believed in the theory that the hobo is the kids guardian angel sent down to protect him and the train conductor is the kids future version coming back to make sure they get thier Christmas spirit up, also imagine the other kids older (each one is still kinda like their younger self but more mature so yes the know it all is less obnoxious and stuff) and one Christmas their with their own family and they hear a all to familiar train whistle and a man all to familiar now they recognize the voice saying "ALL ABOARD" and as they get on its revealed that they hadn't seen the kid sense the beginning of December and now he's here being the conductor and he has to explain whats going on... FANFICTION WRITERS TO YOUR KEYBAORDS

  • @moonbased7796
    @moonbased7796 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly I don’t get the hate. Like, I get the animation is on the uncanny valley (which to be fair, when this movie was made the animation style for the movie wasn’t perfected yet so I can’t blame it for that) but honestly if you get past that. There is a lot of heart put into the film and the people behind it did the best they could which honestly. I love the movie for it.

  • @antlion_grub_gaming
    @antlion_grub_gaming 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i fully agree on this video. ive watched the movie several times and its just really good. i think alot of the hate is just due to the faces being ugly. and the plot becoming boring over time. and yeah the plot does get more bland. but again the movie is really old. i saw another review about a guy who just did not stop rambling about the damn faces. i think the plot was definetly meant for children. i mean who didnt believe santa was real back then? sometimes youd just have a dilemma about if santa was real.

  • @k4yg0s
    @k4yg0s 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the polar express had a scene where they literally drifted a fucking TRAIN on a lake of ice idk how people dont like this movie

  • @justinejustice_league1857
    @justinejustice_league1857 ปีที่แล้ว

    The film is supposed to feel like a child's dream sequence, thats why everything looks hazy and superimposed. Everything feels slightly "off" because that's how a dream feels. There's always something out of place or doesn't quite make sense. All of a sudden you're taken somewhere eles in the dream. This movie isnt for the adult hyper analytical mind but through the imagination of a child and for that reason I think it did just that. If anyone felt uneasy or scared during the movie well that is also a feeling of adolescence. Heck I was only seven when Jurassic Park came out in 93 and it scared the crap out of me. I seriously through a raptor was going to open my bedroom and shred me to bits. Clearly this would never happen but it could happen in my seven year old mind.
    Realest looking animatronics of dinosaurs to date...now we have awful cgi dinosaurs and Chris Pratt talking to them 😩

  • @AnOkayDogDad
    @AnOkayDogDad ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't know people hated it lol. Thought everyone loved it

  • @AliceWanders
    @AliceWanders ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Its a cursed film

  • @thecrazydisneyparksfanatic921
    @thecrazydisneyparksfanatic921 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait, people hate this? I loved it when came out

  • @24hoursofawesomeness23
    @24hoursofawesomeness23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok I was so scared of this movie as a kid sorry

  • @marocat4749
    @marocat4749 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah the movie is , well it a family chrismas movie, an is striking, and its not the deepest, but it a family chrismas movie, not everything can be the hogfather deep. For a kis movie, yeah the vibes and adventure really are great. And if its eird, that gives it identity. And memorable.
    As chrismasmovie for family an kis at least, and as adventure.

  • @southernpennsyrailfan8579
    @southernpennsyrailfan8579 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:37 im sorry to be that guy, this is like the grammar police of trains but, Its called the CAB, or cabin, Not and engine room. Sorry for the locomotive anatomy lesson.

  • @katiaazizi
    @katiaazizi ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved this movie

  • @noobmasterruben5167
    @noobmasterruben5167 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t wanna watch this movie at all. I think I prefer the pitch meeting of it because that points out every flaws of the movie. Also, im glad this movie wasnt nominated for best animated feature

  • @cheese808
    @cheese808 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loveddd this movie

  • @DSWappropriate
    @DSWappropriate ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the Polar Express
    Idc what anyone says

  • @LewgChueng
    @LewgChueng หลายเดือนก่อน

    I HATED POLAR EXPRESS THEN AND NOW. HORRIBLE ACTING AND THE CGI GRAPHICS ARE SUBPAR AT BEST. ROBOTIC MOVEMENTS ARE JUST BAD.