Abstract Since its release in 1988, Die Hard has been widely debated as a “Christmas movie,” largely on the basis of seasonal setting and iconography. This paper argues that such classification criteria are insufficient. Using a narrative-dependence framework, this analysis contends that Die Hard 2 (1990) demonstrates a deeper and more essential reliance on Christmas... Continue Reading →
Seasonal Structuralism and Yuletide Necessity: A Comparative Analysis of Christmas Dependence in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990)
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