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<blockquote data-quote="Angela Channing" data-source="post: 348448" data-attributes="member: 33">This Is Christmas (2022)<img src="https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wDIIpxhkxhfV1TZraWYty8S6YU4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 375px" />This film has several Christmas film clichés but it weaves them into a really interesting plot idea and tells the story in such moving and entertaining way that it felt very original and not the least bit annoying.&nbsp; The clichés featured were:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two lead characters are destined to be together but they have to overcome some obstacles first.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One or both of the lead characters is already in a relationship with a flawed partner.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Everyone comes together to prepare for a big Christmas event.</li>
</ul>In this film a group of strangers travel to work on the same train every day but no one talks to each other. One day, Dean, a young passenger, forgets his season ticket and the conductor insists that he pays for a ticket until another older passenger, Ray, sticks up for him saying everyone knows he has a season ticket from seeing him present it every day and the conductor is persuaded to let Dean off. This gives Adam, another passenger, an idea to organise a Christmas party for all the commuters who see each other daily so they can get to know each other better. At first there is little enthusiasm but it gets everyone talking and eventually friendships develop, the most moving of which is the one between Dean and Ray who become good friends.Adam is in a relationship with a woman he is not completely compatible with and another passenger, Emma, has a boyfriend who doesn&#039;t fully appreciate her. No prizes for guess what happens to them. I loved this film and will probably watch it again at a future Christmas.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Angela Channing, post: 348448, member: 33"] [B]This Is Christmas (2022)[/B] [IMG width="375px"]https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wDIIpxhkxhfV1TZraWYty8S6YU4.jpg[/IMG] This film has several Christmas film clichés but it weaves them into a really interesting plot idea and tells the story in such moving and entertaining way that it felt very original and not the least bit annoying. The clichés featured were: [LIST] [*]Two lead characters are destined to be together but they have to overcome some obstacles first. [*]One or both of the lead characters is already in a relationship with a flawed partner. [*]Everyone comes together to prepare for a big Christmas event. [/LIST] In this film a group of strangers travel to work on the same train every day but no one talks to each other. One day, Dean, a young passenger, forgets his season ticket and the conductor insists that he pays for a ticket until another older passenger, Ray, sticks up for him saying everyone knows he has a season ticket from seeing him present it every day and the conductor is persuaded to let Dean off. This gives Adam, another passenger, an idea to organise a Christmas party for all the commuters who see each other daily so they can get to know each other better. At first there is little enthusiasm but it gets everyone talking and eventually friendships develop, the most moving of which is the one between Dean and Ray who become good friends. Adam is in a relationship with a woman he is not completely compatible with and another passenger, Emma, has a boyfriend who doesn't fully appreciate her. No prizes for guess what happens to them. I loved this film and will probably watch it again at a future Christmas. [/QUOTE]

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