“Violent Night” is the latest film to experiment with how the big guy in red is portrayed. Last year we explored his cinematic depictions
, Will Ferrell plays Buddy, a human who has been mistakenly brought up at the North Pole by Santa Claus and his helpers. When he discovers the truth about his heritage, he travels to New York in search of his parents and winds up in a department store during advent. “Santa’s here?” Buddy asks, excitement building in his voice. “I know him!” He is disappointed, however, when the person the shop has hired shows up: the man smells “of beef and cheese” and “sits on a throne of lies”.
Though the visual iconography of Santa has remained consistent across these cinematic depictions, everything else about the big guy in red has been subject to experimentation. Two recent films have told contrasting origin stories. In the animated tale “Klaus” , a reclusive woodsman and toymaker delivers a handmade present to a sad child; when other boys and girls get wind of this, Klaus is inundated with letters and requests and the tradition is born.
A few storytellers have sought to pierce the mystique entirely. An irreverent children’s book by Raymond Briggs, published in 1973, depicted Santa completing all manner of prosaic tasks, including going to the toilet. Film-makers have followed suit and focused on Father Christmas’s flaws as much as his fantastical qualities. In 1991 Mr Briggs’s book was adapted into an animated film, with Mel Smith providing the voice for the grumpy main character.
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