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Christmasfilms：The?snowball?effect

Holidayfilmsare?cheesy,?mindless?andwidelyloved.Why?

【1】THESTORYissetinatowncalledHopeSprings—yourfirst?clue?tothefilm’s?schmaltz—whichhostsanannualsnow-sculpture?contest.AlocalMichelangelohas?sculpted?a?snowman?witha?chiselled?faceand?rippling?muscles.Ona?whim,ayoung?widow?drapes?ared?scarf?overthe?frozen?figure;?naturally,magicbringstheice-cold?hottie,?shivering,tolife.PandaForeignMagazineIntensiveReading:RespectforOriginality,PiracyMustBePunished

【2】Recently?released?onNetflix,“HotFrosty”isatruly?absurd?Christmasfilm.NooneinHopeSpringsseems?perturbed?byasnow?sculpture?becomingafully?sentient?being;onepersonsimply?shrugs:“It’sChristmas.”Nordo?viewers?seemtomindthemovie’s?outlandish?premise.Subscribersspentnearly?52mhourswatchingthefilminthethreeweeksafteritsrelease;ithasbeenoneofthemostpopularmoviesonNetflix,enjoyingnearly?35?timesthedemandofanaveragefilminAmerica,accordingtoParrotAnalytics,adatafirm.

【3】“HotFrosty”pointstoahotareaof?entertainment:?lighthearted,generally?predictable,sometimesterribleChristmasfilmsthatpeoplenonethelesslove.In?2023?144?ofthemwere?released?worldwide—seventimesmorethanin?2000.PandaForeignMagazineIntensiveReading:RespectforOriginality,PiracyMustBePunished

【4】ThatwastheyearwhenHallmark’scable-televisionnetworkstartedmakingfestive?fare?inearnest;in?2024?itisreleasing?32?filmsaspartofitsannual“CountdowntoChristmas”event,inwhichatleastthreenewfilmsare?broadcast?everyweekend,startinginOctober.Themost-watchedfilmmadeforcableTVthisyearwasHallmark’s“HolidayTouchdown:AChiefsLoveStory”,?loosely?inspired?bytherelationshipofTaylorSwift,apopstar,andTravisKelce,anAmerican-footballplayer.

【5】AlargemajorityofHallmarkfilms—over?90%—are?romances?with?punny?titles