Yes, it’s a Christmas movie. It’s spelled out in the first ten minutes of the film.
“Don’t you got any Christmas music?” “This IS Christmas music.”
In the same way Run-D.M.C.’s Christmas in Hollis redefines holiday music with hip-hop beats, Die Hard reimagines what a Christmas movie can be. It even features a festive “Ho-ho-ho” moment. Facts. Like Argyle’s limo tunes, Die Hard challenges us to think outside Nakatomi Plaza and reimagine what holiday stories can look like—and in this case, it’s machine guns and explosions decorating the tree alongside more traditional themes of family, redemption, and holiday office party overindulgence.
