The nightmare before Christmas

萬聖節剛過去,
我們又要迎接聖誕節的到來.

第一次欣賞3D動畫,
活現眼前的視覺效果認真是一個前所未有的體驗.
動畫開頭出現一個個萬聖節南瓜,
它們就好像是真的在我面前跳跳彈彈,
讓人感到一陣震驚與興奮,
更能投入於電影的怪誕氣氛中.

人類世界每年都在準備迎接各個大小不同的節日,
在人類的幻想世界中,
如果能夠選擇生活在一個自己喜愛的節日小城裡,
怪誕城、聖誕城、復活城、中秋城、端午城.......
然後一年到晚都忙個不停地,
就只為籌備慶祝那個屬於自己的節日.

怪誕城的居民都苦盡心思準備能夠在萬聖節當天嚇人,
Pumpkin King - Jack卻認為嚇人已失去新鮮感,
因而感到非常失落.
正當苦悶之際卻無意中走進聖誕城,
聖誕城的繽紛色彩與歡樂氣氛,
令Jack感到無比新奇有趣,
想盡辨法參與其中,
製造禮物扮演聖誕老人,
希望能夠與聖誕城居民一同慶祝聖誕節.

Jack做了很多關於聖誕節的研究與實驗,
可是並未能真正了解聖誕節的意義.

"I've read these Christmas books so many times
I know the stories and I know the rhymes
I know the Christmas carols all by heart
My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart
As often as I've read them , something's wrong
So hard to put my bony finger on"

Jack花盡心思製造驚人的禮物,
取代為聖誕老人派禮物給小朋友,

"Making Christmas, making Christmas
Snakes and mic get wrapped up so nice
With spiders legs and pretty bows...
See how I transform the old rat
Into a most delightful hat"

可是他的驚人禮物卻嚇怕了所有小朋友,
為聖誕城帶來不少麻煩.

Jack的計劃失敗,
成為不了他心目中的Sandy Claws.

雖然如此,
縱然他不是聖誕城的Sandy Claws,
卻仍是怪誕城的Pumpkin King....

"And for the first time since I don't remember when
I felt just like my old bony self again
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
That's right, I am the Pumpkin King, ha ha ha"