Die Hard director sets record straight: 'It's NOT a Christmas movie'
msn.comREAD MORE: Alan Rickman's horror at Die Hard - 'What the hell is this!?'de Souza said: "Some people say to me Die Hard can't be a Christmas movie because you kill people. . .
and I say was Ellis killed? Yes. We don't see Ellis killed, he's off-camera, does that still count? Do off-camera deaths count?
Yes. "With that in mind, he went on to argue that White Christmas - maybe the quintessential festive movie of all time - is also an action movie. "Well, if we're counting Ellis," he added. "Now that you, my sceptic about Die Hard being a Christmas movie, admit that off-camera deaths count, the body count in White Christmas is 26,128 people in the Battle of the Bulge, the opening scene in the movie. "However, there are a lot of narrative themes that also point at Die Hard being a Christmas movie and that point at McClane as a Christlike figure. DON'T MISS. . . Alan Rickman's horror at Die Hard - 'What the hell is this!?' [NEWS]Alan Rickman: Acclaimed actor died from terminal cancer - symptoms [INFO]'Wanna f*** everything!' Bruce Willis admitted before Demi Moore split [INSIGHT]The story goes that, throughout the events of Die Hard, McClane kills 12 terrorists - mirroring the 12 disciples.
Two women are also pregnant, hitting the theme of birth around Christmastime. What's more, McClane spends most of the movie barefoot, in a Christlike manner.
