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Christmas is well, its about the best time of the whole year. No matter when they take place, modern era or period, Christmas Movies and Television Specials are always about someone who has lost their faith in humankind regaining it, saved by other people being kind because its christmas. Christmas is the landscape that everybody wants to paint on. Everyone who tells stories is attracted to the heightened emotions that it brings. Nostalgia plays such a huge part in christmas because it is part o...

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> christmas is -- well, its about the best time of the whole year. >> no matter when they take place, modern era or period, christmas movies and television specials are always about someone who has lost their faith in humankind regaining it, saved by other people being kind because its christmas. >> christmas is the landscape that everybody wants to paint on. everyone who tells stories is attracted to the heightened emotions that it brings. >> nostalgia plays such ...

Beautiful. >> you know, ive always loved christmas and the grinch. and there was an opportunity to make a feature version and jim carrey was interested in playing the grinch. and it was a tremendous challenge because i knew what we were going to be compared with and i knew we kind of couldnt compare. but as a director, i knew itd be fun to create seussian worlds. >> youre the -- the -- the -- >> the -- the -- the -- the grinch! >> ah! >> but, mostly, i wanted to direct jim carrey and use jim car...

Were going to be compared with and i knew we kind of couldnt compare. but as a director, i knew itd be fun to create seussian worlds. >> youre the -- the -- the -- >> the -- the -- the -- the grinch! >> ah! >> but, mostly, i wanted to direct jim carrey and use jim carreys genius as a physical comedian. ♪ youre a mean one, mr. grirchl ♪ >> he was able to choreograph his twists and turns with the camera movement in ways that were so precise. now youre doomed! >> jim carrey is a fabulous grinch...

>> you know, ive always loved christmas and the grinch. and there was an opportunity to make a feature version and jim carrey was interested in playing the grinch. and it was a tremendous challenge because i knew what we were going to be compared with and i knew we kind of couldnt compare. but as a director, i knew itd be fun to create seussian worlds. >> youre the -- the -- the -- >> the -- the -- the -- the grinch! >> ah! >> but, mostly, i wanted to direct jim carrey and use jim carreys genius...

When they gather around the nonexistent tree and its just beautiful. ♪ christmas day is here ♪ >> you know, ive always loved christmas and the grinch. and there was an opportunity to make a feature version and jim carrey was interested in playing the grinch. and it was a tremendous challenge because i knew what we were going to be compared with and i knew we kind of couldnt compare. but as a director, i knew itd be fun to create seussian worlds. >> youre the -- the -- the -- >> the -- the --...