Jon Favreau's holiday movie "Elf: It Came from Santa's Country" [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.64]

The promise of Christmas is that it will warm your heart at the end.

At first, Buddy goes to see his biological father, but he is treated like a pervert (understandably so), but when his father, Walter, confirms with a doctor that Buddy is indeed his son genetically, he reluctantly accepts him as his current father. I welcome him to the house where he lives with his wife and child. Meanwhile, Buddy is attracted to Jovie (blonde Zooey Deschanel, I had no idea who she was!), a woman he met in the toy section of a department store. Walter, who has been busy with work and neglecting his family, eventually comes face to face with his son Michael through Buddy's presence, and even Jovie, who was unsmiling at first, begins to smile after interacting with Buddy.

Not only that, but Jovie becomes brave enough to sing in front of a large crowd in order to fly Santa Claus' sleigh after it crashes in Central Park. At the climax, Santa's sleigh flying over New York crashes due to engine damage, but originally the sleigh could fly using people's "Christmas hearts" as energy. Jovie brings back the Christmas spirit and sings `` Santa Is Coming to Town '' to send energy to Santa's sleigh.

This engine was installed as an auxiliary engine after the 1960s (coincidentally, around the time "Rudolph" was broadcast...), and it was later used in "Iron Man" where a rocket-like engine nozzle was attached to Santa's sleigh. I can't help but feel a sense of Favreau's style as he shoots this film. In fact, this may even be similar to the Mandalorian's jet pack later on.

You can't help but be stunned by the scene where Walter and his family and other people at the scene start singing along to Jovie's song, creating a huge chorus. Meanwhile, Buddy fixes the sleigh's engine and tries to help Santa. Buddy, who didn't seem to fit into either the elf world or the human world, not only fulfills his elf's calling of helping Santa, but also changes people's hearts and brings Christmas to New York. It's a clumsy development, but I think it's the most beautiful and smart thing to do. Above all, the promise of a Christmas movie is that it will leave you warm and warm at the end.

The comedy and fantasy elements are all well-made and come together neatly as a Christmas movie. Considering that he would go on to direct everything from ``Iron Man'' to `` The Lion King '' from here, it can be said that this is an essential work in Jon Favreau's filmography. This is a holiday special by Favreau that is well-balanced in every way.

Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara

Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books.

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