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Another monster, Max Schreck
The story depicts a chaotic Christmas involving three monsters, but there is another person who can be called a monster. Max Schreck, a businessman played by Christopher Walken. On the surface, he is a famous figure in town who can be compared to Santa Claus, but his true identity is a villain who pushes poor Selina Kyle out of a building window and tries to take over the city by promoting Penguin as mayor.
The character of Shrek is unique to this movie and does not appear in comics, but ``Max Schreck'' is the name of the actor who played the vampire in the German vampire movie `` Nosferatu .'' Shrek means "fear" in German, and it's amazing that that was his real name.
Gotham's Shrek doesn't wear a mask or have any unique appearance; he's just a normal human being, but he's the most ferocious of all, given the name synonymous with Monster. It's funny how he's such a villain. Shrek, who has been likened to Santa Claus as a local celebrity, is exactly the Santa, or main villain, in this monster's Christmas.
That's why why not choose `` Batman Returns ,'' which is an American comic book movie and a Batman movie, but is also very much Tim Burton's personal work, as your Christmas movie? The year 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of Batman birth, and it's Batman Year.
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. New movie reviews are currently being serialized in "SPUR" (Shueisha).
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