My favorite Christmas movie of all-time is Elf. The first half is a "fish out of water" storyline, about a human boy raised by Elves. The second half is a classic "Newcomer to New York" tale: Buddy makes his way around town, just like Mary Tyler Moore did, but funny, and strangely enough, truer to how it must feel upon introduction to our very unique lifestyle here.
Nothing epitomizes the toughness of our area better than when Buddy meets his first New York raccoon. He receives a different welcome than the one in the North Pole:
After Buddy meets his publishing executive dad, he's introduced to the rest of his human family. In this scene, they have dinner together for the first time:
Perhaps the best scene ( for me ) is Buddy's first day in the office, at the publishing house where his father works. How I've longed to pick up the phone and answer it like this!
Best of all, Elf captures the magic of the holidays in New York, when the city puts on its' best outfit to show the world why we're #1.
Who wouldn't like glittering snowflakes and twinkling Christmas lights, while skating at Rock Center with your loved ones? Buddy gets his first taste of the town, here in this clip:
Nothing made me happier than the scene when Buddy exposes the Evil Santa Ring that's been trumping kids out of gifts forever.
Thanks, Buddy. You're the best!
