You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry, Klaus is Coming To Town

     So,  these past few weeks, 16 hours of the 24 hours of each of my day is spent in front of TV watching Netflix, the remaining 8 hours is spent on choosing what to watch. Okay, that’s an exaggeration,  only 14 hours of my 24 hours every day is probably spent on watching Netflix. I can’t help myself, the TV is big screen and UHD. I’ve been watching and rewatching some series (I finally got the chance to watch Breaking Bad) and movies. I wanted to write and gush about Breaking Bad but then, yesterday, I was able to watch a brand new Netflix original movie, their first animated one entitled Klaus;  and together with my nine year old niece and four year old nephew, who were watching with me, we were blown away by the movie. Yes, sometimes my adult brain functions like that of a ten year old’s.

     But then, Klaus is probably one of the best animated Christmas movies you’ll ever watch.  

     Klaus is about Jesper, a lazy, selfish, spoiled brat who, to teach him a lesson about hard work,  is sent by his wealthy and influential father to a frozen island to work as a postman.  The island is inhabited by two warring ultra-violent and murderous clans. While there, Jesper becomes acquainted with a lonely, introverted man named Klaus, who fills his house with toys he makes himself. Jesper tries to convince Klaus to give the toys to the children on the island instead of just allowing it to rot in his house. Of course, you know the beloved character Klaus eventually evolves into, so you better watch out, and you better not cry.

     Klaus, definitely an instant classic, is funny, moving and heartwarming, it kinda shows you how life and this world will be a lot happier and more beautiful by sharing gifts, kindness and joy, even to people who don’t care whether you live or, well, die. Okay, I want my life and world to be happier and more beautiful this Christmas... so what gift to give this beloved of mine?