When people think of staple Christmas movies, charming, whimsical fables like  “Elf” or tales filled with warm family bonds like“A Christmas Story” are conjured. What doesn’t come to mind is blood, violence and murder.

Ever since its release in 1988, a debate has raged over the film “Die Hard.”  Though some jaded, black coal for a soul individuals have embraced it as a festive flick.  It is ho, ho, no.

Flurries of beautiful snow on the nights leading up to St. Nick’s wondrous trip around the world evokes a sense of nostalgia and pure joy. Die hard- with all its big-screen brutality  has quite the opposite effect

Just because a Movie takes place around a certain holiday does not mean, by any stretch, that it is a ‘holiday movie.’

‘E.T’ has kids trick or treating, so does that mean it is a Halloween movie ?  Of course not. “Die Hard” is simply a graphic plot that just happens to take place on Christmas eve.

Other than a few minor festive cameos, from a Santa hat to a teddy bear with a bow, “Die Hard”’s plot is not heavily reliant on the spirit of Christmas. In fact, the classic Christmas red comes from the copious amounts of blood and gore in the film. 

Christmas movies are supposed to bring families together, and choosing to traumatize the toddlers is not exactly on par with the Christmas spirit. 

Additionally, the first movie was released in July… What kind of Christmas movie gets released in July? 

Feel free to enjoy the action-packed sequences and Bruce Willis’ meme-worthy quips, but no matter the public adoration of the film, “Die Hard” is not a Christmas movie.