The Man Who Invented Christmas

[Kathianne]

If you have Amazon Prime, it's included. I'd never heard of it, but was looking for something acceptable for my classes Christmas parties. It worked.

It's about Charles Dickens, his writing process during, "A Christmas Carol." Parts are funny, others quite poignant. There's enough biography of his early life that is certainly enlightening to young people. The fact that it's set in the 1840's was great for my kids, as we're just beginning the run up to the Civil War and the period clothing was a plus!

[LongTermGuy]

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW

"Parents need to know that The Man Who Invented Christmas is a fictionalized take on how English author Charles Dickens (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/search/%22charles%20dickens%22) came up with A Christmas Carol (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/a-christmas-carol-in-prose-being-a-ghost-story-of-christmas). Dickens (Dan Stevens (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/search/%22Dan%20Stevens%22)) is desperate for a story idea when a series of strangers, relatives, and friends inspires him to write about miserly old Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/search/%22Christopher%20Plummer%22)), a character whose presence begins to invade Dickens' life. There's little iffy content aside from a use of "ass" and a few possibly disturbing flashbacks to when Dickens, as a child, is forced to work in a factory after his father is imprisoned, as well as a scene in which a rich man tells Dickens that poor folks should hurry up and die since they don't serve a purpose in society. Ultimately, the film expresses the same sentiments as the classic story -- about Christmas being a perfect time to show compassion, empathy, charity, and generosity.





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The Man Who Invented Christmas Synopsis


"The journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) and other classic characters from “A Christmas Carol.” The film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens

) conjured up a timeless tale."



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