"The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on."
The Conductor
The Polar Express
2004
Tom Hanks has given us great animated voice recollection in Toy Story and he returns to shine as multiple facets and characters in this Christmas film, The Polar Express.
What I adore about this sweet little tale is the spirit that is captured over and over on the premise of Christmas, beliefs and values. The morality of the story and the intuitive creative imagination of a child enlists that hope and belief is out there for many to enjoy.
Hanks' offered the voices of The Conductor, Santa Claus, Hobo, Scrooge, Hero Boy and Father. Multiple characters, different personalities and value to the film. As we look at his role of The Conductor, we see a train of hope and wishes. We see a train that offers the creativity to explore and the spirit of believing.
What allows a person to believe?
Many say that traditions offer an explanation for what makes us believe a certain way. Many agree that up bringing and family values open the door to the quality of traditions and beliefs. When a person's soul is tested, a person must make that choice... because like The Conductor said, it really doesn't matter where the train departs or arrives, it ultimately is the choice to get on board.
Destinations to the unknown take strong character. Destinations to the known take on an element of preparation. When we are destined to believe in something, we must continue to reassure and test our beliefs through experimenting with the values we have bestowed upon ourselves at such a young age.
The Polar Express gave many a chance to imagine, belief and test morality of ones character and mantra. The train ticket becomes an analogy to the boy's disbelief in Santa Claus. I see the train as a pivotal part of the young boys belief in himself, and the soul in which he once believed. The ticket represents that one thing you should hold onto. That ticket represents the one thing that holds the destination close to your heart.
When tested to stop believing, and realizing that the belief only tests you, a person can begin to find their inner strength to find that "ticket" in their life that enables the hope, the value and the morality of believing.
Believing in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and even the Easter Bunny, gives children an imagination that allows an adult to reflect on how they felt when they once believed.
The Polar Express is the ticket into the imagination of the North Pole and Santa Claus, but to some, its more. It is the ticket into a world of believing, and it is the ticket to one believing in themselves.
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Great review and thank you.
Rated.