Miracle on 34th Street specifically, the 1994 film adaptation has a lot to love.
He’s replaced by a man found on the street, Kris Kringle.
This means that Kris is working illegally for the entire parade.
Not only does this violate the law, but it’s also amassiveliability.
What if something went wrong?
What if Kris was injured on the job?
What if he turned out to be a sociopath who screamed obscenities at the children?
How does Dorey afford her apartment in Miracle on 34th Street?
Dorey’sapartment inMiracle on 34th Streetishuge.
Dorey isn’t struggling to make ends meet as a single mother, though.
She lives in a palatial apartment that even has a dining room.
She wants a house but can’t afford one.
He hatches an evil plot to take over Cole’s which includes ruining an innocent man’s reputation.
Why does he hate Cole’s so much?
The company is clearlystruggling for money, and it’s established that Shopper’s Express is wildly successful.
We aren’t buying that his animosity is fueled by mere ambition.
What happened to make the owner of Shopper’s Express so angry inMiracle on 34th Street?
Is there a feud between him and someone linked to Cole’s?
Yet, for some reason, most people watchingMiracle on 34th Streetcompletely ignore this part of the plot.
That’s more than a 50 percent discount at the height of the holiday season.
Is this the reason that the store’s owner seems so desperate to buy out Cole’s?
Either Dorey and Bryan have an incredibly cold relationship or this is the world’s most rushed courtship.
Sure, he looks an awful lot like Santa Claus, butMiracle on 34th Streetis set in NYC.
There are probably thousands of people who look like Santa Claus in the city.
Why is there no photographer at the mall in Miracle on 34th Street?
So why is there no photographer at Cole’s?
We just aren’t buying that a mall wouldn’t have a photographer on hand.
Why is this so important to him?
What is Bryan’s deal?
Why would Bryan just give away a Cartier engagement ring in Miracle on 34th Street?!
Was anyone watchingMiracle on 34th Streetactually surprised when Dorey turned down Bryan’sproposal?
She was completely sidelined by the whole thing, and, honestly, so were we.
First of all, gross.
Bryan is super toxic.
And it’s not like this was an exceptionally prestigious or well-paying job.
We’re talking about a seasonal Santa gig here.
Where is Mrs. Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street?
Kris Kringle’s employee records inMiracle on 34th Streetsay that he’s married.
Did something happen to her?
Is her absence the reason that Kris seems so unhinged?
Bryan doesn’treallybelieve that Kris Kringle is Santa Claus inMiracle on 34th Street.
He believes that Kris is a nice older man delusional but harmless.
Even more outrageous is that his legal strategy somehow seems to fly in court.
Why are there no police managing the crowds in Miracle on 34th Street?
Anyone who has ever been to Manhattan knows that the borough has some pretty terrible traffic.
We have to wonder how such a big crowd formed to begin with.
It’s clear they allloveKris, but it’s Christmas Eve!
Surely they have more urgent things to do than stand outside a courthouse in the December cold.
Doesn’t anyone inMiracle on 34th Streethave to travel to be with family for the holiday?
Isn’t anyone doing any last-minuteChristmas shopping?
Nothing about this scene makes sense.
There’s also the fact that they get married in a Catholic church.
Catholic churches also often require engaged couples to attend marriage preparation classes before tying the knot.
