Fred Claus

Sergio Pablos' 2019 animated film Klaus is the latest in a long line of Christmas films and specials that seek to humanize and give a definitive origin ...

This is my favorite Santa Claus film because it treats Santa as a person first, and the act of giving as a true selfless act that isn't reliant on any holiday or any one person's responsibility. Klaus posits that Santa Claus did not come into being as a force of magic, seasonal circumstance, or nature, but by the humanistic spirit of giving that inspired him as a person, which in turned inspired others to give and showing that Santa is not the only one capable of changing the world through selfless giving. The actions of Klaus and Jesper are not a byproduct of the expectations of the holiday season of the job of being Santa, but by genuine altruism that grows and inspires over time across an entire community. [Klaus](https://collider.com/tag/klaus/) is the latest in a long line of Christmas films and specials that seek to humanize and give a definitive origin story of the jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus. The first scene in which Klaus and Jesper deliver a toy under cover of darkness and watch the child’s pure joy at receiving it is a humble, yet monumental event that kick-starts the chain of kindness that changes the feuding town and its people for the better. The film tells the story of Santa at an interpersonal human level by highlighting the core principle of goodwill behind why Klaus does what he does and the effect it has on others, despite the holiday.