There are a lot of great holiday movies out there that we love to watch leading up to Christmas.
Without a doubt, Elf tops the list for me every year.
Even though it came out in 2003, it never gets old, and we're still learning a lot about the movie, even today!
I think I say "so good news, I saw a dog today," at least bi-weekly.
In my opinion, that's how you know when a movie is truly a cultural masterpiece — when it's super quotable.
Recently, Will Ferrel and director Jon Favreau sat down with Rotten Tomatoes for a behind-the-scenes interview, and it was nostalgic as heck.
Remember the end of the movie, when Santa can't get his sleigh in the air because fewer and fewer people believe in him?
And then Zooey Deschanel starts singing in public even though she hates to sing in public?
"When Buddy is in the back of the sleigh and everyone is singing in Central Park and there's enough Christmas spirit to get it lifted off, I'm like, 'Oh, I can't let everyone see me cry here at my own movie,'" he explained.
It seriously brings me back to a time when I did believe in Santa, and although I still love Christmas — there's something special about this scene and how magical it really is.
He explained that it was that moment where he knew that the movie had the potential to be "one of those special movies."
And he was right!
"I can tell through social media that it's something that people have made a tradition of. I'll see pictures online of people saying 'hey, I'm introducing my son or my daughter to this movie for the first time' and they'll post a picture of Elf on television and there's a little three-year-old sitting there, looking up at the screen, and that really makes me happy," he explained.
Have you introduced it to your children, or do you plan to?
Make sure you pay extra special attention to that Santa scene this year — and just picture Will Ferrel trying not to tear up in a crowded room. I know I will.
