When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
The film's right-leaning rating stems from its central conflict, which portrays the breakdown of traditional family values and the loss of genuine Christmas spirit as the catalyst for supernatural punishment, implicitly advocating for a return to these values.
The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, and its narrative focuses on themes of family dysfunction and the loss of holiday spirit rather than engaging with explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
The film critiques the modern, commercialized, and dysfunctional celebration of Christmas, which has lost its spiritual and communal essence. By showing the dire consequences of this loss of 'Christmas spirit' and faith, the narrative implicitly affirms the positive values of generosity, hope, and belief traditionally associated with the Christian holiday. The film's message encourages a return to these virtues.
Krampus does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on a heterosexual family's survival against a supernatural entity, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's titular character, Krampus, is consistently depicted as male in Alpine folklore and is portrayed as male in the 2015 movie. All other significant characters are original to the film and do not have prior canonical genders to be swapped.
Krampus (2015) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. The human characters are new creations for this specific movie, and no historical figures are depicted. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
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