Here we are 2 days away from Christmas and Santa and his team are gearing up for a busy night. I started thinking about the operation of Santa Claus and his home/office space of the North Pole. Throughout the history of film and TV there have been multiple depictions of the North Pole.
I've compiled 5 of what I think are the best intrepertations, of the North Pole.
5. Red One
As a movie Red One has been slandered, I personally thought it was an ambitious but flawed film. Which like many films in recent years focused on world building and setting up a franchise more than telling a story. One thing I think the film got right, alot think they got wrong was the North Pole.
Tying in with the theme of the film and Santa's operation. The North Pole has a very military ish asethic to it. Maybe a little too dark, but far different than what anyone would think its look like. In my opinion that makes this depiction stand out.
4. Arthur Christmas
Another film featuring the military concept yet much lighter is 2011's Arthur Christmas. Here the North Pole is seen and the elves are depicted as hardworking and joyous. They throw a heros welcome in the town square for Santa upon completion of delviering gifts.The real star of the film is the well oiled machine of Santa's operation.
Made possible by the command center manned by the elves, and the military style operation. Santa dresses like a military general and operates spaceship inspired sleigh called "S1". Santa's oldest son Steve also dresses in Christmas cheer military attire, and operates like a unit commander. Technology is heavily embraced in this world of the north pole.
3. Fred Claus
2007's Fred Claus starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamantii is an middle of the run just ok, mid 2000's Christmas movie. It's highlight though is how the North Pole and Elves are depicted.
The set designed is well detailed and the elves workshop rivals any Amazon warehouse. Besides that, it shows the elves having lives when not working. They have hobbies and like to drink and have a good dance break from time to time.
2. Polar Express
In the 2004 film Polar Express, the North Pole is depicted just as mythical and magical as one would expect. A fully functioning city inhibited by the elves with warehouses making toys, and a town center being an actual "center" for the North Pole.
It was presented as a place you would truly be in awe of seeing it in person.
1. The Santa Clause
Disney's The Santa Clause series of films and TV shows gives the franchise that Disney feeling, "magical". This version of the North Pole is youthful and full of energy just like kids are, the toy workshop looks like any kids room. Bright toys and messy. In the original film Santa even has an elite squad of Elves that are basically their special forces.
Santa's sleigh was equipped with cookie and milk dispensers to help him through the night. As the franchise grew it displayed the town center of the North Pole, and the elves were given purposes and not just background roles.
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