by Eden
“Christmas” and “Rod Serling” seem like an odd combination, or at least one that will end up being unsettling. Mostly, though, both of his Christmas-themed tales are about kindness and hope for humanity, even in the face of the darkness.
The only thing you’ll remember about this movie is the baby. I am (mostly) joking, but as many times as I’ve seen Happy Christmas (and I quite like it), I never really remember, specifically, what happens. But that’s because “what happens” isn’t the point.
What is Christmas without some teen angst? It’s weird for me to think that these episodes only aired about six years apart (“So-Called Angels” on December 22, 1994, and “Forgiveness and Stuff on December 21, 2000) because in my head, they’re from two different eras of television.
Tokyo Godfathers is a reimagining of The Three Godfathers It follows three homeless people — Hana, a transgender woman; teen runaway Miyuki, and the middle-aged alcoholic Gin — who form a vague family. They happen to find a baby they name Kiyoko. They spend the rest of Christmas Eve trying to reunite Kiyoko with her mother and in the process, they reconnect with their pasts
The glamourous Elaine has decided the best way to go about it is to shape herself into “just a pretty woman to love” – in other words, the perfect male fantasy. Her preoccupation has little to do with what she wants and rather what she believes men want. So of course, Elaine turns to witchcraft to accomplish this. And of course, it does not go at all according to her plan. There will be more bad ends to follow.