Klaus: 8 Reasons To Watch Netflix's New Christmas Classic
2. It's Extremely Feel-Good
It's kind of cheesy, to be sure, but this particular holiday film never overstays its welcome, with its characters feeling realistic in both their jaded selfishness as well as their eventual openness and warmth. It's fascinating to see the film's central message about acts of kindness be brought about not by a hopeful, sunny protagonist who totally believes in the good of all mankind, but by a selfish, self-serving conman who, in the end, is unable to help his better nature.
It's a film that tells you that many, many people who are angry, unfriendly, and sometimes downright cruel, can and will do good given the motivation or inspiration. It's a film that shows that human beings prefer peace and happiness over useless conflict, that whether it be through spite or an innate sense of fairness or simple generosity, people will generally try their best to do right by each other.
It's a remarkably optimistic, feel-good message that doesn't pretend people are 100%, unequivocally good and kind all the time. It just shows that unbidden kindness has such grand potential in a harsh world.
And that isn't even mentioning the love that comes out of kindness and community.