*unpopular opinion* I LIKED the ‘souless’ eyes in The Polar Express

[@j.woodbury412]

The saddest line: "Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound". That line makes me want to cry every time I hear it.

[@rinalsingh1258]

The Polar Express is one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Watching it at the cinema back in 2004 is an experience I'll never forget. Merry Christmas and a happy new year everyone.

[@ncard00]

The music is incredible. And that one shot f the ticket flying going forever, that’s impressive for 3D animation at this time.

[@fearfulclan2007]

And now it's getting a sequel

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

Tom Hanks playing multiple characters in a single movie, even I was blown away by that fact. Merry Christmas Mary 🎄🍒

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

You're right, Cloud Atlas was pretty cool! 😉

[@nsasupporter7557]

She needs to watch the Grinch with Jim Carrey

[@antonakiszaprakis4637]

There is a theory that I explains why this is happening. Basically the boy the conductor and the ghost are all the same person look it up

[@ForgottenHonor0]

"Joe" is American slang for coffee. It could be a shortened version of "jamoke" (a word combination of java + mocha), a reference to the common man's drink, a reference to the G. Washington Coffee Refining Company that provided coffee to American GIs in WWI "cup of George" which became "cup of Geo (or Joe)," or maybe a reference to US Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels who abolished alcohol on naval vessels and made coffee the strongest drink to be served at sea.

[@jsmithers.]

But why use that slang in a kids movie..?

[@marshalljarnagin9370]

@@jsmithers. Because even as an American kid, I knew exactly what they meant.

[@jsmithers.]

@@marshalljarnagin9370 Most kids don't.

[@Berry_84]

@@jsmithers. thats probably part of the point

[@jsmithers.]

@@Berry_84 What point? Making a reference in a children's movie that most of them won't get?

[@Unhinged_Pegasus69]

The reason the hobo on the roof asks the boy if he believes in ghosts is because the hobo *is* a ghost. There’s actually a deleted scene that confirms this. Basically, the engineer and the fireman asks the boy if the conductor brought him into the engine. The boy says the “the King” brought him there (the hobo calls himself the King of the North Pole) the engineer and fireman are actually unnerved by this, they then explain why. On Christmas Eve of 1933, a hobo named King snuck onto the roof of the Polar Express, but when it started to approach the tunnel that we see in the film, he tried to jump off but was too slow, and was killed when he struck the entrance to the tunnel. His ghost has been haunting the roof of the Polar Express ever since. The girl suggests that the hobo took on a role similar to a Guardian Angel, and that the reason he helped the boy on the roof was because he didn’t want him to suffer a similar fate, which explains his later appearances on the frozen lake and at the North Pole.

[@Toltec77]

thats crazy

[@andrewreynolds912]

Ok yea I've heard rumors about that but I never knew about the tunnel thing that's f***ing insane that he has to relive that experience in the movie I bet it's also on a loop of his soul he's a trapped spirit who is now the guardian on the trains roof

[@andrewreynolds912]

It also explains why the conductor didn't fall off the train either because he was saved by king

[@j.woodbury412]

Herpolsheimer's was a department store based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was founded in 1865 and closed down permanently in 1987.

[@oliverconway6960]

I can't believe they made a book you can whip through in like 3 minutes into a 90-minute feature film. They made the train look just like it did in the book too, the attention to detail on it is off the charts. Merry Christmas Mary.🎄🌠🎁🧑‍🎄

[@raymondleggs5508]

Well the Book is Based off a real engine, and they Motion captured the Real engine for the movie too!

[@andrewreynolds912]

​@raymondleggs5508 yes which was 1225

[@andrewreynolds912]

​@@raymondleggs5508 they also chose her because 1225 is the day and month of Christmas

[@Infernape1998]

Eighteen years ago, in second grade, my school made it a tradition to show this movie to the students every year around December. And though I have graduated high school and haven’t attended that school for 14 years, I always make time to see the Polar Express to remind me of the innocent times of my life and helps me believe in the Christmas spirit. Also, some people call their cup of coffee a cup of joe.

[@xxhopexx2002]

There’s absolutely nothing unpopular about your opinion…this movie was the definition of my childhood I remember we would constantly watch this every single week before winter break…I had nothing but happy memories of this movie and seeing it would always remind me of those happy times…so it brings me joy to see so many people react to it 😌

[@LucianoSalazar1776]

6:35 I Love The Sound Of The Polar Express Whistle ❤, Also 7:33 What Did You Expect He’s A Train Conductor, Of Course He’s Going To Be So Serious, Because That’s How He Takes His Job

[@WedgeTheEagle]

Great timing! Our family just watched this after the kids opened their presents. I've always enjoyed this movie. Several years after it came out, it was re-released in IMAX 3D, which looked great

[@Theo_Arkilyas]

SAME

[@hannahsummerhalder486]

I just watched this with my family, last night. My family made it an family tradition. I love this movie so much it brings back memories. So glad you are watching it.

[@videohistory722]

Someone pointed out to me that the girl also has her doubts about Santa, it's just shown super subtly to where it flies under the radar. How? By the "Are you sure?" thing. Sure, she SAYS she believes in everything, but there's still a little voice in the back of her head saying, "Are you sure?" That's why she freezes up whenever someone says that. What if she was wrong this whole time? What if all this is meaningless? So when they're at the North Pole, and she finally says, "Absolutely!", that was the film's way of telling us she now finally truly believes it's all real. That's why she didn't initially hear the bells.

[@stakddeck8452]

I for one liked the movie very much. Maybe it's the nostalgia, story or the Christmas fever. Still feels very magical.

[@derkaiser2656]

In the scene where the boy receives the bell as the first gift, you can actually hear a thud as the bell hits the floor of the sleigh after he puts it in his pocket

[@utalomAlibbantakat]

Tom Hanks is the train conductor, the hobo, the kid, and santa , and the kid (dad)

[@hypemugen]

this was also one of the most unforgettable christmas movies for me. Glad someone else enjoys this lol

[@Random-xd4zm]

The fact that Imageworks who worked on this movie brought you also Spiderman into the spiderverse and across the spiderverse and some of the best vfx and CGI Work in 20 years of the live Action Spiderman movies and i mean the Score by Alan Silvestri is Just Magical

[@marlondamian2627]

The soundtrack of this movie it's just magical.

[@bobogus7559]

Another movie I think you should check out is The Adventures of Tintin from 2011. It's one of the most underrated animated movies of all time, which is unbelievable considering the huge names involved and the truly remarkable cinematography.

[@elbeto7750]

I went to see a very nice movie when it came out in the cinema. This movie with Coraline are one of my niece's favorites.

[@PhoenixPrime]

Ah, one of my favorite Christmas movies! Definitely brings back childhood memories! Funny story about this film, actually.... I was 7 when this movie came out, and my parents took me and my little brother to see it while it was still in theaters. We went and saw it, and it was all fun and games until we got to the scene where the caboose detached from the rest of the train, and those three kids were trapped inside. Then the caboose started racing downhill, uncontrolled, and I FREAKED out because I was scared that something bad was gonna happen to those kids. In fact, I literally ran out of the theater -- and my poor little brother, who also started freaking out, ran after me! Our parents followed us and gave us a minute to calm down, but we were too scared to go back inside the theater. So we just walked around the mall for a bit and bought the book version of The Polar Express to take home. I kinda "redeemed" myself when I got to see the full movie on DVD later on... and because I learned there was a happy ending, I DIDN'T run out of the room! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jeremymontanez9076]

This is an excellent adaptation of the book and who but non other then Tom Hanks. Hanks is one of those rare treasures that you can never go wrong with and one of the only actors I'll watch in absolutely anything.

[@Yugioh420]

Lol I love that you said they might make it on time. You clearly didn't get the running joke that it's always 5 mins till midnight. He even made it with 5 min to spare

[@HoopleHeadUSA]

This is SO GOOD on IMAX 3-D!

[@mohammedalkhatib418]

Man Billy was an amazing character and a quite emotional one

[@zacharisincennes8026]

The Polar Express has my personal favorite depiction of Santa Clause. While most of the Christmas movies and specials I grew up with portrayed Santa as blissful, jolly and happy-go-lucky, The Polar Express introduces and presents him as an omnipotent, benevolent figure. It's like looking at a sovereign or a god.

[@n.v.neyrinck7530]

I saw this in Imax 3D on Christmas Eve when it first came out, @ 12:26 you could not imagine how fun that scene was! Have a merry Christmas.

[@Scott-ec4cs]

Me too. The Imax that I saw it on is no more. The camera broke and it cost too much for the science center where I live to replace it. They used to play this movie every Christmas season.

[@n.v.neyrinck7530]

@@Scott-ec4cs that sucks! I wish they would re-release this on imax every Christmas.

[@DemonicYami7449]

This movie was my childhood, it was AWESOME !!!!!

[@diegopansini3152]

The only scene that really scared me as a kid was the puppet scene

[@KATSUK3_SILL1]

This is my all time FAVORITE Christmas movie ever!! Its so underrated!

[@utalomAlibbantakat]

happy new year! the hobo on the train is the spirit of xmas 🙂

[@erosson27]

Cup of Joe is an old expression for coffee. Usually black and very strong.

[@morganghostbusters-egonfan]

I love this movie! I went to the ICE thing at the Gaylord Opryland hotel, and the theme was The Polar Express

[@ItzAmmyy]

this movie is worth watching for the train drifting scene alone.

[@richardkirkland6805]

Herplesheimer's is a real toy store from where the author of the book grew up. They paid homage to that by making the store show up in the movie. In fact, asside from the concept of "a train that takes you to the north pole", everything in this movie is based on a real thing. Obviously "Know-It-All Kid" already talked about the locomotive. And the character's movements looked so realistic because the movie was using motion capture, one of the earliest films to do so if I'm not mistaken. Also, "Joe" sis just another name for coffee. You know "a cup of Joe"

[@OneAndOnlyOmar]

YESSS, finally someone reacting to the polar express, it used to be a family tradition to watch this every Christmas

[@BakinKoljac]

i really like about your reactions/reviews that you are honest when watching movies and you are not just here to affirm our opinions or nostalgic feelings

[@ninthefrog3911]

this movie holds a special place in my heart. It’s a family tradition to watch it every Christmas haha

[@videohistory722]

One thing I've caught about this movie over the years: When they're walking around the north pole, they hear the elves talking about the last present having candy cane paper and a green number 7 bow. You're supposed to think that it's Billy's present, but eventually, you notice so is Hero boy's present. Leaves you to wonder: did Santa know he was going to lose the bell?

[@marlondamian2627]

Woooow , i don't think about them.

[@ThePixarDude]

So the thing about Polar Express is that none of the characters have names. The only kid who was named was Billy. Also fun fact where I live there's a train that recreates this experience (Obviously without the dangerous Rollercoaster ride) and it's very fun.

[@zachariahparent1604]

This wasn't tom hanks first time voice acting, he's been voicing woody from toy story since 1995, but great video none the less, and if u get around to it u should definitely check out the toy story series if ur looking for childhood nostalgia

[@tarceytaraco4630]

Fun Fact: The main boy’s named Chris after the author of the book, Chris Van Allsburg. Also the name of the girl is Holly. Merry Christmas Mary🎄🎁

[@PALMERUSA21]

This would make a great Rollercoaster Ride in VR

[@Leon_Kennedy98]

My mother has always called this film "The Anxiety Express" ever since I was seven. I didn't know what anxiety was at the time, but as I got older, I've realized what she meant 😅

[@changsangma1915]

When as a kid i saw the ice drifting sequence by the train, it blew my mind! & Most of all...the anticipation of mr Santa's great reveal, it was the equivalent to see the biggest celebrity figure showing up LoL.

[@renedesruisseaux819]

You got to believe ITS LIKE THE MOVIE "" THE NEVER ENDING STORY "" You are young and got to have a real fantasy in your life . Happy Christmas and New Year

[@axr7149]

Speaking of Tom Hanks, I highly recommend reacting to more of his movies, especially BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015), PHILADELPHIA (1993), and ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) among others. ROAD TO PERDITION sees him play against type and he does such a good job, not to mention starring alongside Paul Newman.

[@videohistory722]

Elvis!

[@fallenhero3130]

I never realized the slang expression of "Cup of Joe" for coffee wasn't used in Australia.

[@KennyMrTerrellThisIsTheWay2024]

Merry Christmas Mary❤💚🎅 I send u many presents from LA🎁🌨🌌 I really love your reaction to the Polar Express Tom Hank is amazing voice in movie🚂👮

[@karaelizabethmartinez964]

It was a Christmas tradition of my dad and mine watching it on Christmas sadly I haven't seen since he died. Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

[@isadoreuniverse2831]

This one is one of my favorite Christmas movies! Tom Hanks is the GOAT in this! Merry Christmas Mary! ❤️🎄

[@javelldunn3379]

The polar express the best Christmas movie ever it got northern lights the beautiful colors in the sky

[@acrowolf7408]

Not an unpopular opinion at all Mary Polar Express is a great movie, CGI is a bit strange (so I hear) but it's a great film

[@flaminggmonkeyss]

🎄So glad u enjoyed it! I’m always the only one that wants to watch it at Christmastime. A lot of people can’t get past the animation, it is different and maybe an acquired taste, but I think it gives it this surreal dreamlike quality, kind of feels like childrens book brought to life. Just really gives me the Christmas feels. Merry Christmas!

[@TheRManProds]

ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES!

[@WolfHeathen]

Herpolsheimer's was a department store founded in 1865 and was purchased in the 1980's by the holding company Federated Department Stores, now known as Macy's.

[@narrativenoob]

This is my favorite Christmas movie of all time! I even learned one of the songs from the movie in sign language. So glad to see you watching it!

[@AzLolFun]

This movie is beautiful and one of my holiday favorites. Thank you for not giving into the bandwagon hate this internet seems to have for this film

[@wiseguy3675]

It's one of my favorite Christmas movies of all time. My sons and I watch it every Christmas Eve.

[@SuperheroMovieReactor]

The Polar Express has been a classic since it was release in 2004, after that they made a train model for the polar express from Lionel Trains that are in stores now. Also, not just them doing the voices but also Motion Capture. They did the same thing with Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol in 2009. Check out that movie too. :) Also, you can put the polar express train under the Christmas tree for fun. LOL!! :D

[@dennisbay3035]

He should have gotten a new robe for Christmas.

[@TheRManProds]

LOL THIS IS LIKE A SCARY ROLLERCOASTER RIDE!

[@justinm.1]

There should be a compilation of Mary getting scared when watching a movie 😜

[@GérannGerberChannel]

Great reaction Mary!! Please do 'Below - 2002', 'Equilibrium - 2002' and 'Taken - 2008'.

[@DonForceFeedback]

That moment on the roof with the hobo playing the hurdygurdy - Possibly my favourite ever scenes in any Xmas movie ever!

[@Depre666]

Happy Holidays 🎄

[@Do0msday]

Great movie. The animation, especially with the people's faces, is a bit odd...but you get used to it and it actually helps this movie stand out to me. It has a great message and I love the ending of it. Great overall movie that I watch each year. Plus who doesn't like an old fashioned train around Christmastime? This movie checks off a lot of the boxes for a good Christmas movie.

[@minnesotajones261]

When this came out, I got to see it in the largest screen in our town, in IMAX 3-D. It was amazing!

[@abemisty]

Hi Mary how are you and this video was so amazing keep up the good work

[@drakeredwingofficial]

This movie is my favorite Christmas movie, bar none; excellent story and oddly nostalgic animation. Also the first movie I saw in theaters (I was le little boi when this came out, and I was too scared to watch the rest after the emergency brake scene). Merry Christmas down under!

[@ClayLoomis1958]

"Joe" is an old slang term for coffee.

[@nealhoffman7518]

Cherry Christmas... For an interesting Tom Hanks movie I'd suggest Joe Vs The Volcano

[@Hamstar78]

Watch Catch Me if You Can, The Da Vinci Code and Cast Away Mary! They are all great movies with Tom Hanks :)

[@mikethegreatfromm-lproduct3133]

One of my favorite Christmas movies Merry Christmas!!!!

[@deanmorton6537]

Merry Christmas, merry Mary Cherry!

[@bidwell13]

This was my favorite book growing up. I was surprised to see they made it into a movie and was curious how close to the book they’d keep it. It was cool how Tom Hanks played so many roles in this. This was the first movie to be completely motion capture and holds the Guinness record for it. If you watch closely while the train engineers are trying to get the pin they snuck in a shot of the flux capacitor from “back to the future”( which the director of this film also did those movies). Another callback to “back to the future” is when Santa takes off and flies off into the night his sleigh disappears like the deloreon did. Our local train museum every Christmas does a Polar express train ride where they do the hot chocolate, dancers, the hobo and Santa comes aboard to give everyone a bell. It was funny one year my mom got one that didn’t have the striker inside so it didn’t ring. We all had a good laugh at it. It’s such a great time. One year a family was aboard with a foreign exchange student who had never scene the movie and just recently read the book. The look in her eyes as she experienced it all made the ride that much better. The kid stayed in the back car cause he was shy and you see when his ticket is fully punched what he was supposed to learn on the ride. Yes a cup of Joe is a cup of coffee. One idea of why it’s called that is cause the head of the navy back in 1914 outlawed any kind of alcohol on naval vessels so the strongest thing they could have was coffee and disgruntled soldiers started calling it a cup of Joe.

[@TheRManProds]

THE POLAR EXPRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jordashian93]

Love this movie. Merry Christmas Mary ❤️🎄🎅🍒

[@sonofkarma5461]

This Movie was My Childhood and I cant believe my favorite KZbinr watched it 😁

[@fearfulclan2007]

That roller coaster like scene needs to be added to the virtual roller coaster ride at the arcade

[@Aggressive_Splooge]

Mary, I love watching movies with you. Merry Christmas!

[@bryce2470]

Perfect Movie for Christmas 🎄

[@Youngking03]

If you love Tom Hanks, you'll love Forest Gump!!! My favorite movie ever!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@benschultz1784]

I believe this was one of the 1st animated movies to use performance capture, which Zemeckis would use later for his version of A Christmas Carol. The animation style is based on the illustrations of the original children's book. This is set in the 1950s, when rail travel was being phased out in favor of the automobile.

[@vegitosupergod1599]

Heck yes great reaction I remember watching that movie really young

[@maximillianosaben]

Tom Hanks voices the conductor, the hobo on top of the train, Santa Clause, and even the boy himself. (Plus the boy’s father.)

[@tanisparker1282]

Merry Christmas from Arizona USA

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

Absolutely adore this film!

[@caigetompkins3759]

I’m like the shy kid when it comes to crowds.

[@marshalljarnagin9370]

Soulless?! I will fight anyone who says this art is SOULLESS!

[@gerardfonz]

A dark soul-less movie is why. It's still Christmas til Ephinany. Can you please watch Ernest Saves Christmas for laughs?

[@Clarinetboy82]

Herpolsheimer's was a department store in Grand Rapids, Michigan which closed in the 1980s. Many cities across the United States once had their own major department store in their downtown. Where I live, Springfield, Missouri, it was Heer's Department Store, which closed in 1994. These places were known for their Christmas window displays full of that years toys, as well as moving mannequins and other such magnificent displays. Magical places to see at Christmas time. The poor kid in the lounge car is an interesting juxtaposition. In the old days 1st class passengers were the only ones to use the lounge car. This kid being poor gets the best seat on the train (as an aside, the hobo is my favorite character is the ghost hobo). Living in the United States, this past summer I got to take my first trip by train (I'm 40) from St. Louis, Missouri to Baltimore, Maryland. I absolutely love trains, and this trip was truly a wonderful adventure for me! I love the line the conductor says: “The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on.”

[@Little1Cave]

To clarify, the Hero Boy’s voice is Daryl Sabara (aka Juni Cortez from Spy Kids), but the motion capture was done by Tom Hanks. But yeah, this movie was and is still epic. ❤️

[@bellantwain21]

My favorite Christmas movies to watch this was amazing love the video Mary stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way merry Christmas happy holidays

[@genyroseeichhorst3680]

I like the polar express movie

[@nathancruz9172]

I love the polar express when, I was 7 years old. Also, merry Christmas 🎄🎁 Mary 🍒

[@mikesterling688]

I love this movie! Great reaction!

[@Jonas-p4x9h]

Anybody know if she's see ELF? An absolute banger of a christmas movie

[@0predaking0]

I remembered that there was a Theory that the Kid will gonna grow up as the conductor or as the Hobo. One as one as a bitter man who is sceptical and the other the one who believe in Santa. . . . . Well if that's what I recall correctly