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Sally is a ragdoll, one who was sown together by her limbs by Dr.Finklestein. During the movie, she consistently uses her sensible and clever ways to help Jack open his eyes to the monstrosity that he is creating; this being a frightening Christmas.
Oogie Boogie is a gambling obsessed creature that lives in the undergrounds of Halloween Town. The monster is portrayed as a man that enjoys gambling with people’s lives, and when defeated, his burlap sack was opened and hundreds of insects came crawling out of him. By showing this detail, Tim Burton and Henry Selik, the directors, gave great insight into the true horrors of Oogie Boogie and his personality.
Lastly, Dr. Finklestein; now, does having a mad scientist, one whose goal is to create and control life, sound like the Christmas spirit? Obviously it doesn’t, so adding in this character really helps to build the Halloween argument.
To sum it all up, the famed movie, The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a cozy Halloween movie that tells the story of a troubled skeleton who is looking to kidnap Santa Claus and take over his holiday, and a calm and kind spirited ragdoll who acts as the angel on his shoulder.