Annabelle's Wish.

 

                                                Annabelle's Wish.

I have been waiting to write about this movie cause it is so beloved by 

everyone and I wanted to get it right like I did with Elf On A Shelf. 

Annabelle is a cow that has a huge wish of becoming one of Santa's 

reindeer and she proves that no matter what kind of animal you are your 

dreams can come true if you wish hard enough. I know she waited all 

her life to become a reindeer but Santa had to be sure she was right for 

the job and just when she was about to give up, on Christmas eve her 

wish came true. So, with that, lets get to the story shall we:

The film is narrated, and begins with Santa Claus delivering presents 

on Christmas Eve. In the fictional rural farming community of 

Twobridge, Tennessee, a calf is born on Christmas Eve, which the 

narrator says is a night made for wishes. Charles Baker lives on a farm 

with his mute grandson Billy, who is friends with a girl named Emily. 

When Charles' truck sputters out in front of the Holder Farm, Bucky and 

Buster Holder rush out and mock Billy for his muteness; Emily defends 

Billy, Charles tries to be a mediator, and their father and Charles' former 

friend, Gus, orders them off his property.

In the city, Billy's aunt Agnes, a wealthy and snobbish perfectionist, 

prepares for her "perfect" Christmas, but realizes something is missing. 

Agnes decides that she wants a child, and visits her lawyer, who explains 

that when her brother Billy’s father died, she had given up all rights to 

guardianship of his son, Billy. Agnes demands her lawyer to find 

a loophole. At the farm, Charles reminisces about a stormy night when 

a bolt of lightning sets fire to the barn, after which a doctor stated that 

Billy would never talk again. It is implied that Billy's parents died in the 

blaze.

Later that evening, Santa arrives and dusts the animals with magic 

powder; it is revealed that animals are given the ability to speak on 

Christmas. After conversing with them, Santa meets the calf and names 

her Annabelle. Upon meeting Santa, Annabelle becomes fascinated 

with his reindeer and their ability to fly, and wishes to fly herself. Santa 

leaves reminding the animals that their speech ability must be kept 

secret.

On Christmas morning, Agnes arrives and gives gifts to Billy, which he 

dislikes. Billy then learns that Santa's gift to him is Annabelle. When Billy 

sneezes in the barn, he is surprised to hear Annabelle say "bless you", 

revealing that animals can talk. Annabelle convinces Billy not to reveal 

the secret, but her mother Star tells her of his inability to speak which 

shocks her. Before she leaves, Agnes makes it clear to Charles that she 

wants Billy, but Charles refuses to give him up to her. Agnes, however, 

reminds him that she has lawyers.

Emily comes over with a new snow sled. Pretending to be Santa and an 

elf with a reindeer, Billy and Emily tie the sled to Annabelle, who pulls it 

with the children on board, but they crash into and destroy the Holder's 

fence. Gus smugly wonders how Charles is going to pay for the damages 

to his fence, so he calls the sheriff. At the barn, Annabelle's mother Star 

recounts the incident involving the fire and that Billy is unable to speak 

because of it. Annabelle then decides what she wants to do next year 

when she meets Santa, followed by a dream of her flying throughout the 

sky.

The next morning, the animals lose their ability to talk, which makes 

Billy wonder if he imagined the whole thing. The sheriff and the Holders 

arrive with Gus demanding the money for fence repairs. Knowing that 

Baker does not have the money, Gus decides to take Annabelle as 

compensation; the sheriff, sympathetic to Billy and Charles, promises 

that if Charles can get the money to repair the fence in 24 hours then 

Annabelle will be returned. Billy is devastated as the Holder boys drag 

away Annabelle. The next morning, Charles decides to sell a music box 

that belonged to his daughter Billy's mother, even though it is the only 

thing he has left of her, and the sheriff retrieves Annabelle, who has a 

joyous reunion with Billy.

Billy, Annabelle and Emily spend the year together as friends. Winter 

comes again, and the holidays are upon the community. As Billy and 

Emily head home for Christmas vacation, the Holder boys appear and 

bully them; when the bullying becomes physical, Annabelle retaliates by 

knocking the boys into the snow. The boys try to feign innocence to their 

father, but the sheriff got the whole story from the school bus driver and 

tells Gus the truth, and he sends them to their room as punishment. The 

sheriff tells Gus that his attitude has turned his boys into lying bullies 

and that he has spread his misery to others through his actions. The 

sheriff also reveals how Charles had to sell his daughter's music box to 

retrieve Annabelle and that he should know the loss of a loved one, 

hinting that Gus lost his wife years ago, leaving Gus feeling ashamed.

In the city, Agnes' lawyer has discovered a loophole that will give Agnes 

custody of Billy by Christmas Eve. Agnes shows up triumphantly at how 

she has obtained the right to care for Billy. The loophole states that 

Agnes will have custody of Billy and his welfare until he is able to 

speak and if Charles interferes, she will call the police. The animals, 

overhearing this, push Agnes' car into a pond. With the service station 

closed, Charles says he can contact a friend who will not be available 

until Christmas Day morning. Charles and Billy are happy that they will 

at least spend one more Christmas together.

That evening, Santa arrives and once again gives the animals the ability 

to speak. Annabelle then whispers a wish into Santa's ear and asks him 

to fulfill it. On Christmas Day, Billy opens a tiny Christmas present box 

from Santa that contains magic dust and gets his voice back. Agnes is 

surprised when Billy says he wants to stay with his grandfather and that 

her plans to take him are therefore nullified. Billy goes to see Annabelle, 

but she can only moo now. Star explains that Annabelle permanently 

gave up her Christmas voice so he could speak again. When Billy asks 

about Annabelle's desire to fly, Star restates that hearing Billy speak was 

Annabelle's true wish.

The Holders stop by and Gus apologizes to Charles and reveals that after 

learning about the music box, he felt ashamed and decided to buy it back 

for him as a Christmas present. Agnes meets Gus and his boys, and the 

narrator implies that she married Gus and became a stepmother to the 

boys.

Years later, Billy grows up and marries Emily and Annabelle has become 

an old cow. It is then revealed that Billy is the narrator, and that he still 

talks to the animals, which baffles Emily. On Christmas Eve night, Billy 

discovers Annabelle wandering outside and goes after her. Having grown 

old, she loses her sense of hope of flying, but Santa arrives. Santa grants 

Billy's wish for Annabelle's earlier desire to become a reindeer. 

Annabelle also becomes young again and regains the ability to speak, 

and flies off with Santa and his other reindeer, while Billy looks on 

happily, wishing his friend a merry Christmas.