Arthur Christmas.

                                          

                                                     Arthur Christmas.

I loved this movie but it did feel a little weird cause it's not like any 

other Christmas movie I think cause it isn't the same kind of animation 

or character design but it does work for what it is and it was a great 

movie. Let me know what you think of it and leave me a comment on 

what you thought of the design. So lets get to the story: 

On Christmas Eve, hundreds of Christmas elves helm the command 

center of Father Christmas's mile-wide, ultra-high-tech craft, the S-1. 

The current Santa, Malcolm Claus delivers presents to every child in the 

world using advanced equipment and military precision. These complex 

operations are micromanaged by Malcolm's son Steve and his 

obsequious assistant Peter from underneath the North Pole. Meanwhile, 

Malcolm's younger son Arthur answers the letters to Santa.

During one of the delivery operations in Poland, a toy is accidentally 

activated, waking a child and nearly revealing Santa. A tense escape 

operation ensues, during which a Christmas elf aboard the S-1 

inadvertently leans on a button, causing a present to fall from the supply 

line and go unnoticed.

Having completed his seventieth mission, Malcolm is portrayed as far 

past his prime, his role in field operations largely relegated to that of a 

figurehead. He delivers a congratulatory speech to the elves, announcing 

that he looks forward to his seventy-first mission—much to the 

frustration of Steve, who had prepared to succeed his father as Santa.

During their family Christmas dinner, Malcolm and Steve quarrel, while 

Malcolm's father and predecessor Grand Santa, bored by retirement, 

expresses resentment of the modernization. Steve's PDA alerts him, and 

he hurries away from the table. Arthur follows Steve, and the two learn 

that a Christmas elf named Bryony Shelfley has found the missed present

—a wrapped bicycle for a little girl in England named Gwen, to whose 

letter Arthur had personally responded. Arthur alerts his father, who is 

at a loss; Steve argues that one missed present out of billions is an 

acceptable error, citing this year's Christmas as the most successful in 

history. Grand Santa, on learning of the dire situation, whisks a reluctant 

Arthur away to deliver it in EVE, his old wooden sleigh. Bryony joins in to 

help, but they get lost on three different continents, lose several of their 

reindeer and eventually the sleigh itself, and have many narrow escapes, 

ultimately being mistaken for aliens and causing an international 

military incident. Arthur learns, to his disappointment, that Grand 

Santa's true motive is to fulfill his ego, and that Steve refuses to help 

them. Finally, stranded in Cuba, Arthur recovers the sleigh. Meanwhile, 

the elves grow increasingly alarmed at rumor's of the neglected delivery 

and the Clauses' indifference, sending them into a panic. In response, 

Malcolm, Margaret, and Steve take the high-tech sleigh-craft to deliver a 

superior present—to the wrong child. Arthur and his company reach 

England but lose the remaining reindeer. Furthermore, a Predator drone 

scrambled by Chief De Silva of UNFITA intercepts and opens fire on the 

sleigh, believing it to be an alien spacecraft. Grand Santa sacrifices EVE, 

while Arthur and Bryony parachute to the ground.

All four male Clauses ultimately arrive at Gwen's house before she 

awakens, only to have all but Arthur quarrel about who gets to actually 

place the gift. Noticing that only Arthur truly cares about the girl's 

feelings, the elder Clauses collectively realize that he is the sole worthy 

successor. As a result, Malcolm gives Arthur the honor, and Steve, 

recognizing his own shortcomings, forfeits his birthright and 

acknowledges his brother's worthiness to take up the mantle. Gwen 

glimpses a snow-bearded Arthur in a wind-buffeted sweater just before 

he vanishes up into the S-1.

In a postscript, Malcolm goes into a happy retirement with Margaret—

where he also becomes Grand Santa's much-desired new companion and 

plays Arthur's board game with him for many happy hours. Meanwhile, 

Steve finds true contentment as the chief operating officer of the North 

Pole. Bryony is promoted to Vice-President of Packing, Pacific Division. 

The high-tech S-1 is rechristened EVIE in honor of Grand Santa's old 

sleigh and refitted to be pulled by a team of five thousand reindeer led 

by the original eight, all of whom have returned home safely. Arthur 

happily guides the entire enterprise as Santa Claus XXI.