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The Polar Express
The Polar Express is a Caldecott Medal-winning children's book written by Chris Van Allsburg. It has also been made into an animated movie. In this category, you can learn all about the story, from characters and setting to plot and theme.
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Who is plays Santa in The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks. He also narrates the movie, plays the hobo, plays Santa, plays the boy's dad.
What does the conductor represent in polar express?
I love this film! Been searching for the soundtrack for years, lol...
(FYI: I haven't read the book, so no comment as far as that on any differences between it and the movie.)
Without researching or quoting anybody directly associated with the film, I would say that, because nearly all the characters in the film are either played-by or patterened-after the main star of the show, Tom Hanks(including the Conductor, the Tramp, the main Hero/Child and Santa Claus himself), then the Conductor, along with all of the other characters, is meant to represent the Child either at different stages of his physical life or from different viewpoints of the Child's thoughts at this questioning stage of his life, where he is starting to doubt and question whether Santa really exists or not.
The Child is the POV, or story's point-of-view character, with mild questioning and doubts.
The Tramp shows outright disbelief and mocking scorn in the concept(ie: none of it is real).
Santa Claus is complete belief in the unbelievable and fantastic; "i do believe, i do believe!".
In this context, I think the Conductor shows a grown concept of mature belief, or a willing suspension of disbelief along with a sense of duty("we have a job to go, we have to get there, we have to do it on time", etc).
Continuing, it would then be the Conductor's job to make sure that these children don't lose their sense of belief, so that it can be carried on to the next generation through them and their continued sense of grown, adult belief to their own kids, et al. which would be why he's bringing them to the North Pole to meet Santa, so that their belief is confirmed and continued, etc.
(It's never hinted at in the film, but wouldn't it be possible that each child sees the Conductor as someone different...kinda almost like themselves, but all grown up and more mature and ready to believe in the sense of duty?)
What award did the polar express win?
Chris Van Allsburg's "The Polar Express" received the Caldecott Award in 1986.
Who is the hobo on The Polar Express?
There is much symbolism in The Polar Express. As a minor example, the fact that the pin that holds a lever together (in the engine room in the train) is gold symbolizes its importance (it could have been silver or another color). Other examples: The boy and Santa represent the true spirit of Christmas. And the "hobo-looking" ghost represents the ba-humbug in all of us: that we will usually believe only what we can physically see.
Is jack frost in The Polar Express?
No there are no polar bears featured in the movie. It is just the name of the train that travels that area.
What is the mood of The Polar Express?
It is a little more sombre and mysterious than the benign bedtime story book- in which no crisis other than maybe that of a credibility gap among the youth ( is this for real is this a dream> and the major theme of Santa Claus. The movie has something of a sombre mysterious attitude among the passengers, what is this, where are we going, what line is this? ( the last question not answered) There is some vague similarity with mysterious travels en masse such as ( between two worlds) which was rarity of rarities, an Occult drama made during the War ( World War II). The inclusion oif the Railroad into a Christmas drama is in a sense, long overdue, but I did not like the treatment ( Did not see the film) most of the characters function anonymously and this adds to the mysterious atmosphere.
In The Polar Express movie what was chosen as the first Christmas gift?
The first gift was one of Santa's bells off his slay.
What is the name of the song at the end of The Polar Express during the credits?
The name of that song is Believe by Josh Groban here are the lyrics ...
Children sleeping
Snow is softly falling
Dreams are calling
Likes bells in the distance We were dreamers
Not so long ago
But one by one
We all had to grow up
When it seems the magic slipped away
We find it all again on Christmas Day
Believe in what your heart is saying
Hear the melody that's playing
There's no time to waste
There's so much to celebrate
Believe in what you feel inside
And give your dreams the wings to fly
You have everything you need
If you just believe
Trains move quickly
To their journey's end
Destinations
Are where we begin again
Ships go sailing
Far across the sea
Trusting starlight
To get where they need to be
When it seems that we have lost our way
We find ourselves again on Christmas Day
Believe in what your heart is saying
Hear the melody that's playing
There's no time to waste
There's so much to celebrate
Believe in what you feel inside
And give your dreams the wings to fly
You have everything you need
If you just believe
If you just believe
If you just believe
If you just believe
Just believe
Just believe
What is the boys name in The Polar Express?
The hero or lead character, is old fantasy custom I don"t approve of- not given a name in the story. The same tack was followed in The Time Machine ( we never learn the name of the lead character) and in a sense, Alice in Wonderland. ( we never learn her last name).
What does the bell symbolize in The Polar Express?
if you could hear it, you were a true believer in Santa Claus.
How do you get tickets for The Polar Express?
There are Polar Flights conducted daily by the SAS- the Scandinavian Airlines System. These fly over the top of the world on a commercial basis. it is interesting to note they do not directly overfly 90 degrees North Latitude, but ( Aim off) a good number of degrees) which is confirmed with maps used by pilot-navigators, etc. There has got to be a reason for the aiming-off, as it is called. Nothing to do with the Polar Express you are talking about. Hands off to S. Claus!
Whose voice is the boy in The Polar Express?
The Polar Express, referring to the 2004 Christmas-themed film, was a computer-animated film. Nevertheless, the film did "star" the voices of several actors, such as Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Josh Hutcherson, Nona Gaye and Steven Tyler.
What did the conductor punch into the ticket in Polar Express?
The word punched in the little girls ticket in "The Polar express" is Lead. She initially reads it as lead as in balloon, but the conductor reminds her it is also pronounced lead as in lead you anywhere.
How did Tom Hanks do the voice of hero boy in the movie The Polar Express Sounds like an actual boy?
Tom Hanks doesn't voice Hero Boy. He just does all the actions of Hero Boy. Motion capture animation allows any type of person to play any other type of person. They put dots on you to know where your limbs are and then the computer does everything. Josh Hutcherson and Daryl Sabara voice Hero Boy.
Where do the events of the polar express take place?
Take off, is normally, as in Rocket Assisted Take off! ( RATO) for short, an aviation term. Polar Express has a railroad background. Locomotives do not take off, they depart the station, or start. It started in an imaginary railroad siding in the kid"s back yard, which started off on a fantasy track. I did not see the move, but know it was much more suspenseful and action-oriented than the book. a note there were no important or pivotal female characters in either book or movie.
Who is Phillipe in Disney's Beauty and the Beast?
Philippe is the horse that maurice(belle's dad) and later belle rides on and they end up at the beast's castle
