Review of Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (2004) by Katrina B — 10 Dec 2007
Does she love me for me? Does she want me for herself, the way I want her for myself? Single Santa must find a solution to that problem. His psychic survival is at stake.
According to Guttenberg, it is out of that portion of wants and desires which his character feels he cannot satisfy, that his own unconscious fantasy is born. Father Christmas comes into the picture at this point because it is to him that Guttenberg looks for clues about the enigma of Mrs. Claus' desires. Santa's unconscious fantasy is the mechanism that then drives the process into the next generation.
Thus, for Guttenberg, the individual is no longer an insignificant cipher at the mercy of an impersonal structure, but rather the means by which the structure (Christmas) reproduces itself.
In the United States, this movie's influence has been minimal, but it has had a major impact on cinemaphotography here in Scotland. Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus has been especially important in discussions of the way identities are constructed, particularly gender.
This review of Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (2004) was written by Katrina B on 10 Dec 2007.
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus has generally received mixed reviews.
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