In fairness, there are unquestionably biblical themes and imagery in The Night of the Hunter…

…l in nature (most famously the children’s voyage down a river, fleeing from Powell), and Christmas, in The Night of the Hunter just as in Citizen Kane, clearly represents family and love. Just as, for Christians, the arrival of Jesus in the world at Christmas signifies a new dawn, for John and Pearl, this first Christmas at their new home is a scene of light after the darkness that dominates most of the film.
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In fairness, there are unquestionably biblical themes and imagery in The Night of the Hunter, though the Christmas film claim is another hilarious stretch. :)
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Written by Simon Dillon
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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