Spirited Away

摘要

Charles dickens'a christmas carol isrna fable for all times; Disney's A Christmas Carol is a fable for this time-the Great Recession, when Wall Street money lenders, Scrooges in Armani suits, are multiplying their stash and breeding Ignorance and Wantin the surplus population. Hollywood can't wait to deliver this message, though it's still seven weeks till Dec. 25. Over the past few years, early November has become the industry's launch time for Christmas tales: The Santa Clause, Fred Claus, all manner of Clauses without a cause. So why not A Christmas Carol the week after Halloween?