quote:One has to remember, Christmas Story is about Ralphie, his family, his adventures, the Red Rider and the Major Award.
Not about the trains that appear briefly in the store window.
Exactly! Applies to all the other props used as well. It is a movie about nostalgia, and has perhaps the most meaning for those of us who grew up in or around the general era depicted. The specific time frame matters not at all. Other "youngsters" born in the 60s and beyond can nit-pick the various scenes or props to death, but the true spirit, significance, and overall relevance of the film's message comes through easily enough to those of us who lived in the late 30s, 40s and early 50s, in particular. Virtually all of us from that general period can relate to certain segments of the film's story line without any difficulty whatsoever.
