I lose my wife and mother of my child to cancer August 24th 2019...I come back to this so much because the last Christmas we spent together we watched this movie. I cried because I knew it was it. So peaceful, it makes me cry more than anyrhing. Long story short, love your people while they are here man. Don’t take anyone for granted.
I lost my mom to breast cancer somewhere around that year and that month...it was horrible. She passed when I was 16 and I'm 18...I cried at my graduation a bit because she couldn't physically be here screaming my name and tell me how proud she was
At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell. But as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found, one Christmas, that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old... ...the bell still rings for me. As it does for all who truly believe.
+Joe Lozada It's actually a pretty powerful moment that a lot of people don't take notice of. It may be subtle, but once you see it, you could actually consider it one of the best scenes in the movie.
5:24 At one time most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe."
This piece was the best part of the soundtrack. I definitely cried, especially at 0:01, 2:23, 3:50, and 4:54. These parts alone should have won an Academy Award for music.
" One thing about trains. It doesn't where you are going, what matters is whether you decide to get on." " You are waiting for a train, a train that will take you far away". Trains have never been just a mode of transport for me. They are an emotion.
This film was one of my Grandma's favorite movies to ever watch with us. Over ten years ago , she passed away from heart issues at only 57. The song "believe" was played at her funeral. Every time I hear this film's soundtrack, I can feel my Grandma's love, still comforting me in an uncertain world. I ❤️ you Grandma, and keep believing.
The only thing annoying about this is that this track has never been released at all, so it's unavailable to stream or purchase. Annoying, because I think it's the most beautiful piece of music.
If Santa is reading this, i just want to say thank you for being there for all of us and thank you for your teachings of goodness and kindness and charity and thank you for making all of us happy every Christmas. Sincerely yours, Buddy Collins
0:00 to 0:40 always gives me the chills because of how low the sound is and how great the instrumental really made this peice come to life. Just close your eyes and listen and you will be transported..
This part makes me thinking about life while drinking hot chocolate and looking out of the window when it's rainy weekend... you are just remembering the old times when you were younger, when you believed in Santa Claus.. it is weird, creepy, but nostalgic at the same time... and this music is life! So magical, so quietly spiritual..
Makes me think of my childhood during Christmas time. The world was so simple and exciting in my eyes as a kid. I’m now 22. I would give everything to go back and live those years over again and experience Christmas as a child again. Youth is wasted on the young.
I can't even describe how this makes me feel...I remember the first time I watched this and don't think I've seen a Christmas story the has surpassed this yet. The music is so calming but meaningful.
this film deeply touched me and made me believe in the magic of Christmas. I watched this film with my school as a child and towards the end when the child received his little bell I remember having prayed to receive one too. when the movie ended i was the last to leave the class and a little bell was waiting for me on my desk. never knew who it was but i broke down in tears
The Polar Express is the story that everybody could relate to: so many of us have doubted our belief in something or gone through the process of having our faith tested and restored as children or adults. Children could literally take the story as the adventure to find Santa Claus, while older readers understand it as the metaphor for much bigger ideas. It handles the symbols of Christmas, but at its core is the universal story about belief in things you do not completely see or understand.
The Polar Express is about that moment, that crucial juncture of innocence and maturity where the child could choose one path that will close his heart forever or another, where he learns that faith has no age, no rules, and no limits.
I wish I could start over and watch this movie again for the first time as a 4 year old with my Mom and Dad. Go back to my old neighborhood, enjoy the holidays with my old friends. Even though things are different now,I still believe. Merry Christmas everyone!
It’s the start of the holidays and for some reason i find myself laying in bed listening to this and thinking of my late mom and crying my eyes out because she loved this time of year.
Taking a trip down memory lane. *[sigh]* I remember when I was younger and I would always be so excited to see this movie show on ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas. A mug of hot chocolate with a candy cane dissolving in it would accompany me. *[sip]* I was more entranced by the train than the movie itself. I was so blissful, so innocent. I remember the days of my youth like it was yesterday. It was a time when the entire class couldn't wait until it was time for recess. I would be up all hours of the night playing Minecraft. Some nights, I would watch TV instead. Re-runs of American Dragon Jake Long and Kim Possible would be enough to keep me entertained. When you're young, you find the greatest joy in the simplest of things. Those were the good ole' days
Remember everyone.....NEVER stop believing. Keep that spirit with you in your heart ALL year long. The magic is real and it will always be there. Hugs from Mrs. Claus😃🎄❤️🍬🍦🍨🍧🍪🥛🍪🥛🍪🥛
The Polar Express holds the special appeal for both beloved children and adults, who see themselves in the character of the young boy and remember their own childhood excitement and hope on that one most important night of the year. Perhaps they also remember the moment when the first shady doubts crawl into their own young hearts and they realized that growing up might mean losing something precious and intangible forever, sometimes they could certainly feel.
I am lucky to have felt moments of true happiness during Christmas as a child. Now, as a jaded 25 year old just trying to figure out life, I never knew I could feel those exact moments again. Something about being human makes these types of memories never leave you, I am happy they are a part of me.
im gonna cry so much, i'll empty my bladder out my eyes, and empty all my veins of blood in tears. im being legit. only if the polar express picks me up this christmas eve night.
+alexxv13 Exactly what I was thinking! The Edward Scissorhands soundtrack was absolutely brilliant... Do you, by any chance, know more music similar to this?
alexxv13 Yeah of course, the Harry Potter score is quite literally magical ^^ Although nothing ever seems to give me the same kind of awesome goosebumps as the "Ice Dance" does. There´s something special about this one. But thanks mate, I´ll make sure to check out the Alice soundtrack!
Yes i know what you're talking about ... But Ice Dance is truly unique and gives us different emotions ( Dream, love, sadness, melancholia ). Few musics can do that. + You can listen to The Perfume soundtrack too, it's different but one of the best soundtracks ever in my opinion
Families around the world have made the Polar Express, the enchanting story of Chris Van Allsburg part of their holiday celebrations, as much the treasured part of the season as hanging stockings through the fire, exchanging warm wishes and coming together with families and friends for nearly 20 years.
The sound track from this fantastic film, always sends shivers down my spine The fact the people say that this is the worst Christmas movie, breaks my heart. Its story is amazing and teachs children the importance of believing anything can happen.
Hubo un tiempo en que todos mis amigos podian escuchar el cascabel, pero a medida que pasaron los años todos dejaron de escucharlo, aun Sarah una navidad descubrio que ya no podia escuchar su dulce sonido y aunque yo tambien creci aun sigo escuchando el cascabel asi como todos aquellos que en verdad CREEN
Yo podia escuchar el cascabel pero un dia deje de escuchar , aun asi recuerdo su dulce sonido nada se le compara igual a la voz de mamá que un dia tambien deje de escuchar :c
Musica grandiosa, me transporta a una realidad mágica, distinta a la que vivo y a la cual me gustaria quedarme.. una realidad donde no existan los males que hoy existen en este mundo... quien me apoya¡¡¡
The only memory I have of this movie was all the way back in 2nd grade, I was living in Okinawa and it was December, my class had an after school movie night, like past 8, and I remember arriving with a blanket and going to the library and watching this movie with the rest of my class with a cup of hot chocolate, I miss being a 7 y/o
What I love about this movie is that, although it is a "children's" movie, it is very mature in presentation, including its indirect message regarding Santa Claus, not flat out rejecting his existence, but also not completely confirming it. It's up to us whether or not we choose to believe in the Spirit of Christmas. I first watched this movie when I was 5, I am about to turn 24. By far in my top 5 movies ever watched. ♥️
I make it a yearly tradition for me to watch this movie full close to Christmas Day, and every year it seems like I lose more and more of the magic that once made me such a mystical and interesting person. Even 4 years ago I’d say my imagination and personality was downright magical, but every year that has slowly deteriorated, I’m 18 now and just finished my first semester of college and the magical self I once was has almost entirely diminished. But not when I watch this movie, I feel anytime I come back to this movie even if it’s just for the time I watch it, I feel young magical and enchanting again like everyone once knew me. I wish everyone here a Merry Christmas and god bless all of you. Hopefully one day I’ll get my magic back, if I can believe hard enough. (Update 2023) Somehow some way, I’ve started to find that magic again, the once diminished seems like it’s coming back. It’ll never return to full, but we all go through that as we transition into adults. The 19 year old me is still somehow a kid, and still believing, in the happiness of imagination, in Christmas, and in our lord and savior Jesus Christ. To anybody who doesn’t seem to believe right now, in any sort of faith, that it feels like all is lost, remember one thing, you don’t have to grow up, growing up means you’ll be miserable just like them. You can be strong, and you can rise up from rock bottom like I have, if you just believe! I graduate in the winter of 2024. I’ll see you guys next year, until then, Merry Christmas everyone! And god bless all of you❤🙏
When I was a kid, I watched this movie And now I grow up And I saw it It's the same feeling I felt as a child when watching this movie It feels refreshing Serenity this is what I feel Feeling like I'm flying with Santa Claus
Since 2005, every December 1 I see the polar express (they go 16 times) for 2 reasons; 1.-It is for me the most beautiful Christmas movie in my whole life 2.-When I see it every December 1, it is a sign of gratitude to GOD for one more year of life.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis and William Broyles, Jr. Based on the Book by Chris Van Allsburg Produced by Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis Gary Goetzman William Teitler Executive Producers Tom Hanks Jack Rapke Chris Van Allsburg Senior Visual Effects Supervisors Jerome Chen and Ken Ralston Directors of Photography Don Burgess and Robert Presley Production Designers Rick Carter and Doug Chiang Editors Jeremiah O'Driscoll R. Orlando Duneas Co-Producer Steven Boyd Original Songs by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri Music by Alan Silvestri Costumes Designed by Joanna Johnston Casting by Victoria Burrows Scot Boland Choreography by John Carrafa Associate Producers Debbie Denise Peter Tobyansen Josh McLaglen
"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found, one Christmas, that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I have grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe." -The Narrator, The Polar Express (2004)
I also believe in Santa Claus. Santa was always there for all of us And he will always be there for us as long as we continue to believe in him. All I have got say is this: Merry Christmas to one and all and a happy New Year and God bless you all
Santa Claus: "And you, young lady: a lady of decision, full of confidence and spirit. Christmas spirit. Keep up the good work." Hero Girl: "Thank you."
Every single time I watch this video, it just gives me this special feeling. I don’t know how to describe it but it makes me feel so good. These were times..
Believe, the main theme of the Polar Express, which plays several times throughout the course of the story, specifically during the more triumphant moments of the film.
