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The engineer is a very plump man, who could be mistaken for Santa at a distance due to being fat and jolly-looking like the stereotypical image, and always has soot on his face due to working near the engine. The engineer is Ruprecht.
The man who shovels coal for the train has extremely long hair draping over his face and an even longer beard, which could be misconstrued as a mask and fur garments. When his beard is pulled, he yells unnaturally loud with a somewhat unsettling expression that would definitely scare kids. He is Belsnickel.
Lastly, the Hobo is an eldritch being who seems to test the protagonist's faith and Christmas Spirit, and appears without warning throughout the film as though stalking him. He seems to exclusively appear to those who don't believe in Santa, and comes across as a sort of spiritual judge. The Hobo is Krampus.
The man who shovels coal for the train has extremely long hair draping over his face and an even longer beard, which could be misconstrued as a mask and fur garments. When his beard is pulled, he yells unnaturally loud with a somewhat unsettling expression that would definitely scare kids. He is Belsnickel.
Lastly, the Hobo is an eldritch being who seems to test the protagonist's faith and Christmas Spirit, and appears without warning throughout the film as though stalking him. He seems to exclusively appear to those who don't believe in Santa, and comes across as a sort of spiritual judge. The Hobo is Krampus.
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The engineer is a very plump man, who could be mistaken for Santa at a distance due to being fat and jolly-looking like the stereotypical image, and always has soot on his face due to working near the engine. The engineer is Ruprecht. \n The man who shovels coal for the train has extremely long hair draping over his face and an even longer beard, which could be misconstrued as a mask and fur garments. When his beard is pulled, he yells unnaturally loud with a somewhat unsettling expression that would definitely scare kids. He is Belsnickel. \n Lastly, the Hobo is an eldritch being who seems to test the protagonist's faith and Christmas Spirit, and appears without warning throughout the film as though stalking him. He seems to exclusively appear to those who don't believe in Santa, and comes across as a sort of spiritual judge. The Hobo is Krampus.
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[[WMG: The Polar Express is still up and running.]]
Every Christmas Eve the magical train takes children to the North Pole to see Santa Claus in person. And considering how many children the Express has taken over the years, it's possible that these children's parents rode the train themselves when they were children themselves. In fact, Chris/Hero Boy and Hollie/Hero Girl children had been on train just like their parents when they were their age.
Every Christmas Eve the magical train takes children to the North Pole to see Santa Claus in person. And considering how many children the Express has taken over the years, it's possible that these children's parents rode the train themselves when they were children themselves. In fact, Chris/Hero Boy and Hollie/Hero Girl children had been on train just like their parents when they were their age.
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[[WMG: The sack of presents almost hitting the tree was a scripted event, the star falling off the tree was not.]]
Considering that loading the presents is something the elves have done many times before, it's unlikely that they'd start descending before they'd cleared the tree unless they knew they'd need to gain altitude. The "more altitude" incident is staged so they can show off the Flying Elves. However, that year, there are four children in the bag that were not planned for, and as a result, the bag couldn't just "barely" clear the tree's star like usual, they actually hit it, leading to an emergency team retrieving the star. They'd have one in case, so that's not surprising.
Considering that loading the presents is something the elves have done many times before, it's unlikely that they'd start descending before they'd cleared the tree unless they knew they'd need to gain altitude. The "more altitude" incident is staged so they can show off the Flying Elves. However, that year, there are four children in the bag that were not planned for, and as a result, the bag couldn't just "barely" clear the tree's star like usual, they actually hit it, leading to an emergency team retrieving the star. They'd have one in case, so that's not surprising.
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Specifically, he's a CompositeCharacter of the Christian interpretation of Satan (A {{Jerkass}} who pretenses to be a "king" despite being an exile [[Literature/TheDivineComedy trapped in a frozen, wind-swept wasteland]].) and the ancient Hebrew interpretation of Satan. (A "prosecutor" who tempts people as a SecretTestOfCharacter but is ultimately on the side of good.)
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Specifically, he's a CompositeCharacter of the Christian interpretation of Satan (A {{Jerkass}} who pretenses to be a "king" despite being an exile [[Literature/TheDivineComedy trapped in a frozen, wind-swept wasteland]].) and the ancient Hebrew interpretation of Satan. (A "prosecutor" who tempts people as a SecretTestOfCharacter but is ultimately on the side of good.)
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Specifically, he's a CompositeCharacter of the Christian interpretation of Satan (A {{Jerkass}} who pretenses to be the king of [[{{Heaven}} "the North Pole"]] despite being [[Literature/TheDivineComedy trapped in a frozen, wind-swept wasteland]].) and the ancient Hebrew interpretation of Satan. (A "prosecutor" who tempts people as a SecretTestOfCharacter but is ultimately on the side of good.)
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Specifically, he's a CompositeCharacter of the Christian interpretation of Satan (A {{Jerkass}} who pretenses to be the king of [[{{Heaven}} "the North Pole"]] a "king" despite being an exile [[Literature/TheDivineComedy trapped in a frozen, wind-swept wasteland]].) and the ancient Hebrew interpretation of Satan. (A "prosecutor" who tempts people as a SecretTestOfCharacter but is ultimately on the side of good.)
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[[WMG:The Hobo is [[SatanicArchetype Satan]].]]
Specifically, he's a CompositeCharacter of the Christian interpretation of Satan (A {{Jerkass}} who pretenses to be the king of [[{{Heaven}} "the North Pole"]] despite being [[Literature/TheDivineComedy trapped in a frozen, wind-swept wasteland]].) and the ancient Hebrew interpretation of Satan. (A "prosecutor" who tempts people as a SecretTestOfCharacter but is ultimately on the side of good.)
Specifically, he's a CompositeCharacter of the Christian interpretation of Satan (A {{Jerkass}} who pretenses to be the king of [[{{Heaven}} "the North Pole"]] despite being [[Literature/TheDivineComedy trapped in a frozen, wind-swept wasteland]].) and the ancient Hebrew interpretation of Satan. (A "prosecutor" who tempts people as a SecretTestOfCharacter but is ultimately on the side of good.)
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[[WMG: The Polar Express is a time machine like [[Film/BackToTheFuture the Delorean]]]]
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[[WMG: The Polar Express is a time machine like [[Film/BackToTheFuture [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture the Delorean]]]]
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[[WMG: The know it all grows up to be Spencer Reid from criminal minds]]
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[[WMG: The know it all know-it-all grows up to be Spencer Reid from criminal minds]]''Series/CriminalMinds'']]
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[[WMG: There are several "Polar Express" trains running worldwide.]]
It's not just an American phenomenon - a British one also runs, for instance, pulled by a top-link locomotive from British Railways (and, after the end of steam, a preserved locomotive; Flying Scotsman and Mallard have both pulled it since 1968, as have numerous other preserved express locomotives such as 35005 ''Canadian Pacific'', 46229 ''Duchess of Hamilton'' and even 60163 ''Tornado''.)
It's not just an American phenomenon - a British one also runs, for instance, pulled by a top-link locomotive from British Railways (and, after the end of steam, a preserved locomotive; Flying Scotsman and Mallard have both pulled it since 1968, as have numerous other preserved express locomotives such as 35005 ''Canadian Pacific'', 46229 ''Duchess of Hamilton'' and even 60163 ''Tornado''.)
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The Back to the Future references are certainly apparent. The Flux Capacitor in the train's engine and the similar exit of Santa's Sleigh, plus BTF3 featuring a time traveling locomotive. This is why the train is always at 11:55 throughout the film, it's simultaneously traveling over the distance and going back in time to keep on schedule, hence the conductor's concerns only manifest when the train is stopped from moving prior to reaching the North Pole, where the magic of Christmas is at its purest.
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The Back to the Future references are certainly apparent. The Flux Capacitor in the train's engine and the similar exit of Santa's Sleigh, plus BTF3 [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII BTF3]] featuring a time traveling locomotive. This is why the train is always at 11:55 throughout the film, it's simultaneously traveling over the distance and going back in time to keep on schedule, hence the conductor's concerns only manifest when the train is stopped from moving prior to reaching the North Pole, where the magic of Christmas is at its purest.
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Admit it guys, you saw them as being a potential couple ever since you first watched the movie. Then, Hero Boy/Chris wrote a kids' book based off his experience under the pen name of "Chris Van Allsburg" (the name "Lisa" is an alias for Hero Girl/Holly).
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Admit it guys, you saw them as being a potential couple ever since you first watched the movie. Then, Hero Boy/Chris wrote a kids' book based off his experience under the pen name of "Chris Van Allsburg" (the name "Lisa" is an alias for Hero Girl/Holly).
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* Adding on to this, the Conductor usually works on a different route, but was called in as a relief for the Polar Express that year because the usual conductor, who just so happens to be Maetel, was unavailable because she was travelling with Tetsuro at the time. This explains why he seems so cranky: he was yanked from his normal route and had to put up with a bunch of kids, but ultimately suffered through it for Maetel's sake.
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* {{Jossed}}. WordOfGod says his name is Lenny.
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[[WMG: The Polar Express was the main inspiration for the Pere Marquette 1225.]]
The Designer for Marquette was on the Polar Express as a child and was inspired to use that same design for the Marquette.
The Designer for Marquette was on the Polar Express as a child and was inspired to use that same design for the Marquette.
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Admit it guys, you saw them as being a potential couple ever since you first watched the movie.
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Admit it guys, you saw them as being a potential couple ever since you first watched the movie. Then, Hero Boy/Chris wrote a kids' book based off his experience under the pen name of "Chris Van Allsburg" (the name "Lisa" is an alias for Hero Girl/Holly).
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* Who's to say that [=LNER=] Class A3 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'' pulled the Polar Express during it's ill-fated U.S. tour in the 1970's?
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* Who's to say that [=LNER=] Class A3 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'' pulled the Polar Express during it's ill-fated U.S. tour in the 1970's?
1970's? (And who's to say that [=CSX=] makes an exception to it's "no steam" rule to allow the Polar Express to run over their right-of-way?)
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[[WMG: Hero Boy/Chris and Hero Girl/Holly reunite and become a couple long after the events of the movie.]]
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[[WMG: Hero Boy/Chris and Hero Girl/Holly reunite and become a married couple long after the events of the movie.]]
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In one of the bonus games, one of the children on the Naughty List is named Timmy. Maybe "that know-it-all kid" got on the Naughty List because he opens his gifts before Christmas.
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In one of the bonus games, one of the children on the Naughty List is named Timmy. Maybe "that know-it-all kid" got on the Naughty List because he opens his gifts before Christmas.Christmas.
[[WMG: Hero Boy/Chris and Hero Girl/Holly reunite and become a couple long after the events of the movie.]]
Admit it guys, you saw them as being a potential couple ever since you first watched the movie.
[[WMG: Hero Boy/Chris and Hero Girl/Holly reunite and become a couple long after the events of the movie.]]
Admit it guys, you saw them as being a potential couple ever since you first watched the movie.
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* Who's to say that [=LNER=] Class A3 4472 ''Flying Scotsman'' pulled the Polar Express during it's ill-fated U.S. tour in the 1970's?
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[[WMG: The know it all grows up to be Spencer Reid from criminal minds]]
They are both socially awkward, correct people constantly, and very smart.
They are both socially awkward, correct people constantly, and very smart.
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The Back to the Future references are certainly apparent. The Flux Capacitor in the train's engine and the similar exit of Santa's Sleigh, plus BTF3 featuring a time traveling locomotive. This is why the train is always at 11:55 throughout the film, it's simultaneously traveling over the distance and going back in time to keep on schedule, hence the conductor's concerns only manifest when the train is stopped from moving prior to reaching the North Pole, where the magic of Christmas is at its purest.
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The Back to the Future references are certainly apparent. The Flux Capacitor in the train's engine and the similar exit of Santa's Sleigh, plus BTF3 featuring a time traveling locomotive. This is why the train is always at 11:55 throughout the film, it's simultaneously traveling over the distance and going back in time to keep on schedule, hence the conductor's concerns only manifest when the train is stopped from moving prior to reaching the North Pole, where the magic of Christmas is at its purest.purest.
[[WMG: "That know-it-all kid"'s name is Timmy.]]
In one of the bonus games, one of the children on the Naughty List is named Timmy. Maybe "that know-it-all kid" got on the Naughty List because he opens his gifts before Christmas.
[[WMG: "That know-it-all kid"'s name is Timmy.]]
In one of the bonus games, one of the children on the Naughty List is named Timmy. Maybe "that know-it-all kid" got on the Naughty List because he opens his gifts before Christmas.
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[[WMG: The Polar Express is actually the [[Anime/NightontheGalacticRailroad Milky Way Railway]]]]
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[[WMG: The Polar Express is actually the [[Anime/NightontheGalacticRailroad [[Anime/NightOnTheGalacticRailroad Milky Way Railway]]]]
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Railwaymen not informed about the train's existence spread stories of a ghost train that runs every year on Christmas Eve.
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Railwaymen not informed about the train's existence spread stories of a ghost train that runs every year on Christmas Eve.Eve.
[[WMG: The Polar Express is a time machine like [[Film/BackToTheFuture the Delorean]]]]
The Back to the Future references are certainly apparent. The Flux Capacitor in the train's engine and the similar exit of Santa's Sleigh, plus BTF3 featuring a time traveling locomotive. This is why the train is always at 11:55 throughout the film, it's simultaneously traveling over the distance and going back in time to keep on schedule, hence the conductor's concerns only manifest when the train is stopped from moving prior to reaching the North Pole, where the magic of Christmas is at its purest.
[[WMG: The Polar Express is a time machine like [[Film/BackToTheFuture the Delorean]]]]
The Back to the Future references are certainly apparent. The Flux Capacitor in the train's engine and the similar exit of Santa's Sleigh, plus BTF3 featuring a time traveling locomotive. This is why the train is always at 11:55 throughout the film, it's simultaneously traveling over the distance and going back in time to keep on schedule, hence the conductor's concerns only manifest when the train is stopped from moving prior to reaching the North Pole, where the magic of Christmas is at its purest.
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* And the Hobo could be another incarnation of the same Time Lord, hitching rides on the locomotive of his past/future self, just for a lark. The scene where he offhandedly claims to be the owner of the train could very well be more than just arrogance.
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* And the Hobo could be another incarnation of the same Time Lord, hitching rides on the locomotive of his past/future self, just for a lark. The scene where he His offhandedly claims claiming to be the owner of the train could very well be more than just mere arrogance.
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* And the Hobo could be another incarnation of the same Time Lord, hitching rides on the locomotive of his past/future self, just for a lark.
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* And the Hobo could be another incarnation of the same Time Lord, hitching rides on the locomotive of his past/future self, just for a lark.
lark. The scene where he offhandedly claims to be the owner of the train could very well be more than just arrogance.
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[[WMG: The Hobo is Jesus]]
Perhaps he's a ghost, which could tie into the Holy Spirit. Perhaps he died, but now lives.
Jesus was an unshaven man who had no belongings, was disbelieved by many, and shared a lot. He also saved a lot of people. The Hobo has no belongings but the very basics for survival, and yet shares what belongings he has. Most people don't believe he exists. He's [[CaptainObvious unshaven and dirty, since he's a Hobo]]. He saved the main character by sharing his "joe" so the boy wouldn't freeze to death, and he saved the conductor.
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--> '''Hobo:''' What exactly is... is your persuasion on the Big Man, since you brought him up?\\
'''The Boy:''' Well, I... I want to believe... but...\\
'''Hobo:''' But you don't want to be bamboozled. You don't want to be led down the primrose path! You don't want to be conned or duped. Have the wool pulled over your eyes. Hoodwinked! You don't want to be taken for a ride. Railroaded!\\
''[Hobo puts out fire with the joe] ''\\
'''Hobo:''' Seeing is believing. Am I right?
Possibly referencing the main character's agnosticism.
The Hobo understands, just as Jesus was filled with fear and doubt before his death (before accepting his fate). "Seeing is believing" refers to the Hobo having seen the "Big Man" (Santa; symbolically God); since the Hero ends up meeting Santa, it seems like the Hobo ends up preaching to him subtly (Parables) and leading him down the right path.
** The Hobo is a little too mean to be Jesus.
Perhaps he's a ghost, which could tie into the Holy Spirit. Perhaps he died, but now lives.
Jesus was an unshaven man who had no belongings, was disbelieved by many, and shared a lot. He also saved a lot of people. The Hobo has no belongings but the very basics for survival, and yet shares what belongings he has. Most people don't believe he exists. He's [[CaptainObvious unshaven and dirty, since he's a Hobo]]. He saved the main character by sharing his "joe" so the boy wouldn't freeze to death, and he saved the conductor.
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--> '''Hobo:''' What exactly is... is your persuasion on the Big Man, since you brought him up?\\
'''The Boy:''' Well, I... I want to believe... but...\\
'''Hobo:''' But you don't want to be bamboozled. You don't want to be led down the primrose path! You don't want to be conned or duped. Have the wool pulled over your eyes. Hoodwinked! You don't want to be taken for a ride. Railroaded!\\
''[Hobo puts out fire with the joe] ''\\
'''Hobo:''' Seeing is believing. Am I right?
Possibly referencing the main character's agnosticism.
The Hobo understands, just as Jesus was filled with fear and doubt before his death (before accepting his fate). "Seeing is believing" refers to the Hobo having seen the "Big Man" (Santa; symbolically God); since the Hero ends up meeting Santa, it seems like the Hobo ends up preaching to him subtly (Parables) and leading him down the right path.
** The Hobo is a little too mean to be Jesus.
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He claims to be the king of the North pole, he can turn into snow, he can be mischievous and kind of a dick at times but isn't actually a bad guy. Most of these traits seem to apply to Jack in other movies.
[[WMG: Not only is the Hobo a ghost, but the conductor, the engineers, and the guys who served the hot chocolate are ghosts as well.]]
We even hear what could well be the story of the conductor's death. "And yet, I did not fall off this train." It may, quite literally, depend on what you mean by 'I'.
[[WMG: Not only is the Hobo a ghost, but the conductor, the engineers, and the guys who served the hot chocolate are ghosts as well.]]
We even hear what could well be the story of the conductor's death. "And yet, I did not fall off this train." It may, quite literally, depend on what you mean by 'I'.
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We even hear what could well be the story of the conductor's death. "And yet, I did not fall off this train." It may, quite literally, depend on what you mean by 'I'.
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In certain myths of St. Nicholas, he's accompanied by at least one companion on Christmas Eve. Either Knecht Ruprecht[[note]]A man identical to St. Nick, but with an ash-covered face[[/note]], Belsnickel[[note]]A masked figure dressed in fur who shouts and scares children[[/note]], or {{Krampus}}.
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In certain myths of St. Nicholas, he's accompanied by at least one companion on Christmas Eve. Either Knecht Ruprecht[[note]]A man identical to St. Nick, but with an ash-covered face[[/note]], Belsnickel[[note]]A masked figure dressed in fur who shouts and scares children[[/note]], or {{Krampus}}. TheKrampus.
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We even hear what could well be the story of the conductor's death. "And yet, I did not fall off this train." It may, quite literally, depend on what you mean by 'I'.
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[[WMG: The movie takes place in the same universe as GalaxyExpress999]]
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[[WMG: The movie takes place in the same universe as GalaxyExpress999]]Manga/GalaxyExpress999]]
