It's doubly frustrating and admirable that Sally isn't afraid to tell Jack, the rail-thin object of her affections, that this whole Christmas thing sounds like a bad idea. While it's mostly a premonition-based bias, it's important nonetheless, and I understand the frustration of not joining in on the crowd's enthusiasm.
Sally plays the Lisa Simpson role in Halloween Town, the skeptic, the weary buzzkill that's not-so ecstatic about this Christmas idea. If you have any doubts about her wonderfulness, here are six valuable lessons she teaches about being a strong woman outside the confines of Halloween Town and in the real world. Sally is a goth Disney Princess for the rest of us, and her principles are just as influential to me at 23 as they were at 13. Yet what I find particularly remarkable, though, is that the meekest girl in town, a Frankensteinian figure no less, is also the strongest and smartest of the bunch. Second of all, she's a quiet misfit quietly observing from the the fringes of her community, and duh, that's kind of my job description. First of all, she's voiced by comedy queen Catherine O'Hara. While Jack Skellington, the adorably manic prototype of many men I've dated, is the primary protagonist, Sally remains first in my heart. I am, of course, talking about Sally the Ragdoll. And it's not just because of the unique claymation stylings or the musical stylings of Danny Elfman, it's because it gave birth to one of the bravest, underrated characters of cinema.
I mean, I know we all have conflicting feelings about Tim Burton, yet I stand firm that The Nightmare Before Christmas remains a cross-holiday masterpiece. I know I'm 23, but I still wear my Jack Skellington hat this time of the year with minimal trepidation.
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