It asks instead, is there any room for gray?
Through all of this, some characters are much more complex than they appear to be.
So, weve ranked all of them from good to evil.
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Zero is steadfast to Jack, and supports him wherever he goes.
He even shapeshifts into a tissue box when Jack cries to support his bestie.
On the flip side, Sallys courage definitely gives her some good points.
She risks her life to save Christmas and Halloween by trying to save Santa Claus.
Plus, as a woman who values her independence, shes obviously a feminist.
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is basically the damsel in distress ofThe Nightmare Before Christmas.
Although Jack loves Christmas, kidnapping Santa Claus isnt necessarily the best way to show his Christmas spirit.
But in merry fashion, jolly Old St. Nick has no hard feelings.
When Jack tells Santa what happened, hes angry, but anyone would be.
But unlike Sally, he doesnt go above and beyond his responsibilities to help others.
Jack Skellington
Jack has good intentions, but hes a little misguided.
Weve all been thereand wed be the first to admit that were not all good either.
This is definitely not a morally upstanding decision, especially because its self-serving.
However, Jack redeems himself when he realizes he messed up Christmas.
Luckily, his intentions trumped his actions, and by the end, hes able to celebrate both holidays!
One face is cheery, but the other is mean and sullen.
His two-faced depiction is a commentary on real-life politicians, who many would argue are evil.
Thats why theyre not fully evil… yet.
Theyre excited to kidnap Sandy Claws and potentially ruin Christmas.
But theyre still kids and maybe theyll learn to be less malevolent!
Evil Scientist
The evil scientists evilness is literally in his name!
Thats how hes credited in the film, although Sally calls him Dr. Finkelstein.
He bears a lot of similarities to Dr. Frankenstein, and creates Sally as his own monster.
He even has his own servant named Igor.
The same goes for the Evil Scientist inThe Nightmare Before Christmas.
As we learn in the film, Oogie Boogie is made of bugs (gross!
), so he doesnt even have a soul.
She explained toInsider, First of all, he looks like a Klu Klux Klansman.
Secondly, Oogie Boogie is an old, southern, derogatory phrase for an African-American …
I went to Tim.
Tim Burton said, Oh, stop it, youre being oversensitive.'
