Because he was randomly in the book, obviously. In fact, he was referred to as Father Christmas in the book. In the movie he was technically unnamed and only implied to be Father Christmas.
Through the movie the Narnian's talk about how horrible the winter caused by the White Witch is, and how it's a winter so evil that even the one good thing about winter, Christmas, doesn't happen. Santa showing up shows that the tide is turning and the White Witch's power is waning.
It isn't "random" or completely unrelated to the plot. It doesn't come out of nowhere, it's set up well in advance.
>"Come on!" cried Mr. Beaver, who was almost dancing with delight. "Come and see! This is a nasty knock for the Witch! It looks as if her power was already crumbling."
."What do you mean, Mr. Beaver?" panted Peter as they all scrambled up the steep bank of the valley together.
>"Didn't I tell you," answered Mr. Beaver, "that she'd made it always winter and never Christmas? Didn't I tell you? Well, just come and see!"
>And then they were all at the top and did see.
>It was a sledge, and it was reindeer with bells on their harness. But they were far bigger than the Witch's reindeer, and they were not white but brown. And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a huge man in a bright red robe (bright as holly-berries) with a hood that had fur inside it and a great white beard that fell like a foamy waterfall over his chest. Everyone knew him because, though you see people of his sort only in Narnia, you see pictures of them and hear them talked about even in our world—the world on this side of the wardrobe door. But when you really see them in Narnia it is rather different. Some of the pictures of Father Christmas in our world make him look only funny and jolly. But now that the children actually stood looking at him they didn't find it quite like that. He was so big, and so glad, and so real, that they all became quite still. They felt very glad, but also solemn.
>"I've come at last," said he. "She has kept me out for a long time, but I have got in at last. Aslan is on the move. The Witch's magic is weakening."
Why would Father Christmas show
up in a world where Christ has never been born?
>b-but Aslan
Then they should call it Aslanmas, dumbshit! Christmas being a thing in Narnia makes zero fricking sense. Also Lucy going off into a forest with a satyr? The result would have been a rape not a tea party!
He's never referred to again in the rest of the series
Because he was randomly in the book, obviously. In fact, he was referred to as Father Christmas in the book. In the movie he was technically unnamed and only implied to be Father Christmas.
Why WOULDN'T you want Santa in your movie?
it's just an acid trip for children, don't think about it too much.
Because he was in the book.
he's homies with lion jesus, they bonded over having the same birthday
Reminder that this had the same director as the first Shrek movie.
The undisputed 2000s childhood kinomancer
Andrew Adamson was involved with Shrek since 1997.
because winter was finally ending duh
That's like asking why Aslan was Jesus.
>gift giving saint
>gives children weapons and advice
It's meant to show the righteousness of their cause that a literal saint is aiding them
>tells the girls women don't belong on the battlefield
Santa's a fricking chud.
Through the movie the Narnian's talk about how horrible the winter caused by the White Witch is, and how it's a winter so evil that even the one good thing about winter, Christmas, doesn't happen. Santa showing up shows that the tide is turning and the White Witch's power is waning.
It isn't "random" or completely unrelated to the plot. It doesn't come out of nowhere, it's set up well in advance.
>If Lucy had really met Santa--that is, Old Saint Nick--the result would have been a rape, not presents.
That joke doesn't work, San Nicholas was an exemplary man. Compared to a faun who is a depraved creature.
>The result would have been an atomic pimp-slap in front of the Nicaean Council
Santa was a Christian, it makes sense his afterlife would be continuing to spread joy and merriment
because he was in the book as well.
It was Christmas. Why the frick wouldn't Santa be there? Its not random at all you dumb israelite.
The premise of the nightmare scenario the White Witch caused is that it's always winter but never Christmas
Odin likes to sneak in cameos.
>"Come on!" cried Mr. Beaver, who was almost dancing with delight. "Come and see! This is a nasty knock for the Witch! It looks as if her power was already crumbling."
."What do you mean, Mr. Beaver?" panted Peter as they all scrambled up the steep bank of the valley together.
>"Didn't I tell you," answered Mr. Beaver, "that she'd made it always winter and never Christmas? Didn't I tell you? Well, just come and see!"
>And then they were all at the top and did see.
>It was a sledge, and it was reindeer with bells on their harness. But they were far bigger than the Witch's reindeer, and they were not white but brown. And on the sledge sat a person whom everyone knew the moment they set eyes on him. He was a huge man in a bright red robe (bright as holly-berries) with a hood that had fur inside it and a great white beard that fell like a foamy waterfall over his chest. Everyone knew him because, though you see people of his sort only in Narnia, you see pictures of them and hear them talked about even in our world—the world on this side of the wardrobe door. But when you really see them in Narnia it is rather different. Some of the pictures of Father Christmas in our world make him look only funny and jolly. But now that the children actually stood looking at him they didn't find it quite like that. He was so big, and so glad, and so real, that they all became quite still. They felt very glad, but also solemn.
>"I've come at last," said he. "She has kept me out for a long time, but I have got in at last. Aslan is on the move. The Witch's magic is weakening."
Loved the bit in Voyage of the Dawn Treader where C.S. Lewis randomly takes a shot at Eustace's Mormon parents of all things.
>Allegory about Christ
Why are you a fricking moron
what, pray tell, does santa have to do with christ?
>It's always winter but never Christmas
>Why is Santa in this movie
Just fricking have a nice day
santa =/= christmas you mega autist
For shits and giggles. He also put in Greek gods like Bacchus and Silenus, not to mention satyrs and centaurs.
The real question is, why was LWW so kino while PC and VDT literally ended the franchise with their shittiness.
Why would Father Christmas show
up in a world where Christ has never been born?
>b-but Aslan
Then they should call it Aslanmas, dumbshit! Christmas being a thing in Narnia makes zero fricking sense. Also Lucy going off into a forest with a satyr? The result would have been a rape not a tea party!