North Pole (film)

North Pole is a 2014 American high fantasy action Christmas epic war film. It is the first installment in the North Pole film series. Inspired by the First World War is directed by Bill Condon, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by David Heyman. Set in 1915, the film is narrated under the voice of different elves, who recount the sequence of events in the first months of a great war between the forces of S. Claus and the evil being of Krampus.

A epic war Christmast untitled film was first announced in June 2010, with Bill Condon and Simob Beaufoy hired to direct and written respectively it in March 2011; the cast signed on between August and November. Principal photography began on June 7, 2012, with filming taking place in the Canadá, United Kingdom and France before finishing on February 7, 2013.

North Pole premiered in Los Angeles on November 26, 2014, and was released in the United States on December 5, in 2D, 3D, 4D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX formats, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was positively received by critics for its screenplay, direction, production values, emotional weight, musical score, special effects and atmosphere; at the 87th Academy Awards, the film received nominations for Best Visual Effects. It grossed over $786.5 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Christmas film of all time and the third-highest-grossing film of 2014. The film was followed by two direct sequels, a spin-offs films and launched an franchise of tie-in products, including video games, amusement park attractions and merchandise.

Plot
In August 1915, during a massive shutdown of North Pole production plants due to a Great Human War, a series of attacks by Pruning Souls (creatures of dark energy and plasma) ravage the inhospitable forests of Canada. Mr. S. Claus, and the chancellor of production, declare war against the attackers and give the call to gather "troops" for protection.

Although the actions are carried out, the Opponents besiege the Canadian forest system and multiple production plants and forts are destroyed or invaded. In the defense line of the Arctic Islands, Mart, a Elf, is recruited, who prepares with his friend, Arl and the 2nd army for an offensive on Igloolik Island, which ends in defeat for the Allied North front and causes a great retreat. On Somerset Island, Fort Ross, the 1st and 4th armies where S. Claus and his faithful circle of elves  'Spirit' also fought, faced Opponents who outnumbered them. Although the battle becomes tiring, the Allies triumph and make way for the Trench War, supporting the great withdrawal, where Mart was.

Despite this and the fact that they took strength on part of the arctic front, in Quebec, Canada, the Opposers formed a perimeter over the Arctic and Greenland, where the leader of the opposition, Krampus, was finally revealed as the mind of the conflict. Days later, the Allies and the 2nd Army moved to Baffin Island already dominated by a group of Souls, where they won the 2-day Battle that ended in a chase into the Qikiqtaaluk Region and with Arl wounded. At a memorial ceremony 2 months later, on December 25, Mart thinks to herself about falling into war and how long "the nightmare" can last over them.