▁New ▁Co ke ▁or ▁Mer ck ' s ▁launch ▁and ▁subsequent ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁V io xx ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁While ▁Y v onne ▁Task er ▁notes ▁" the ▁complex ▁character ization ▁seen ▁in ▁The ▁Night m are ▁Before ▁Christmas ," ▁Michael ▁A . ▁Mor r ison ▁discuss es ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Se uss ' s ▁How ▁the ▁Gr inch ▁Sto le ▁Christmas ▁on ▁the ▁film , ▁writing ▁that ▁Jack ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁Gr inch ▁and ▁Zero ▁par alle ls ▁Max , ▁the ▁Gr inch ' s ▁dog . ▁Philip ▁Nel ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁" ch alleng es ▁the ▁wisdom ▁of ▁adult s ▁through ▁its ▁trick ster ▁characters " ▁contrast ing ▁Jack ▁as ▁a ▁" good ▁trick ster " ▁with ▁O og ie ▁Bo og ie , ▁whom ▁he ▁also ▁comp ares ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Se uss ' s ▁Dr . ▁Ter will iker , ▁as ▁a ▁bad ▁trick ster . ▁Richard ▁Del g ado ▁and ▁Jean ▁Stef anc ic ▁see ▁the ▁characters ▁as ▁presented ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁negative ▁light ▁and ▁critic ise ▁the ▁film ' s ▁characters ▁as ▁having ▁ra cial ▁construct s , ▁with ▁the ▁protagon ists ▁using ▁" wh ites pe ak " ▁and ▁the ▁ant agon ist , ▁O og ie ▁Bo og ie , ▁using ▁" black spe ak ." ▁ ▁This ▁per ception ▁was ▁not ▁entirely ▁un antic ip ated ▁by ▁the ▁film m akers . ▁D anny ▁El f man ▁was ▁wor ried ▁the ▁character ization ▁of ▁O og ie ▁Bo