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Why ‘Home Alone’ Is a Bad Movie
The second one is better than the first
Home Alone is a Christmas classic. First released in 1990, the Macaulay Culkin-starring film tells the story of Kevin, whose family is spending the holidays in Paris. During the frantic rush to the airport in the morning, Kevin accidentally gets left behind.
The movie trudges on as Kevin’s mom contacts local authorities and tries to will her way back home, though many flights are delayed or canceled due to an impending snowstorm. Meanwhile, back home in suburban Chicago, Kevin’s house is getting robbed and he’s rigged the entire place with traps to fend off the house from two morons, Harry and Marv.
Kevin is portrayed as a brilliant and sweet boy who ultimately misses his family despite the fact that they sort of hate him. Harry and Marv are two idiots who eventually get arrested for numerous break-ins throughout the Chicago area and then escape from prison just in time for Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. Somehow, I cannot bring myself to believe that Harry and Marv are smart enough to escape from a prison with zero guards or staff, let alone one that is secure.
Kevin’s family also hates him. He is isolated for being annoying during both movies. What’s even more frustrating is that his family still treats him with disdain in the sequel even after abandoning him in the first movie. His brother is a bully and no one wants to spend any time with him.
Home Alone is an idiot plot; the film’s narrative only makes sense if the characters act like morons. This isn’t to be confused with characters who are actually idiots. Home Alone would get resolved in five minutes if I was Kevin’s dad.
Kevin’s mom only realizes that Kevin has been left behind after she’s already boarded the plane and it takes off. The plot of Home Alone 2 makes slightly more sense after Kevin only separates while at the airport after accidentally boarding a flight to snowy New York City instead of sunny Florida.
What kind of mom finds out that she’s left her son at home after multiple hours of preparing to board a plane?
This brings me to my second point: there has to be some way for the police, fire department, child protective services, etc, to do a welfare check…
