Home Alone- The Original "GOOD, GOOD"

With the holiday season upon us, it was a necessity to watch the classic, Home Alone. Home Alone is a 1990 film that shows 8 year old Kevin McCallister, a troublesome being who feels as though he isn't granted enough respect or attention, home alone with a duo of burglars out to get him. Early in the film, Kevin, after several unfortunate events everybody seemingly against him, exclaimed that he wish his family would be gone. He got his wish, in a way. and The film depicts a child's wildest dream and most horrific nightmare simultaneously and perfectly. Director, John Hughes, did an exquisite job of using catchy slogans like "Keep the change ya filthy animal," in order to have people continuously revert back to his film during the holiday season. To this day, that saying is used by 9 out of 10 people via Instagram captions around Christmas time. Along with that came some aspects of the film that may have seemed controversial to many, but hilarious to most. Many older people who have viewed the film have been shocked by the level of disrespect shown among children and adults, which came through taunting and name calling. Kevin, the main character, was called names like puke, disease, and even a little jerk by his uncle! With that being said, Kevin had his disrespectful moments as well, for sure, as he called his mother a "dummy."
In accordance with popular opinion, this is a great movie, as it is good-natured throughout, and a little bit unrealistic, which is good. Viewers don't want to be bored to death with an everyday proposition, they'd rather see a young child do something remarkable, and Kevin's "operation" was remarkable, without a doubt. In my opinion, I think the director did a tremendous job with including a lesson in the film, in that you should be careful what you wish for, while also showing that with bad choices you can still overcome them, have a good time, and eventually everything will be back to normal, until Part 2...