I sincerely enjoy watching Home Alone. It has a very unique feeling and has been one of my favorite movies throughout my life. From the action to the memorable tricks that are played, it is overall a classic. 

For some backstory, we are introduced to a nice house in a seemingly regular neighborhood. It seems calm on the outside but is pure chaos within. There is a police officer attempting to gather some information on where the family is going. People are running around everywhere, so it isn’t very easy to get anybody’s attention. Later in the night, the story starts to focus a lot more on seven-year-old Kevin, who is the protagonist. The rest of Kevin’s family has left on a trip to France when they accidentally didn’t account for him. This was actually what he said he wanted, due to his family getting on his nerves and, in his eyes, being too restrictive. Consequently, we get to see a funny glimpse of what Kevin actually likes to do by himself. He eats insanely unhealthy food, watches movies he knows he shouldn’t, and shoots targets with a BB gun. This could appeal to multiple demographics as it gives a (maybe) realistic expectation as to what a younger person would do without supervision. When he is home alone, two “bad” guys show up, one of whom was earlier at Kevin’s house posing as a fake police officer to find out an optimal time to rob the place. The robbers thought the house would be empty since that was what they heard. Fortunately, they were wrong. As he is the only one there, the main plot entails Kevin playing tricks on them and, eventually, scaring them away. But as this unfolds, Kevin’s family makes an attempt to get into contact with Kevin or have somebody else do it for them. Kevin’s mom calls the police, but when the police arrive at the house, Kevin mistakes them for the robbers and doesn’t make a single noise. This, in an unfortunate turn of events, tricks the police into thinking the house is completely empty. They recontact Kevin’s mom, telling her their incorrect conclusion. This sort of gaslights her into thinking she’s crazy. As I said before, this all continues until the family finally arrives after the criminals have already left out of both anger and fear. 

Overall, Home Alone is a great movie when it comes to the perspective or the humor, and it certainly could appeal to many demographics. Both Leah Perlman and Lauren Grafe agree in the same manner. I’m sure that, at this point, you understand why it is my favorite Christmas movie.