Go ahead and grab your hot chocolate, coffee, or tea and your favorite Christmas snacks. Grab your favorite cozy blanket and get ready to watch the iconic “Home Alone.” The first Christmas movie, produced in 1898, was “Santa Claus” and started the trend of popular Christmas movies that continue to this day.
It is a tradition for people to watch Christmas movies during Christmas time, just like what you do for Halloween with popular Halloween movies.
There are always the fun, interesting Christmas movies and then the cheesy comedy romance ones. There have been so many classic Christmas movies, but which one is most popular?
“Home Alone” is currently the biggest Christmas hit ever since it came out in 1990. This classic movie is very popular because of its quotable phrases, plot, and the main character, Kevin McCallister.
This coming of age movie is loved greatly because of the delightful story that has great amounts of laughs. Around Christmas time, people are always quoting their favorite parts of “Home Alone”, enjoying how funny the movie is. Not only is “Home Alone” funny, but it also reaches out to those who feel like they are overlooked or taken for granted, or feel like Kevin.
Kevin often feels overlooked by his five other siblings, and wants to be noticed by his parents by standing out. However, the night before the big family’s trip to Paris, Kevin acts out and his mother makes him sleep in the attic. The next morning is so chaotic, Kevin’s family forgets that he is still sleeping in the attic while the rest of his family is off to the airport.
Waking up alone in the big house, Kevin assumes that his wish to have no family came true. He can’t wait to spend time alone in his house, and do whatever he wants. However, tides turn, and later in the night, two criminals plan to rob his house, thinking that everyone left on vacation.
Kevin must now defend his house at all costs to keep the criminals out before they rob the McCallister’s house.
“Home Alone” is a classic and is loved by many people, which is why it is one of the highest rated movies during Christmas time. This film franchise contains a sequel after the first one where it takes place in New York.
This movie is a perfect movie to watch with friends and family on a cold night to warm you up with laughs of joy. The amount of twists and turns during the movie is enough to keep you intrigued and interested.
This film has many iconic moments where people mock to this day in a funny way. In the movie, Kevin screams after putting aftershave on his face, causing him to make a funny pose. Especially in the second movie, where Kevin plays the TV, in his hotel room to get the hotel man away.
The quote he says is, “Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.” The quote became an icon for the movie and made lots of people laugh.