Many
holidays shows are celebrating milestone years & the classic Home Alone is no exception. The
blockbuster holiday movie is celebrating 25 years this year! Kevin McCallister,
our 8 year old leading 'man' is accidentally left home alone while his extended
family leaves for a holiday trip to Paris. The unsettled nerves the night
before a big trip brought forth many a nasty word said and Kevin was banished
to the attic room for the night. In the mad rush to get to the airport after a
power failure left alarms silent, Kevin is forgotten. And then come the lessons
to be learned in a two hour time frame...
Being
eight, Kevin believes his wish had come true, that he made his annoying family
disappear. The reality of this settles in that morning & he likes it! Then
the reality of being home alone settles in... and the fear becomes reality. In
her new best-selling book Big Magic -
Creative Living Beyond Fear, Elizabeth Gilbert conveys her important
message beautifully: when inspiration strikes, grab it while the iron is hot
(quite literally in Kevin McCallister's case) and face your fear of it. This will allow creativity to flow. Kevin does
just that. He stops hiding under the comforter, and from under the bed. He
accepts the basement will never be his favorite place and when realizing his home is threatened by
the bumbling robbers, The Wet Bandits, he lets go of his fears and takes
command. And this is when Kevin gets creative & boy does he get creative! To
protect it, he booby traps his house & these pranks have become movie
classics.
So why all of the sudden does Kevin face
fear & become his home's protector? When you are 8 years old the importance
of your home & your family are told
to you. Kevin, when thinking his family may not return, gets the chance to feel these things all on his own. He
realizes what he has been explained to all along, that family, friends,
traditions & home are the most important things, especially around the
holidays. His bravery gains him a new friendship (in the neighbor next door),
and the respect of his older brother (pretty cool he didn't burn down the
house), and the rest of his family. On Christmas morning, amongst the warmth of
the decorations he carefully placed out, when seeing his Mom upon her return he
forgives her in an instant. His evolution in a two day period is epic. The
family rushes home to save Kevin & in reality he has saved their home &
Christmas ~ helping them all realize what is important, being together.
The
creators of this movie never expected the unparalleled success it has received
even 25 years later. But, thank you for bringing us Kevin and sharing his
entertaining journey into the big magic of Christmas and it's true meaning.
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