In Home Alone 2 (1992), Kevin gifts the homeless lady that saves his life a worthless ornament whilst spending $967.43 on self-indulgent room service. This is because he’s from a shitty 1% family that doesn’t appreciate the value of money.
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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His friendship with the next potus made this pretty clear
Can you believe that part was played by Academy Award winner Brenda Fricker?
His dad seemed pretty outraged at the room service bill. You could hear him through the building and across the park. (Windows were closed)
Even back then watching this as a younger person – all I could think was what’s shitty fkn gift
In my memory she was caked in bird shit like radagast, I was surprised when I rewatched it last year and she was cleanish
And how does he tip the bellhop? With his used chewing gum.
not to mention the room full of presents the toy shop guy bought for his family
The McAllister’s were never the 1%. They just lived in the 80s when yuppies got big wages, homes were cheap and huge amounts of credit was possible.
If that’s what people think the 1% is then the real 1% have already won because we’re still squabbling amongst our pleasant selves.
His dad is the cop on Sopranos, so…
tbf is credit card was cancelled
Please don’t ruin this movie for me. It’s one of the few joys I have this time of year.😅
and couldn’t give less fucks for a homeless person or their needs
ol man Duncan suggested the doves because one of them had a broken wing tip and nobody was buying that shit. You notice it when he takes them off the tree and hands them to Kevin.
Kevin gives her the one with the broken wing tip because he doesn’t really care about her, he just didn’t want a broken dove.
His family was just MIDDLE CLASS!!!
Our middle class is almost gone now though, the true 1% has taken all the wealth. Now you have mostly ultra wealthy or poor!
He didn’t have any money. He’s a kid and it was charged to what would amount to an imaginary account because he’s a kid and doesn’t understand money.
The ornament was extremely thoughtful because it was a bird and meant more to the lady than money would have because it meant someone took the time to give a shit about her at all.
Your take on a bit of actual humanity in this movie is shit.
Keep the change, you filthy animal!
also thats about $2,500 in todays dollars.
Also the way the rest behave in their hotel in France gives very “Irish American rabid catholic Youth Defence funders” vibes.
(macallister is probably a Scottish protestant name though…)
It wasn’t about money. He was just a kid sharing a moment
or he’s a kid. kids period don’t know the value of money.
It’s a movie.
And it’s not even Culkin, rather a much older stand-in for this close-up shot.
You know, I thought about this when I first watched it about 30 years back.
Why is no one talking about the complete lack of security at the symphony hall?
Her reaction says it all:
https://taylor.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b244e6d0-d823-4d94-a707-465a2b1110b0
https://taylor.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/8880012e-13dc-408d-bcbf-0a8a784f1bea
Right on right on OP!
Also, he’s a child…
God I hate those films
She wasn’t homeless, she lived in the theater. Posts like these makes you sound poor and jealous. Have fun being a hater, I guess. hahahaha
That’s what kids do, they make a thing and that’s your gift lol.
Or he just doesn’t like Piers Morgan.
This sub. Always make me laugh 😂
Believe it or not that family was considered middle class at the time the movie was made
Maybe on the upper end of middle, but still middle
he was only 10 years old lol