I mean she asked Kevin where is his family and he answered. She should have stopped there. Asking him where he lives was really not needed. It was none of her business.
shareOh for goodness sake! It's only a movie. Why do people take these kinda things so seriously all the time?! Enough analyzing and more enjoying. This film is a great holiday film, and so is the second one. ?
shareJust because Kevin gave an answer to it doesn't mean it was the truth. It wasn't, right? I think I'd be a little suspicious myself seeing an 8 year old kid buying stuff at the supermarket himself. Kids don't do that.
shareshe seemed like the type who was passive aggressive i wouldn't have trusted that women someone like that could be a bully and be dangerous she would have ended up robbing his house.
shareWhat about the fact that she held up the army men toys and Kevin said "For the kids," then later on she asked "Where's your brothers and sisters?" and Kevin said "I'm an only child."
So what "kids" were those army men toys for? lol
So what "kids" were those army men toys for? lol
Maybe that scene was a subliminal PSA. They were trying to teach kids about strangers.
shareBut I love how he responds to her.
"Cause you're a stranger." XD
An 8 year old is capable of being alone for short periods of time in a familiar place, especially if a parent is not that far away. I was the same age as Kevin when this movie came out, and while I certainly never had the freedom my parents generation did, people did not hover over kids as much as they do now. I remember MANY times at that age, going into stores alone to grab a few items for my parents while they waited in the car and so did just about every other kid I knew. No one ever questioned it or saw it as a big deal. It was helpful to my parents and fun for me as it made me feel grown up. They'd give me their money and a short list and tell me to grab some candy or a toy for myself with whatever cash was left over, it was fun.
There was no reason for the cashier to make such a big deal about it. It would have been different had Kevin been only four years old or appeared to be scared or in some kind of trouble, but when she asked where his mom was, and he said she was in the car, that was a perfectly logical explanation. The cashiers tone was rather rude and accusatory as if she was more suspicious of him, than concerned about his safety. She acted like he was doing something wrong. There was no reason to be grilling him like that, it was none of her business.
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It was a kid buying a lot of groceries with no adult there and a fist of cash. I think she had reason to ask!
shareShe DID ask. She asked him where his mom was, Kevin replied without hesitation that she was in the car. Any reasonable person would have just accepted that answer and left it alone.
shareI found that to be the most illogical thing ever. Still do. Who stays in the car and sends their child inside? What for?
It is much worse than saying she is sick and at home.
As I said in my earlier post, it was simply common back then. Kids actually enjoyed it because it made them feel grown up. I, and other kids I knew, often asked to do it, just for that reason. People didn't feel it was bad or dangerous to give kids just a little independence. Plus it could be a nice favor for the parent if he/she is tired, not feeling well, disabled and has a hard time getting around, or watching a sleeping baby they don't want to wake.
shareThanks for replying. I know kids can handle it, that's why I said would not have problems when the parents are at home.
But if you already drove to the supermarket? Staying inside and looking outside while your kid is inside? That's just stupid. At least to me, if I'm already there I can walk a bit. I just never heard of this before. I guess it is a step in between letting your child walk all the way to the store, too.
I found it intrusive when the woman looked at this bag, some say it was toy soldiers, I thought it was candy. She looked so accusing. Why?
A friend told me "Kids always buy candy for themselves" as if that was something the cashiers had to prevent and I said, no way, every parent I know always controls if the kid brought everything, how much it cost, if they got the correct change. Buying stuff for yourself would get you in big trouble.
I mean I would think Kevin was told to buy this for the family, or was allowed to buy for himself, WTF does this woman think she is doing, it's not like he only bought candy and ice cream.
What was the problem? When I was that age I went to stores by myself all the time. Sometimes my mom would give me money and send me to the supermarket to get something, and I'd walk there. All the kids did it. This is normal.
shareJuly 7, 2020 Tuesday 6:45 p.m.
I think Home Alone was trying to point out that it's important for family to look out for each other. This scene was trying to highlight this. It was more common at least a generation or two ago for children to handle themselves responsibly on their own, without getting into trouble. Of course, this was with their parent's confidence and approval. Society's current expectations today, at least in western Europe, North America, and Australia that I know of, are quite different.
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