Home Alone Analysis

Content
This film has been rated a U which is the lowest rating out of all my films. This means people of all ages can watch this film even very young children. The film contains mild comic violence but nothing serious and no bad language is used throughout, parents may want to accompany very young children as the film does have villains who could be scary to small children.
Structure
Like near enough all the films I have analysed the linear narrative has been used again showing every scene in chronological order, there are no flashbacks and no voice over’s used. As this film is viewable for children of all ages the structure of the film needs to have a clear structure so that young children and children of all ages can understand it and follow the story line easily without getting confused or lost, because of this the film is more realistic to watch and it appears as though the events are happening in front of your eyes. This structure is used in most of the films I have analysed therefore I think it would be a good idea to take this into consideration as it is clearly the most popular and most successful.
Codes and conventions
Family is important in this film, just like all the others. Children seem very popular in comedy films as they don’t plan to be funny, they just are. The villains in comedy films are also very funny as they aren’t supposed to be taken too seriously. This is shown in home alone 4 as the villains are very stupid and clearly have no idea what they are doing.
The scene I have chosen to analyse is when Kevin goes to stay with his dad and sees his new room. The room is full of games and TV’s and is very large. We then go back to Kevin’s mum’s house and you see his old room which is small and childlike where as his new room is much more grown up. When we see Kevin in his new room again he seems much more grown up to the childlike boy who not long ago was fighting with his siblings.
Themes
Family is the main theme in this film. Kevin finds being the younger sibling really hard and takes for granted everything he has. After living with his dad for a while and having to take care of two villains who are up to no good he realises how much he needs his family and misses them. This has the same principles as Bruce almighty but it portrayed in a much more childlike way. As this film has a lower rating to Bruce Almighty.


Development over time
The home alone films have been around for years and have changed and updated throughout. The principle of the films has stayed the same where as characters and small details have changed. I personally think the films have gotten worse over the years and the original cast and story line was the best. I think