The Dark Side of Kevin McCallister: A Christmas Classic's Troubling Subtext

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There has been a lot of speculation about the rap sheet of one Kevin McCallister—better known as the kid from the Christmas classic. In the film, McCallister booby-traps a two-story mansion in the stately enclaves of Chicago with the intention of stymieing a home invasion, which, taken in a vacuum, falls into the relatively safe legal waters of self-defense. However, McCallister also seems to revel in his torment of two of the dumbest criminals alive, to the point that it could be accurately categorized as elder abuse—not only does he light their heads on fire, he shatters their rib cages, lures them into a mildewed basement that has been converted into a torture chamber, and so on. Adjudicating the extent of Kevin’s crimes, as well as the depths of his disconcerting psychopathic imagination.

There has been a lot of speculation about the rap sheet of one Kevin McCallister—better known as the kid from the Christmas classic. In the film, McCallister booby-traps a two-story mansion in the stately enclaves of Chicago with the intention of stymieing a home invasion, which, taken in a vacuum, falls into the relatively safe legal waters of self-defense.

However, McCallister also seems to revel in his torment of two of the dumbest criminals alive, to the point that it could be accurately categorized as elder abuse—not only does he light their heads on fire, he shatters their rib cages, lures them into a mildewed basement that has been converted into a torture chamber, and so on. Adjudicating the extent of Kevin’s crimes, as well as the depths of his disconcerting psychopathic imagination

 

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