precociousness

小鬼当家英文观后感

Today, I saw large areas of the United States "Home Alone" with deep feeling. The main character is a little boy. Christmas is fast approaching, the little boy was always getting into trouble. As a result, they go to a holiday in Paris, but forget the little boy at home. There are two thieves, after a long period of the study, which determined that no one at home. Unexpectedly, there is a little devil at home it! The little boy with a lot of smart and witty way, to finally seize the thief. His parents, Christmas is the day to come back, and the boy's mother hugged tightly. Since then, the boy became everybody's favorite target. 。

I would like to tell you that the smart money is not unusual in some small inexpensive. But in the coming danger, to protect their own!。

中文翻译：今天，我看了美国的大片《小鬼当家》，有很深的感触。主演是一个小男孩。圣诞节很快就要来了，这个小男孩总是遇到麻烦。结果，他们去巴黎度假，却把这个小男孩忘在家里。有两个贼经过长期观察以后，断定家里没人。出乎意料的是，家里有一个小鬼！这个小男孩使用了很多聪明机智的手段最终捉住了盗贼。他的双亲，圣诞节那天回家了，男孩的妈妈紧紧地抱住了他。从那以后，那个小孩成了每个人的最喜欢的人。

我想告诉你的是聪明的脑袋在一些小的不起眼的方面不常用。但是面对即将到来的危险，保护自己！

John Hughes has a knack for writing about what teenagers get up to when left to their own devices. In ‘The Breakfast Club’, there’s shenanigans afoot when a gaggle of students get together for detention time. In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the slacker king turns into man about town behind his parents’ – and teachers’ – backs. Then there’s ‘Weird Science’, where two High School geeks even go as far as to bio-engineer their very own woman. ‘Home Alone’ could be said to run along the same vein, only with the crucial difference of the star of the show being an eight-year-old.。

So, how do you orchestrate a scenario where an ankle-biter’s left on his own? You have his entire family accidentally head for a Christmas vacation in Paris without him, that’s how. And that’s how fresh-faced young ‘un Kevin McCallister comes to be left in his parents’ ridiculously-large house, completely on his lonesome. The only problem is, keeping things that way becomes increasingly problematic when bungling burglars Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) take a shine to the place and fancy making off with the widescreen TV. Of course, you might think that a call to the local police station, or even asking for a bit of help from the neighbours, might be the best way to nip this thing in the bud. But no, our Kev has a much better idea – and it involves booby traps. Lots of them.。

Even if you haven’t seen this flick, chances are you’ll have guessed plausibility isn’t one of its strong points. It also suffers from a plot arc which goes distinctly saggy in the middle, dragged down by the fact that, in-between the setting-up of the overall premise and the hilarious final half-hour, very little actually happens.。

But, despite all of that, most of us have a bit of affection for ‘Home Alone’. It features Culkin before he became all grown-up and funny-looking and, no matter how many times I see it, the frantic climax where the crims get their comeuppance never loses its humour. In fact, there are great performances all round, and it’s worth noting that Pesci delivered this fine tongue-in-cheek comic display in the same year that he gave us his terrifying Oscar-winning portrayal of Tommy DeVito in ‘Goodfellas’. The guy hasn’t made a movie since 1998, and Hollywood’s the weaker for it.。

Kevin and his family are all set to go to Paris to spend Christmas vacation with various relatives, a trip that has no appeal for Kevin at all. He in fact wishes that all of his family would simply disappear, a wish which comes true in a manner of speaking when they leave for France without him. Initially delighted by the prospect of spending the festive period doing as he wishes Kevin soon runs into problems when two burglars decide to set their sights on his home.。

Hughes' most successful screenplay to date and the film, which made Macaulay Culkin a household name (on this basis alone, some would argue it should never be viewed) is a festive tale from a disgruntled child's perspective. Hughes manages to capture Kevin's (Macaulay Culkin) feelings of precociousness and childish dreaming with a deft ability. We follow Kevin as he goes from delight at having the house to himself (and believing that his dreams really have come true) to defending his territory against the burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). The majority of comedy comes from the booby traps the inventive Kevin creates which ruin each burglary attempt with fine slapstick humour.。

Culkin walks a fine line between annoyance and endearment throughout the film. While never 'cute' you cannot help but side with him, although you also pity Pesci and Stern who never stand a chance. This is a film which manages to capture some of the best qualities of Christmas in a surprisingly enjoyable format and will provide the whole family with large quantities of festive spirit.。

What’s the Story?Reviewed by Marjorie Kase。

HOME ALONE is the story of 8-year-old Kevin (Macaulay Culkin), a mischievous middle child who feels largely ignored by his large extended family. While preparing for a Christmas vacation in Paris, Kevin gets in trouble, is banished to the attic overnight, and wishes his family would just disappear. Kevin gets his wish the next morning when his family mistakenly leaves him behind. At first, Kevin is elated, celebrating by pigging out, watching gangster flicks, and rifling through his parents' stuff (including, in the film's most memorable scene, his dad's aftershave). But pretty soon he realizes that being home alone isn't all it's cracked up to be. He misses his mom (who employs any and every means of getting home to her son) and even his bully brother. With all the block's families on vacation, Kevin has no one to turn to, including the cops, who assume he's up to his usual tricks. Meanwhile, a pair of bumbling burglars played by Joe Pesci (Goodfellas, Lethal Weapon 2-4) and Daniel Stern take advantage of the situation by pillaging the neighborhood. It's up to Kevin to defend his home, using every prank in his well-stocked arsenal. A bevy of violent, slapstick, wince-inducing episodes ensue, resulting in Kevin (with a little help from a creepy neighbor) successfully foiling the bad guys' plans -- just in time for the clueless cops, as well as his worried yet relieved family. 。

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Culkin) feels slighted by his large, obnoxious family and throws a temper tantrum on the eve of a vacation trip to Europe. Exiled to his room by his mother (Catherine O'Hara), Kevin fatefully wishes that his family would disappear. The next morning, he awakens to find himself all alone in the house. Scared at first, he soon proves adept at fending for himself. As his guilt-stricken mom begins an arduous journey back from Europe to rescue her son, Kevin elaborately defends the house against a pair of menacing but comically inept burglars (Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci).。

The first half of HOME ALONE features the sugar-coated sentimentality that can usually be found in a Hughes film, while the second half is full of unanticipated sadism (a close-up of Stern's bare foot slipping slowly down a six-inch nail is the film's most ghastly image). As directed by Chris Columbus (HEARTBREAK HOTEL), the film's slapstick falls flat and only the pain remains. Yet the film's message seems even more disturbing than its violence. This could be the first comedy--it's certainly the first holiday film--which focuses on child abuse. As Kevin shoots pellets into the intruders and takes a blowtorch to their heads, he's directing the hostility he feels toward his neglectful parents at these two guys. The only really likable thing about this film is Culkin (UNCLE BUCK, JACOB'S LADDER). He's an uncommonly natural child actor, but even he doesn't always survive the tiresome gags。

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