Of all the Christmas movies out there, Home Alone is the one with the best wrestling psychology.The first 10 minutes tell you everything you need to know about the main characters. Kevin is an immature brat that needs to grow up, Buzz is a dick who exploits Kevin's immaturity, his neighbor Old Man Marley has a bad reputation, and that "cop," is suspicious.Kevin gets a bit of shine standing up to Buzz and taking inventory of the suspicious cop. Kevin's parents put the heat on him by exiling him to the attic and forgetting him, but he reverses it on them by making the best of it (indoor sledding, ice cream, and R-rated movies) and getting in a hope spot or two until the cop from earlier is revealed to be part of the Wet Bandits (a duo of local burglars). They put their own heat on Kevin by creeping on him and attempting to rob his house throughout the movie.Kevin continues to get in little hope spots by driving off the Wet Bandits and making peace with scary Old Man Marley. When the Bandits decide to rob Kevin's house once and for all, Kevin makes the ultimate comeback by booby trapping the house. All the traps, but especially the hot doorknob, the blowtorch flamethrower, the paint cans to the head, and the spider on the face are Kevin's Five Moves of Doom or Greatest Hits, if you read Quack's books.Kevin calls the police and tells them to meet him at a neighbors house, then escapes to the neighbors house for a good false finish, but the Wet Bandits catch up to him and corner him for a nice falsie of their own. Before they can finish Kevin off, in comes Old Man Marley with the save and the REAL finish.Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong or suggest other best wrestling psychology movies!
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