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In response to "the audience itself is going through dark times..." by Mel Profit

This was always the explanation (fair or not) for Home Alone's success.

Posted by David (aka David) Jul 5 '10, 09:54

Audiences wanted to go to theaters to laugh.

If you look at some of the recent summer films that have disappointed, none of them showed any whimsy in the trailers. Prince of Persia in particular qualifies under that umbrella. Movies are intended to be escapist fun for the most part. Nolan made everyone want to prove they were grim, and the problem is that most of them aren't even within shouting distance of Nolan's talent. So, they can't pull it off.

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Home Alone is a pretty dark movie ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:55 2
- Because that's the movie that put Mccauley on Michael Jackson's radar? -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 09:59 1
  - No, because it was mostly filmed at night. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:01

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This was always the explanation (fair or not) for Home Alone's success.

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