Home Sweet Home Alone Happy Ending (& Sequel Setup) Explained
Home Sweet Home Alone: Happy Ending (& Sequel Setup) Explained
Home Sweet Home Alone gives Max, Pam and Jeff happy endings; we explain how the Christmas movie ends, what it’s about, and if it sets up a sequel.
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Home Sweet Home Alone.
The characters get a happy Christmas ending in Home Sweet Home Alone. The sixth installment in the Home Alone franchise boasts an impressive cast of characters, including Ellie Kemper (The Office) as Pam McKenzie and Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2) as Jeff McKenzie, the film’s two ‘villains’, as well as Archie Yates (Jojo Rabbit) as the film’s young protagonist Max. The movie began streaming on Disney+ on November 12, 2021.
The main plot in Home Sweet Home Alone sees down-on-their-luck parents Pam and Jeff being forced to sell their home due to financial woes. During an open house, Max and his mother pop in to use the washroom. They strike up a conversation with Jeff about his Grandmother’s ugly doll and how it might be worth a fortune. However, after the open house, the doll goes missing. Assuming Max stole it, the couple repeatedly tries to break into his house to get it back. Meanwhile, Max is accidentally left behind while his whole family heads to Tokyo for Christmas. Max mistakenly believes the McKenzies are kidnappers looking to sell him and sets traps in his home for protection. In the end, the misunderstandings are sorted out, and Max stays with Pam and Jeff until his mom returns.
The latest Disney Home Alone film has received mixed reviews. Some audiences found it fun and loved the references to the Macaulay Culkin films, and the twists to the old formula were refreshing. Others found it boring, bland, and unoriginal. The resolution is pretty straightforward, leaving few unanswered questions; here’s what the ending of Home Sweet Home Alone really means.
How Home Sweet Home Alone Ends
Most Home Alone films end with the bad guys going to jail, and the parents returning home unaware of what their children have gone through. Home Sweet Home Alone breaks from tradition. When Pam and Jeff realize that Max is isolated from his family, they put aside their differences and do the right thing: take him to safety and try to contact his mom. Max spends Christmas with them until his mother can return.
The epilogue, set one year later, shows the two families reunited again in the Mckenzie house, celebrating the holidays together. Thanks to Pam and Jeff finding the doll, they’re able to sell it and use the money to keep their home. As an added bonus, the final scene also reveals that Jeff has found a new job. Max and his mom have been accepted into the McKenzie clan as well, and they spend that next Christmas joking about Max’s elaborate (but classic Home Alone) plan, and the stunts they pulled. The group seems to have bonded into one blended family. This is a much more wholesome, family-oriented ending than previous Home Alone films.
Why Home Sweet Home Alone Has No Villain
In every other Home Alone film, the villains are classic evil tropes with very little motive (other than greed or revenge). They are usually robbers (though sometimes terrorists) looking to steal valuables. However, for the first time in the franchise’s history, these villains are not only likable but are also empathetic characters. Pam and Jeff are just a couple suffering financially, something relatable to any audience. They are heartbroken at selling their home, and their salvation, an ugly doll, is stolen. Of course, they are going to try to get it back. They go through normal means like talking to the family before going to the extreme of breaking into Max’s house. Unlike Marv and Harry from the original Home Alone movies, they don’t terrorize Max intentionally. They don’t seek revenge for his pranks, instead asking him to stop when they are finally face-to-face. In fact, they call his mom and take care of him when they realize he’s alone. They are, perhaps, the only responsible adults in this entire series.
Why Max Joining The McKenzies For Christmas Is His Happy Ending
Max isn’t happy to be spending Christmas in Tokyo. His first scenes set this up when he complains to his mom about going back to his overcrowded home full of cousins, aunts, and uncles. It’s apparent that none of these relatives really care much about him, as they don’t bother to check which flight he’s meant to be on and leave him home alone. Max likes small, quiet family gatherings. Ending up with the McKenzies, sitting around a fireplace or a cozy (and quiet) dinner table, with his Mom seems like a perfect Christmas. The Home Alone movie argues that Christmas isn’t about vacations, gifts, or parties, it’s about being with his family and the people he loves. A quiet Christmas spent with his mom and their friends is his idea of a happy ending.
The Real Meaning Of Home Sweet Home Alone
Home Sweet Home Alone has some great nods to the original movies while creating a unique plot within the franchise. This one also has a clear message: home is where your family is. Max hates the busy, stressful vacation his family has planned and wants to be left alone. However, when he gets his wish, he tells the McKenzies that he enjoyed himself “for about an hour,” before becoming very lonely. Jeff and Pam lament losing their house but realize that it was the memories inside with their children that mattered the most. While it may have received a lot of hate from fans, Home Sweet Home Alone is a feel-good film. It reminds the viewers that whether rich or poor, big house or small, happiness comes from the people you surround yourself with.
Does Home Sweet Home Alone Set Up A Sequel
As the sixth Home Alone film, it’s hard to say if there will be a sequel. History suggests there will be another entry in the franchise, but that being said, Home Sweet Home Alone is pretty self-contained. Jeff, Pam, and Max have settled their differences by the end. There aren’t lingering questions about their relationship and any animosity has been settled. Jeff and Pam find their doll, sell it, and use the money to keep their home and fix the damage to Max’s. It’s unlikely that this cast could return again in similar cat-and-mouse style roles. A new villain could be shoe-horned in, but given the franchise’s history, it’s unlikely. However, it’s quite possible that a sequel to Home Sweet Home Alone could be made with a new child. The series has done this five times previously and this is more likely than Max returning.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/home-sweet-home-alone-ending-sequel-setup-explained/
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