Kevin’s Plane Ticket
We’ll be the first to admit that Home Alone is not exactly the most believable movie. What parent travels across on a major trip for Christmas and somehow forgets one of their children at home? It’s highly unlikely, but it made for some cinematic gold.
The creators of the movie were very deliberate with what information they showed the audience before Kevin is left at home. After Kevin spills milk in the kitchen, his dad cleans it up and as he does so, accidentally throws away Kevin’s plane ticket. This is meant to help us understand how two parents, well, an entire family really, could forget one of their own at home.