The original post: /r/movies by /u/wingspantt on 2024-12-25 02:28:20.
So it's Christmas and I'm watching Home Alone for the 200th time. And it occurred to me this is one of the only movies I can remember where a main character visits a church service, on purpose, and has a genuinely wholesome and positive experience. And it is all portrayed with seriousness.
Kevin chooses to go to a Christmas mass. The decor and art of the church is portrayed with reverence. There is beautiful Christmas mass music playing. Then Kevin meets a neighbor and has a genuine and deep conversation where they reflect on life and family.
It feels like most movies with a church scene is either an ironic confession scene, or some brutal murder happens in church, or some kind of comedy scene. Or someone crying as they lose their faith, or a funeral. Even Christmas themed movies almost never have actually religious scenes.
Is it just me or is this rare other than Home Alone?