Why did Kevin keep silent about Harry and Marv?
At the end of Home Alone, when Kevin's family asks him what he did while they were away, he says that he went shopping and just hung around but he doesn't mention defending his house from the two burglars Harry and Marv.
Why did he keep silent about them? What would have happened if he told them?
Best Answer
Because he is just a kid and he knew that no one will believe him.
It has been shown in all movies of this franchise that no one believes what a kid says or can do. Like the cashier at the store where Kevin purchases stuff for booby trap, or the receptionist at the hotel in Home Alone 2, or the police chief in Home Alone 3.
Kevin is a kid who constantly gets into trouble and gets punished. If he tells anybody about that, they will think he is just joking or up to some mischief.
In the beginning of the movie, when a kid eats his pizza and he spills Pepsi on the table, his excuses are not heard and he gets punished.
Kevin: He started it! He ate my pizza on purpose. He knows I hate sausage and olives...
Uncle: Look what you did, you little jerk!
Mr. McCallister: Get upstairs now.
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What did Harry and Marv do to Kevin?
Despite their incompetence, Harry and Marv display ferocious determination in their pursuit of Kevin, and prove themselves to be extremely dangerous criminals when he is at their mercy, intending to torture him in the first film and outright attempting to murder him in the second.Did Kevin ever tell his parents about Harry and Marv?
Although director, Chris Columbus, and screenwriter, John Hughes, never explicitly reveal if the McCallisters ever found out about their son's elaborate booby traps or the criminals they were built to thwart, there are clues hidden throughout the 1990 Christmas classic that may answer the question that's on everyone's ...Did Marv and Harry get hurt?
At this point, Marv and Harry have both suffered potentially crippling hand and foot injuries. Harry has proved to be nearly impervious to burns, and both managed to retain consciousness after taking a flying paint can straight to the face.Why do Marv and Harry call themselves the wet bandits?
The Wet Bandits were a duo of criminals, comprised of Marv Murchins and Harry Lyme. Marv was solely responsible for the name, after leaving a calling card of leaving the water running at every house they robbed.Honest Action - Home Alone
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I disagree with the other answer that it's because they "wouldn't believe him". Their entire house was destroyed. All Kevin would have to do to be believed is simply not clean up, and then involve the police, who already know of the "Wet Bandits".
One of the themes of the movie is that Kevin is more mature and capable than anyone in his family realizes. So that line was an inside joke between Kevin and us, the audience. "What happened?" "Oh just hung around (wink wink)". The intent is to keep us on the inside with Kevin. We all know he's much more capable than his family believes he is.
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