While the parents were the highlights of this film, the Ralphie character was a complete jerk. He wants a gun for Xmas, he’s a coward to his friends and his writing is as bland as a Generation Z article. Why would the filmmakers think audiences would be on this loser’s side? He deserved to shoot his eye out.
shareWhat a stupid little kid! The whole movie is pointless!
share"He wants a gun for Xmas"
First of all, it's a BB gun, not a firearm. And second, ca. 1940, when the story is set, people didn't get their sphincters in a knot at the mention of guns. It was common for boys to have not only BB guns, but .22 rifles. Even as late as the early 1960s, I got a Remington single-shot .22 rifle for my eighth birthday. No big deal. Other boys had them, and none of us has grown up to be a mass shooter.
"He's a coward"
He's a young boy learning how to get by in the world among bullies and a sometimes intimidating father. By the end of the movie, he's grown in character, and even kicks the ass of the neighborhood thug.
"His writing is as bland as a Generation Z article."
Once again, he's a little kid. What do expect from him, Henry James?