Problem Child Movie Analysis

Problem Child came out in 1990 as a comedy/slapstick movie. The movie is about a seven year old boy by the name of Junior also known as the problem child. Junior was in a group home at the beginning of the movie until a man name Ben and his wacky wife adopted him. Ben did not know that this young boy could be so terrifying and discructive until he took him home. Deviant plays a major role in this movie when it come to Junior. His behvaior throughout the whole movie is an act of deviance. The movie began by a woman leaving a bassinet on the porch of a home. From this point you can tell that Junior mother didnt want him. In this society when parents leave their children or give them up for adoption is leaves the child feeling sad and unwanted and this could bring on deviant behavior. Throughout the years Junior was past on from home to home until he reached the Catholic orphanage where he is in the hand of nuns. Ben wants a son but his wife cannot conceive, so he go adopt 7 year old Junior. By looking …show more content…
If it was a black boy doing these acts he probably would have been sent back to the foster home or in a juvenile system. Also gender plays a role, if it was girl doing these devilish acts it would be a little more unacceptable and people would have thought something was seriously wrong with her because girls in this society are told to be lady like and boys are known to be wild. Junior 's behavior is not acceptable anywhere, the deviant acts he did are just not the norm. Setting your room on fire, causing your grandpa to fall down the stairs, hitting little kids with bats, destroying another kids birthday party and inviting criminals to the house are not acts of good behavior and is not normal but it is a little more acceptable coming from Junior due to his history of negligence, isolation, and