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[–] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (16 children)

I don't buy it. Kevin wakes up after his parents are already on the plane, after they've been told to put their device in airplane mode, so they still wouldn't know until they touch down in Paris and turn their phones back on, to which everything else can be the same since they were stuck due to the weather.

He could however call the police. Only reason that wasn't possible in the movie was because the phone lines were down (despite showing Kevin ordering a pizza over the phone, ignoring the fact they specifically pointed out the phone line problem at the beginning of the film).

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Phones are irrelevant. No matter how rushed they are, and even though they'd probably have TSA PreCheck, they'd still be slowed down enough by post-911 security to count heads. And the very fact Kevin's not getting into trouble would be a red flag for Mom.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They would have missed their flight if the story played out today.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Yep, no more reaching the airport at the last second and being hurried onto a plane.

"Sorry, you didn't show up two hours early - there's no way we're letting you on".

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