Stanley and his family half-jokingly blame their misfortunes on Stanley's "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather." Do you believe in fate — that people are lucky or unlucky — or do you believe, as Mr. Pendanski tells the boys, that we are all responsible for ourselves and our destinies?
Most curses aren't genuine, I believe that we are responsible for our own acts. Weakening our sense of self-judgment by blaming it only on a "cursed relative." As the popular adage goes, "Your life is in your hands; make of it what you want."
Sometimes when you watch a movie, or read a story, some part of you feels like there are some people out there who can do things, like put curses on people.
Anyway, most of the time you cause your own problems.
