review of american beauty

In the movie, the only people that were truly happy the whole time was the gay couple. This is funny because it is not a usual occurrence that there is a gay cou

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She frustrates her whole family with trying to be in charge of everything when all they really want from her is for her to be herself. He thinks that going back to the way he was during his teenage years will help all his problems go away and will ultimately make him happy. The mother of the family is never truly happy with who she is, as can be seen in her slapping herself in the being of the movie and her constantly criticizing her husband, and is very unhappy because of it. The couple is truly happy because they understand who they are and they are secure with there standing in life.

This movie says a lot about America and the ideals and “truths” that we all hold so dear. If all tries to tell us that all we really need to do is find what is truly important to us and live for that reason, because sometimes we are clouded with might be the socially right thing and not what is right to our heart. I think the final part of the movie shows that he has come to understand this point and wants to impart all this knowledge upon us as viewers and as strugglers of this confusing life. When truthfully all he needs is to accept what he is and learn to love everything that makes up his life. She tries to be something that she is not, and would rather live out this fantasy that she has of life that to live her own life. The father is truly confused by what he wants from his life. It is also weird because they are the only people that seem to function normally as a whole, and feel as if they have nothing to be ashamed of.

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Approximate Word count = 437
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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