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One of the good movie/film during the 90's period. A recommendation for those whom are interested in this genre of movie/films. Look out for some titles like Crook's work, Laurel Levor, Kenneth and Keith, Hooker's tragic loss, the fate of vignette's life, life of two women, sleeping beauty (Adult), Sexual fantasy, Sexual obsession and deviant sex lover if you can find any. Enjoy.....



It's hard to stay mad when there's so much beautyInTheWorld
American Beauty-this film shows first the life of Lester Burnham who lives the ideal American fantasy: career, family and a house with a huge beautiful garden. But before long you find out what's behind this perfect fassade of Lester: he is very frustrated with his life: his wife (Carolyn) and daughter (Jane) don't think much about him, for them he is a loser. And also in his job he isn't content.

But he also knows that it isn't never to late to change your life. When he notices Jane's friend Angela at the basketball game of the school dancing for the cheerleaders he begins to have day dreams. His impulse to change his life becomes more an more. He falls into a mid-life crisis: He quits his job, sells his car and buys a firebird, smokes dope, and sells burgers at a fast food restaurant.
Lester Burnham fantasizes about Angela among the rose petals. But to make a real rose garden (or a real family life) grow, fantasizing is not enough. And he will soon learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price.

His wife Carolyn also appears to be living the dream.She works in her beautiful garden with her beautiful clothes and has talks with her neighbour about her roses.
But career and appearance is the most imporant for her. So the changes in her husbands life doesn't delight her. But after a time also she begins to discovers herself after a affair with her work rival Buddy,and takes gun-shooting.
Their daughter, Jane , thinking that both have gone completely off the deep end, finds understanding at the boy next door, Ricky Fitts.

But if you think that the Birlings have problems , you have to meet Ricky's parents, the Fitts!

"American Beauty" is a wonderful film because it helps one to understand the many underlying emotions that people have in suburban America. Everything appears perfect, but in reality most of them a frustrated and find their life very boring.

Julia Bader


This Movie Sums up Human Life
This is one of the most brilliant movies ever made. From the start, when you hear "Do you want me to kill him for you?" and then the dreaded "OK", the environment is set. Then, there is a pretty suburban neighborhood. No problems, right? Then Kevin Spacey's narration comes on the screen giving insight on everything, and you realise after looking closer (the tagline) that things are not what they appear. Every person in this movie has no formula, they are all so well produced. The writer has created amazing characters. They are all very different except for the fact that they do not understand the concept of how beautiful the world is (american beauty). The movie is about their journey through life and all the obstacles they must go through, and they are still standing, and make the best of everything.
With something like this, you would expect a huge soap opera, and crying and screaming every 5 seconds. There are jokes in this movie! This is a light-hearted movie for the most part, which is totally unexpected. This is basically a satire of humans, which is totally original. There are lines like "Are you trying to look unattractive?" "Yes" "Well, congratulations. You've succeeded admirably." That is so much better than saying, say, "You are so ******* ugly, my god!" "Shut up mom! You always complain over and over! I can wear what i want" "You are such a bad daughter!" This movie is so much more artistic than that. There is so much art in this movie, with the roses, and the camera. Everything is perfect. This is the only Best Picture winner of the oscars that i really LOVE.
And this movie is not just some depressed guy letting out his insecurities. There is a moral too, which is to appreciate life for what it is, and not what life is not. Ricky helps motivate this moral by showing a video clip of a bag on the street flying with the wind, and saying how beautiful it is. That is genius. No movie would ever in a million years think of something like that. Everybody says Ricky is so weird, but the point is that being ordinary is, for the most part, a bad thing. This movie tells you to be yourself and be original. This is not as negative as everybody else claims it is. Ricky is my favorite character from any movie. Look at this quote:


"It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowing and there's this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. And this bag was, like, dancing with me. Like a little kid begging me to play with it. For fifteen minutes. And that's the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and... this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... and I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in. "

Absolutely beautiful, and completely inspirational. That quote sums up human life, and what humans do not realize. People need to realize that there is more to life than if a pizza is late for delivery, or if the CD you want is out of stock, or if your partner for a tennis team is not a great player. Sometimes you need to just lie back and take the world for what it is, and realize the beauty of the earth. This movie sums up human life, which no other movie can ever come close to.

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