Film Analysis Of American Beauty

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American beauty is about a married middle aged man, who becomes extremely bored with his life. Lester wants to feel young again, and it all starts when he meets his daughter’s young, beautiful, blond friend. Soon after that he begins to work out, smoke pot, and he even quits his job. Basically, he tries to become a middle aged twenty year old. This movie teaches the audience that the aging process is long and filled with no excitement. For instance, the first dinner scene they have is very quiet and they listen to classical music. Lester even tries to have a friendly conversation with his daughter who really doesn’t care what he has to say about his job. In the second dinner stage, after his teenage transformation, he tells his wife and daughter that he quit his job, and told his boss to go” fuck himself”. In the midst of an argument, he throws a plate full of asparagus into the wall, and tells them not to interrupt them when he speaks. What really caught my eye in these scenes where the physical things that transpired. For instance, in the first dinner scene Lester is wearing a dress shirt with a sweater …show more content…

You do not want to be taught to think a certain way subconsciously. These same questions can be asked and answer when it come to the movie, American Beauty. What is the message of the movie? The main message of the movie, regarding Lester, is that middle age is boring and no fun. Being young and free was depicted as being way cooler that being old and tied down. Is it stereotyping against a certain group? Obviously, in this movie middle age man are of the groups targeted. We the viewer can be in control of what to take in through the media by always asking

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