American Beauty
American Beauty There continues to be an everyday struggle for us American's to find out true identities. There are so many people in our society who feel the necessity to be someone they are not, in order to fit in. Only if they had a mirror; then they could look and see the fear and insecurity in their eyes. There are some situations where putting on a act twenty-four hours a day is a bit too much. For many, the suburban life is the America dream. For others, however, it can turn into a twisted nightmare of unfulfilled desires. American Beauty, nonetheless, is a movie that gives the viewers backstage passes to see how the most perfect family, living in the flawless suburbs can really turn out to be. It's our typical family with both a working husband (Lester) and wife (Carolyn). They have a beautiful teenager by the name of Jane, who's friends with your typical high school gossip girl (Angela). There are many significant others to the movie like the new family that just move!d next door, or the top real estate agent who calls himself "The King". There were so many different conflicts and alterations between the characters that made this movie so interesting to the viewers. American Beauty was a movie that s
hat really goes on inside her house. It almost seems as if Carolyn has a different identity/mask waiting for her at the doorstep of the house. Inside while being with the family she is very demanding and has to have things her way. She feels that if she is the one preparing the food for the family, than the dinner settings must be the way she wants it and no other way. Carolyn is a real estate agent who gets overpowered by her competition "The King". Being easily intimidated by the top real estate agent she feels that she must be someone totally different than herself. Carolyn is too afraid to be herself mainly because she hasn't really had a firm grip to what it's like. When first meeting Buddy Kane (The King) she felt she must have her husband along with herself put on an act just for Buddy Kane to accept them. They soon start talking to each other and find that they have the most materialistic things in common with each other. After Lester introduced himself and found that ! hows us how our American society portrays the all American family to have the perfect relationships with one another. Little do the outsiders know about what really goes on inside the walls of the perfect household, and how they act towards each other. American Beauty is about the masks we wear in our society. Each character seems to wear there own masks during the movie for their own reasons. Whether they are dealing with their work, family, or just life in general. The father/husband of the supposedly "All American Family" seems to be hiding under the infamous "mask" throughout the movie. He lives a life where he is constantly overpowered by his wife and co-workers day by day. Lester wakes up everyday only to show the community that he cares about his wife Carolyn, but when he really knows his relationship has taken a turn for the worse. He makes the community think that he is this funny, caring, and entertaining husband when he sees no reason to be. A real estate party was being held at a hall for all the real estate agents of the community. Befor
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