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    An important conflict in the film Little Miss Sunshine‚ directed by (Jonathan Dayton and Valeria Faris) Is when the Hoovers family is at their destination‚ the beauty paegent. Visual features such as colour and camera shots are used to convey the importance of the conflict of the beauty pageant. Because of these features‚ the conflict can give the audience a strong idea of how our world today judges people and weighs heavy burdens on us to make us the people whom they want us to be. The

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    Little Miss Sunshine Analysis Gabriela Rogers Mesa Community College There are a few different factors that come together and affect a person’s concept of themselves. A person’s own thoughts and interpretations are an important part of what makes that up. Different influences like the culture that we are part of can also shape how we are and how we see ourselves‚ as well as influences brought on my our close family members and friends. Naturally we also look to those around us to see how

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    Paul Dano plays the role of Dwayne‚ a depressed character in the film entitled “Little Miss Sunshine.” Depression is one of the most notorious disorders in adults and adolescents. Many patients often develop depression or depressive symptoms in their childhood or adolescence. Dwayne was a 15 year old male and had a plethora of symptoms of depression. While Dwayne‚ was capable of completing everyday tasks‚ he showed a lack of interest in the majority of things asked of him. Social withdrawal‚ sadness

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    their dreams‚ and sometimes it seems like the only option is to give up and move on‚ however‚ if you really want something and don’t get it at the first attempt‚ are you a loser for failing or a success for trying?. Michael Arndt’s script‚ “Little Miss Sunshine”‚ tells the story of Olive Hoover‚ and how her dream of participating in a children’s beauty pageant brings her‚ and her dysfunctional but caring family into an eventful road trip from their home in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico to California. In

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    In Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’s film Little Miss Sunshine the story is based around the idea that having fun is better than winning. The character of Richard Hoover (Greg Kinnear) is developed when he goes from winning is everything to supporting his daughter while she has fun onstage. At the start of the film Richard’s character is introduced showing his strong ideas of winners and losers. When we first see his character he is giving a speech about his philosophy on the 9 steps to success

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    are based off of. In the film Little Miss Sunshine‚ the father Richard and the mother‚ Sheryl have two contrasting archetypes. Their very different archetypes cause them to have a frustrating relationship as parents and affect their family as well. Little Miss Sunshine‚ is a film staring The Hoover family‚ where they trek from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach‚ California‚ to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive‚ an ordinary little girl with big dreams. Along

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    a certain weight‚ and having specific characteristics is what makes someone beautiful. The movie “Little Miss Sunshine” directed by: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris‚ is about a young girl named Olive who dreams of being in beauty pageants. In the first scenes of the movie it shows Olive mimicking the winner of the Miss America pageant in ah and amazement. Olive is invited to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in California by default‚ which leads her and her dysfunctional family on a great journey

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    In the film Little Miss Sunshine many characters have difficulty finding their true identity. Olive‚ a 7 year old girl wants to win the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant and is unsure of her true identity because of this. Richard‚ her father‚ is an unsuccessful motivational speaker and businessman and this effects his perception of himself. Another character‚ Dwayne‚ loses his sense of identity when he realises he is colour blind. The uncle in the film‚ Frank has been suicidal due to losing his

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    Little Miss Sunshine was the feel good movie of the summer‚ opening on July 26‚ 2006. The minds behind the camera were Michael Arndt‚ who wrote the screenplay‚ and directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The movie would not have come together if it had not been for the awesome cast that brought it all together‚ Abigail Breslin‚ Paul Dano‚ Steve Carell‚ Toni Collette‚ Greg Kinnear‚ and Alan Arkin. Not one of the 17 awards and nominations for the movie and cast could have happened if it had not

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    Little Miss Sunshine Family Assessment Introduction Family can be a source of support‚ comfort‚ optimism‚ love and happiness‚ but family can also be a cause of depression‚ betrayal‚ hurt and pain. Family is not always determined by the having the same DNA running through one’s veins but it is the bond that people can have with one another. Family can consist of friends‚ co-workers‚ classmates‚ a community or a group of other people. Some family members can be the worst enemies

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