October 2011 Film 1 Analysis “American Beauty” Form is how the movie is portrayed. It’s all the dialogue‚ action‚ pictures‚ and sounds of a movie. While the content of consists of the subject within the movie. During “American Beauty”‚ Lester and Carolyn are constantly bickering at each other with their daughter Jane‚ who is stuck in the middle of her two parents gnawing at one another’s throats. The movie shows Lester buying a brand new firebird‚ the car he always wanted. Also‚ Lester begins buying
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trying to find their way of defining beauty. With the use of characters and facing social problems the movie written by Alan Ball is called American Beauty. Lester Burnham‚ the main character of the movie had a miserable life living with his wife Carolyn Burnham. Lester is unhappy and believes he is living the “loser” life. While having a low self-esteem daughter and a wife that is focusing on being a successful real estate agent it is hard to fix becoming a family. Throughout the movie‚ Lester
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December‚ 2006 THE RHETORIC OF AMERICAN BEAUTY: A VALUE ANALYSIS Jessica L. Papajcik Thesis Approved: Accepted: __________________________ Advisor Mary E. Triece __________________________ Interim Director of the School Dr. Carolyn M. Anderson __________________________ Committee Member Dr. Patricia S. Hill __________________________ Interim Dean of the College Dr. James M. Lynn __________________________ Committee Member Dr. N. J. Brown __________________________
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In both text‚ ‘American Beauty’ and ‘The Catcher in the Rye’‚ the illusion of the American Dream is explored. These two texts rely heavily on symbolism to convey messages of desire. In ‘The Catcher in the Rye’‚ the red hunting hat is symbolic for Holden’s desire to be an individual. The presence of the hat mirrors the central conflict in the book: Holden’s need for isolation versus his need for companionship. The colour red is symbolic‚ in ‘American Beauty’‚ for desire as well. Angela‚ Lester’s desire
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shots of Lester. Outside of the fantasies‚ Mendes uses point of view shots for nearly all of the characters at some point. This perceptual subjectivity takes on the most significance through Ricky’s ever-present video camera and when Ricky’s father‚ Colonel Fitts (Chris Cooper)‚ thinks he sees Ricky performing oral sex on Lester. Ricky’s camera becomes a motif that contributes to his
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American Beauty American Beauty‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ exploits the overwhelming misconception of beauty‚ and of how to achieve happiness. The tag line‚ “look closer”‚ prompts viewers to look deeper into the characters and thus into themselves; something that society should also be prompted to do. The characters in American Beauty are not what they appear‚ and throughout the course of the movie‚ reality hits and many realize the life they have been living is somewhat unsatisfactory. Through
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his life. After meeting Ricky and seeing how free-spirited he was Lester became inspired to turn his life around‚ all in the name of happiness. Not only does Lester struggle to be happy‚ but the people around him are all fighting the same fight. Carolyn is miserable with the life she lives and finds temporary happiness through a short-lived affair with Buddy Kane. The entire plot of American Beauty no matter which character one looks at leads to the same lesson. Happiness is not a measure of the
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American Beauty Analysis The film American Beauty focuses on a man named Lester Burnham and how his midlife crisis is affecting him‚ as well as the people involved in his life. Lester is in a horribly strained marriage with his wife‚ Carolyn‚ and has lost total connection with his daughter‚ Jane. His boss views him as completely useless in the workplace‚ and wants Lester to quit. Indignant by his wretched life‚ Lester decides to create changes in him. The viewer will watch Lester’s mundane personality
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takes a closer look at every individual as one and the purpose of their lives as individuals. The film focuses on one character‚ Lester‚ who feels like has no control over his life and no say in his family. Lester has many people who affect his life: Carolyn the wife‚ Jane the rebel teenage daughter‚ Ricky the next-door neighbor‚ Ricky’s dad Frank‚ the ex-marine‚ and Jane’s cheerleader friend Angela. As the film progresses‚ it is seen how these individuals’ personalities intervene in each other’s lives
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