American Beauty (The Awards Edition) DVD

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starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening directed by: Sam Mendes

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Average Rating: Rating: - American Beauty: A true masterpiece I entered the cinema thinking I was going to sit down with my already half eaten popcorn and view another typical american film. I sat down, and within the first five minutes I was hooked. At fist I thought it was a teen film but Kevin Spacey sure changed my mind in the beginning scenes. The well directed film is of course set in a rich suburb of America. Spacey(father)and Benning(mother)argue throughout the entire film about topics most families try to avoid. Their daughter(Thora Birch)plays a 16 yr old girl with a lot on her mind, worrying about her parents and the guy next door. Thora Birch(All I want for Christmas, Now and Then, Alaska)has been almost completely ignored by other critics. I have seen her in every movie she has appeared in and she usually gets very little credit for the supportive rolls she has played. Not much of her is mentioned in other reviews, this shocks me seeing as she has quite a strong impact on the supurb film American Beauty. Good work crew! Rating: - Another Mediocre Oscar Winner American Beauty adds to the list of mediocre Oscar winners such as Forrest Gump. This film is very much like a TV sitcom with a few twists. Kevin Spacey has that appealing persona, though his character doesn't have much depth. His wife is an extremely unappealing character, and very annoying. The kids are okay and have some funny one liners. Granted there are some good impressionistic effects such as the red rose petals covering the foxy cheerleader. The lady sitting behind me in the theatre was laughing hysterically at things I considered slightly amusing, and she cried at the end. I have no idea why. The overall effect of the film is the typical midlife crisis, with some bizarre and unbelievable incidents... Also the film explains too much, the mark of directing for the masses ("you know I'm kidding, dont you") I give the film 3 stars for Spacey's acting, good as usual, but the film has no message beyond what a cutting edge sitcom's message would be. But in that case better to watch Married with Children. Rating: - An American Beauty! Look closer... Bought by Steven Spielberg for Dream Works Pictures, the screenplay of "American Beauty" was given to the British director Sam Mendes under just one condition: "Don't change even a line". Result: the movie is being acclaimed by American and international press and, due to its favoritism (American Beauty is the winner of three Golden Globes: best screenplay, director and picture). And it is just Sam Mendes' first film. "American Beauty" is one of those unusual motion pictures, that eventually arises to show that the industry of American cinema is not restricted to commercial productions to be consumed by the public, without any sense of criticism. It is a light narrative, which constantly sways between comedy and drama, starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening, that concerns the appearances of our lives, based on the relationship of a suburban and contemporary American family. What the movie try to and does demonstrate is that, in fact, nothing is what appears to be. (that is why the movie tagline "... look closer" makes sense) In "American Beauty", almost all the characters pretend or seem to be what they really don't are. All except Lester Burnham, the character performed by Kevin Spacey, who, with nothing to lose, do vanish all appearances, starting to behave like a teenager, as a try to escape from the familiar coma. Slowly, this brilliant story discard the apparent American beauty. There is no more American way of life, there is just life. And the beauty can be found in the most ordinary things of life. We just need to look closer. And this is the essence of the movie, this is what makes it special, an excellent American film, with excellent screenplay, direction and performances. Hollywood makes history with "American Beauty", marking a time of turning its attention to more mature and better written scripts. Now, it is going to be perfect if the public accepts this new style of American movie and start to face cinema as an art and not a mere entertainment. So, take a look! We don't see a film like this every time we go to the movies.

American Beauty (The Awards Edition) DVD

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