Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Dmitry (i) on May 20, 2001 at 23:56:10

In Reply to: Re: "American Beauty": Initial Impression and Final Verdict. posted by caa on May 19, 2001 at 16:16:58:

Once again, good points. Although your comparison to Pulp Fiction could be desputed on the simple basis that American Beauty is a better film, in my opinion, whereas Tarantino's film I think can be viewed as "second rate" attempt of copying every twisted reality that he liked, American Beauty is a more daring depiction, in a way that it adheres to the average reality(in the first part, anyway), and is viewed as such by people who call it drek, at the same time is an almost perfect satire, the kind that doesn't get detected by the ones it aims at, but clear to the ones around, who, perhaps notice it on everyday basis.
It reminded me of Chekhov's plays, of all things. Widely staged as dramas, they are to my eyes, amazingly sharp satires.