Re: American Beauty

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Posted by RC on February 4, 2005 at 05:54:26

In Reply to: American Beauty posted by Mali on February 3, 2005 at 19:27:16:

First of all, the big-tough-military-man....as a closet homosexual is a stupid Hollywood stereotype.
American Beauty sucked as far as I'm concerned because Kevin Spaceys character did'nt deserve to die. His bitch-wife did. When his narration at the begining mentions his own up-coming death I had a feeling I would'nt like the movie.
Not one character in this movie is happy....or even content. Too much of all that shit in real-life.
Basically a movie about a middle-aged man lusting after a teen-age girl.(Lolita, anyone?).The fact that he stops himself from actually having sex with the girl confirms for the audience ....that he is a decent man. In real life however, I seriously doubt a 40ish man would've turned down the chance. The movie did'nt dare let his character cross that line....but then, the mans basic goodness had to be confirmed, did'nt it? All the more reason for his death to ring sad for us all.

Now, if Spaceys' character went beserk in his mid-life crisis, got fed-up with everyone in his neighborhood & went "Travi Bickle" style...THAT woulda been a movie!

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Topic - American Beauty - Mali 19:27:16 02/03/05 (18)

Some of your inconsistencies are not cogent: - tinear 06:59:08 02/06/05 (0)

Re: Mali's American Beauty Statement #6 - Gee LP 18:38:00 02/05/05 (0)

Re: American Beauty - jamesgarvin 07:06:44 02/04/05 (0)

7. Superfluous narration. - Bulkington 06:30:59 02/04/05 (2)

Re: 7. Superfluous narration. - afilado 11:26:27 02/05/05 (1)

Re: 7. Superfluous film... - patrickU 09:56:51 02/04/05 (0)

Re: American Beauty - RC 05:54:26 02/04/05 (0)

ItÂ´s a very good film, bordering on excellence. And... - orejones 02:38:16 02/04/05 (8)

Benning - Mali 10:13:42 02/04/05 (2)

She comes off the same way in The Grifters - Bulkington 11:40:32 02/04/05 (1)

Re: She comes off the same way in The Grifters - Mali 17:25:11 02/05/05 (0)

Re: ItÂ´s a very good film, bordering on excellence. And... - PdL 05:29:01 02/04/05 (1)

Ditto! (nt) - marc g. 07:31:56 02/04/05 (0)

Re: Even if one would write even longer, - patrickU 05:18:58 02/04/05 (2)

Bon soir mon vieux! I have seen it three times..., and IÂ´ve bought it in DVD too... ;^)) (nt) - orejones 07:36:36 02/04/05 (1)

Re: Then your case is a desesperate one! He-he.....nt - patrickU 08:52:23 02/04/05 (0)

Re: Prefered 'Happiness' by Todd Solenz... - Jeff Starrs 01:22:58 02/04/05 (0)

In one word - horrible - Victor Khomenko 22:54:15 02/03/05 (0)

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Re: American Beauty - RC 05:54:26 02/04/05 (0)

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