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In Reply to: American Beauty posted by Mali on February 3, 2005 at 19:27:16:
(1) I did not feel she overacted. I felt her charachter is a bit unstable, insecure, and her performance would be consistent with someone trying to act the opposite.(2) Agreed
(3) No comment
(4) I think that what we are seeing is his perception of Angela, not Angela. When she is introduced, we see the real her. Then, after her charachter supplies Spacey with his notion of the "perfect" girl, we then see her through his eyes. She is his ticket to freedom, to the things that either have passed him by, or the things he never had.(5) Never having been in the situation, I cannot say what is plausible or not. I could believe that one could carry a weight for so long before it is dropped. Maybe Cooper dropped his burden.
(6) I've got news for you. Dealers are stupid. They do dumb things. They do dumb things that get them caught. I know. I have represented them. There is no doubt in my mind that a teenager, in the burbs, where they would feel even more invulnerable than they already feel, would openly use or deal drugs in their house. They would likely feel that the police are too busy looking for dealers and users in the ghetto, that it would be unlikely that they would be cruising their streets.
I enjoyed this movie. I think that many people get caught up in the small events of Spacey's life as depicted in the film rather than at the bigger picture. Which is really what the film is about. Many middle age men have felt that they were unappreciated at home, by their kids, wives, and unappreciated at work. That is the theme of the movie.
He then meets this beautiful, young girl. She is not there for sex, although her physical appearance lures many into thinking that is her role. She is there because she represents a better time in his life, when he was younger and the world seemed to have more promise. She represents someone who looks at him as though he is important, respect he is not receiving at work or home, from his wife or kids.
Which is why when it comes time in the film to close the deal, he does not. Because that is not why he idolizes her. To have sex with her would be to ruin the fantasy. She would be like the life he already has now, or would lead to that life. For him to simply have sex with her would be reduce the film to a typical sex romp.
"Happiness" is another very good film. But it's focus is different, and therefore, I think, not comprable. "Happiness" is more about the acts themselves, and how life can seem perfect on the surface, and depraved underneath. About seemingly good people doing bad things. The details are what are important. American Beauty is about the broad outline, and details being unimportant. It is about people who feel their lives are empty. In "Happiness", I could point to bad charachters who did bad things. Not so in American Beauty. Therefore, I think they are very different films.
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