In Reply to: "American Beauty": Initial Impression and Final Verdict. posted by AudioHead on May 17, 2001 at 10:17:40:
Well, redeems is a little strong.But the empty plastic bag, gently floating and swirling, cracked me up entirely. I was the only one laughing in the cinema, but it was from the relief of knowing that Sam Mendes was a very funny man. Suddenly everything made sense, especially the title. Not exactly the most subtle metaphor, but then again you probably won't find a major Hollywood film get away with such implausible stereotypes in a farce of this magnitude ever again.
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Follow Ups
- The one scene which redeems the whole film. - john dem 18:57:06 05/17/01 (2)
- I agree - Randy Bey 12:04:44 05/19/01 (0)
- I Wonder If That Scene Was A Parody of........ - AudioHead 10:29:17 05/18/01 (0)