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by Sam Mendes

American Beauty is a DreamWorks production that was shot in 1999 and released in the United States in 2000. It was the big-screen debut for director Sam Mendes, as well as for writer Alan Ball. The film was produced by Alan Ball, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, and Stan Wlodkowski. It met with tremendous…

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Posted By giulia s #226755 at Jan 25, 2012 10:12 AM

 

Posted By Quercetum at Dec 31, 2011 3:17 AM

Did the ending contribute to the discovery of Beauty?

Why did Carolyn carry a gun into the house? If she is intending to kill her husband why do think she intended to do so? Why did Colonel Fitts kill Lester? Is there any beauty in what Carolyn and Fitts intended to do? Did Lester deserve to die? Is there any beauty in his death?

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Posted By bob s #221833 at Dec 25, 2011 10:14 AM

Try to analyze one of them.

Lester Burnham’s antagonists are the two figures who seek to end his life at the climax----Carolyn and Colonel Fitts, but they also represent the much broader “forces of antagonism”. Try to analyze one of them.

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Posted By bob s #221833 at Dec 25, 2011 10:18 AM

What’s real beauty for Lester Burnham? How did he feel when he didn’t make love to Angela and was finally killed?

What’s real beauty for Lester Burnham? How did he feel when he didn’t make love to Angela and was finally killed?

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