The Beauty of 'American Beauty' 8 Articles

by Laura Leigh Fields

"My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood. This is my street. This is my life. I am 42 years old. In less than a year I will be dead. Of course, I don't know that yet. And in a way, I am dead already." So begins ...read more

by Bobby Coles

The beauty of American Beauty lies within its simplistic charm and its skewed views on perception. Like a rose, there is inherent beauty marred by thorns. This is prevalent in society, where one sees adamant physical bea...read more

by Chavie Cyn

If beauty lies in dysfunctionality then that is one of the major themes of the movie American Beauty. The fact is that American culture is characterized by an inability to function emotionally or as a "family".But perha...read more

by Darlene Beiner

When I first saw the previews for American Beauty I thought that it was going to be a movie about a man who has a mid-life crisis and goes for a younger woman. I was pleasantly surprised as it was much more than that. ...read more

by Alicia Black

"Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it and my heart is just going to cave in." - Ricky "American Beauty" "American Beauty" portrays life as many people know it. We live o...read more

by Rachel Stockton

A friend of mine during the late nineties was married to a nice looking man, who, I could tell, relied on his looks and charm to get him through life. When he flashed his toothy smile, one could very well imagine hearing ...read more

by M. Louis

The title of 'American Beauty' gives an immediate clue as to what one of the main themes of the film will be. The entire film deals with the American perception of Beauty, how skewed and corrupted that ideal can sometimes ...read more

by Joseph King

The rose has long been an archetype of poets, novelists, and playwrights. Between the dichotomy of having absolute beauty and precarious thorns and its symbol of love and virility, roses have remained amongst the hearts an...read more