"Janine's" performance in this scene is so underrated. Such a wide variety of feelings from a secondary character in such short time when all attention is on Spacey.
At the time of watching this film, it seemed to inspire my life, but oddly enough, I went ahead anyways, and spent 21 years being the old Lester…. Now. Today. “ you don’t get to tell me what to do ever again.” 😎 And I’m 46 years old now! Ok, I had to google! 1999!!!! I was 22!!! 😭😭😭😭.
Watching the movie Smile, I couldn't stop saying, "SMILE YOU'RE AT MR. SMILEYS!" every time the ghost or whatever smiled lol... the whole movie was supposed to be scary/horror and I was laughing my ass off the whole way through. Good thing I watched it alone, I think I would've been asked to leave the room/theater.
After being cheated on: "It's alright, I want you to be happy" = What we tell ourselves "Would you like Smiley Sauce with that?" = How we actually feel.
This is the most mature way to deal with a cheater. No yelling. No crying. No name calling. Just simply humiliating them in the most formal way possible
Kevin I love your work. Midnight in the Garden, was good, but, I like American Beauty is my favorite. Especially when you tell your wife , "you don't ever get to tell me what to do again". lol
I was just on Reddit's "Pro Revenge" section reading about a guy who quit his $300k/year job to work minimum wage so that the 75% alimony payments to his brand new ex-wife would be juuuusssttt a little bit less than what she expected while he lived comfortably on all the money he saved up beforehand, and one of the comments linked to this video. It's stuff like this that makes it easier for me to get through the day.
He catches his wife cheating on him (when he probably guessed anyway) and he still gets the upper hand. It's amazing how far you can get in life without giving a shit.
Most people in Lester's situation would feel inferior compared to their cheating spouse and their lover, but because he tried and knows that he's right in the entire way without even doing anything wrong at all to her is why he wins.
Yeah, in my experience most people wouldn't get inferior, but rather really mad. But indeed, you have some people with real low self worth and they feel inferior compared to their cheating spouse.
It's actually wall to wall great scenes. Full of great characters, funny and touching dialogue, amazing music, great acting and unlike anything else. What more do you want?
Had that happen once. I had to beat my friend to a pulp in front of his mom. It hurt me more emotionally than it hurt him physically, but some people just deserve a beating.
Bare in mind the reason behind this scene; the character Lester has, outwardly, the ideal suburban life. But inwardly he feels trapped and frustrated by a loveless marriage and an unsatisfying career. He escapes into fantasies of an idealized relationship with his daughter's classmate, and in an effort to emotionally regress he sabotages his job and takes on a position that is usually reserved for teenagers
Daniel Ryan He doesn't sabotage his job. The company he works for is downsizing so everyone except management must grovel for their job. He finds a personal hero in Ricky that shows him he doesn't have to stay in a job he doesn't like. He knows the shady goings on at work and gets the courage to fight back. He gets a years salary with benefits. The only thing he did wrong was not deflowering the girl on the white couch.
