American Beauty conclusions scene 

Yes like every good person is. I am about to read The Idiot by Dostoyevsky. I never really knew what it's about, a man in the book is called an idiot because he's a decent good person. I guess nothing changes.

He didn’t appreciate them either. That was the point of the ending. He comes to appreciate the important things, those being his family and relationships, but only right before his passing. If you watched the movie you’d see he mostly acts in self interest until the ending

@@VideoGuy232 I dont think he didnt appreciate them I think he became disconnected which is a little different, but I get the gist of your thoughts.

@@picallo1 I mean, sure, you can say he was disconnected. You can say the same for his wife and Jane. That’s kind of the point of the movie. The way American ideals distract us from finding our own meaning. Which begs the question, why is it that you make excuses for the male lead, but not the females? No need to answer, that one’s obvious...

Many such cases

Very true. Life goes by so quick. I never thought I'd yearn for the late 90s, early 2000s. Just a different time in life. Miss it.

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@@FinalCritiC The people looked happier in the 90s and 2000s than today. Everyone is on their phones and can communicate with each other. It's really sad how disconnected people have gotten.

I was just thinking this. I remember leaving the cinema enamoured, knowing the film would last the test of time and win several accolades. It truly won me over and inspired me.

I sadly agree

It does make me wonder, what ever happened between Lester and Janie that drove them apart? I guess that's the point. Parents growing distant from their children, or vice versa, as they grow older. It's not 'always' the case, as there are many who've maintained very good relationships with their parents, and vice versa. As for myself, I've cut ties with mine, but the parents I do have, though we aren't related, are still very much my Mom(s) and Dad(s). Whether it's the phases parents and children go through in life, or whatever underlying issues that exists between them, it does pave way for friction in their relationships. Janie loved her father in the end, as did Carolyn, and Lester learnt how fortunate he truly was to have lived the life he had, no matter how short it was. He was at peace and happy.

Agreed.

It is the new upside world we live in. Heaven is hell and hell is heaven.

he might even add it to his collection

Well he does say earlier in the movie that looking at a dead person is like as if God is staring at him, hence the reason why he stares at Lester like that.

@@TheCeraization that gives him even more reason to mak... find more death body´s

It's by the same composer, Thomas Newman

He also did the Green Mile, Cinderella Man, Little Children, Road to Perdition, and many others. He’s a great composer.

Thanks guys, very cool.

it's actually the same composer!! (Thomas Newman, my all-time favorite)

It reminds me most of Higher Learning.

How pathetic. I hope you’re doing better now sir.

Well said. This mover for me was a lesson in the abyss that awaits us all as we give into our irrelevance as our relevance awaits in a parallel existence. I'm very grateful I discovered mine before it was to late.

It’s more about losing your fun side through out life and becoming a pawn in society instead of yourself

It's also about the profound juxtaposition between the self we project to the world vs the true nature of ourselves that we must eventually accept to live honestly. Early in the film we meet several people who are obviously flawed and complex. We also meet others who are apparently more conventional in their facade. The successful real estate businessman, the Marine colonel, the beautiful cheerleader all unravel into morally dubious characters at odds with their projected self image while the drug dealer and the lustful husband planning indiscretions turn out to be people who find their moral compass in a moment of crisis. Brilliant story augmented greatly by Sam Mendes and Thomas Newman.

The actor was a big junkie. Glad he's standing on his feet again.

💩 detected. The streets of Bombay are calling for you

Watch Six Feet Under on HBO. Amazing series that is from the same writer and it is a lot like this film.

Precisely. I am 3 years younger than you, but I remember watching this movie for the first time, and being absolutely floored. Nevermind the fact that at the time I couldn't even relate to Spacey's character, given I was still young and plenty idealistic. This movie still forces me to examine what makes us happy and content, and how over time we can become jaded. Such a great movie.

@@flightofthebumblebee9529 yep watched the whole series back in the day too - Excellent show

@@OhioPaulDE you have great taste

I watched this on VHS after clubbing and everyone else crashed out. Absolutely floored me. The soundtrack. The plastic bag scene. Just wow.

Definitely

You'd basically be dead on the inside. Probably more isolated than someone who is single. Some people in those situations would consider this ending bitter-sweet.

how ya doin??

More like the opposite of Nihilism. Nihilism gets conquered in this movie.

This is not a nihilistic movie. Quite the opposite. Full with meaning and beauty.

"Back when the Oscars actually meant something." 😂😂😂

Smaller caliber bullets can ricochet when inside the skull.

@@toasterlordtoasterlord4224 damn

Yeah, that’s a common mistake found in this ending. The height of the gunshot fired and why there’s no exit hole.

Od it was .22 caliber hollow point. It can stuck inside skull.

blowback

Omg that is him lol.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hunger games

and grew up on YELLOWSTONE ranch.

It took me years to figure out why the guy from Hunger Games looked so familiar 😄

@@jamielehman4934 must be the beard...

This is just a RU-vid comment but I hope you find peace and hapiness.

You also can't spell for shit.

They did the usual sinful BS that hollywood has in all their movies. The drug dealer gets the daughter pregnant and spend his fathering days in prison. The wife soon gets dumped, but finds another simp to marry. The colenel drinks him self into a coma. Not sure what happens to the colenels wife.

Lester Burnham is fucking dead. He does fuck all.

Originally, the colonel was going to frame Ricky and Jane with evidence from the video camera, Angela testifying against them, and getting sent to jail. Ricky’s mom would soon find the bloody white shirt in the laundry basket and hide it immediately.

What are the specific details of the alternate ending?

@@SinewRending Frank decides to frame Ricky and Jane for Lester's murder. He gives the police the videotape of Jane telling Ricky she wants someone to kill Lester which Ricky asked her if she wants him to do it. At the trial, Angela willingly testifies against them and the videotape is used as evidence and they are both found guilty. Ricky goes to jail and Jane ends up in a juvenile correctional facility. Frank's wife. Barbara finds Frank's shirt which is covered in blood and she hides it. Movie Ends.

@@danielwilliamson6180 Brutal.

@@SinewRending Yes. This ending didn't test well and it was changed. There's no footage of it anywhere online. Possibly it was never filmed or it was destroyed.

@@danielwilliamson6180 They never filmed it.

I agree, it's just a sad fact. I don't think people want to admit it. 😢

Absolutely not.

The Crush,Poison Ivy

Magnolia

Darude Sandstorm

Detachment ?

Ordinary People

Thomas Newman has his own uniwue style.

Because he was a closet homosexual and didn’t want Lester to tell anyone.

It was the shame he felt being closeted, and in his mind he blamed lester for "making" him gay.

Thx both!

@@timothy790110 I also think he still think Lester is gay or something and pissed that Lester can do these things. Or he thought Lester rejected him coz Lester prefer younger men (oof).

The bit where Ricky says goodbye to his mom really gets me

No

I think that’s the point of great films, to leave us wondering a bit about the unknown, to let the viewer fill in the blanks themselves. A sequel would only tarnish the greatness of this movie, and could never possibly live up to its greatness.

he's dead, you ricky to take his place?

Ok but who are you ?

The next door neighbor Chris Cooper shot him

@@Loveroffood41 what do u think his motives of killing him. soo sad.

@@gracechua9571 I honestly think that Chris Cooper's motives for killing the main character was extremely stupid cuz the whole reason why the main guy was killed was because Chris Cooper kissed him.

'American' men? This happens across the spectrum, buddy...

@@seanchaney3086 yeah people think america is the pentacle of everything

I’m Dominican and let me tell you, we’re a million times worse. Idk why people think America is the only country that exists

Just commented on what I know. If I had said all men are like this someone would have trolled how could you know you don't live in _____ ? 😆

@@seanchaney3086 The movie is called AMERICAN Beauty. Its a critique on American expectations.

Frank

Ricky’s father did it

@@Meowface. Why Ricky's father do it for

@@jeremygriffin5464 he’s a closeted homosexual He’s a conservative hard ass marine vet In a couple scenes he says how much gays make him sick Later in the movie he watches through a window and sees Ricky over at Lester’s house and thinks they’re f’ing each other (They weren’t… it’s kind of what it looked like though ) So… thinking Lester is gay This closeted marine goes over and tries to kiss Lester Lester rejects him For that.. and to cover up his homosexuality He kills Lester

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Haha, yeah wannabe Hulk