The beginning of the film is very special (maybe you will say that it is more or less imitating "The Simpsons"). Several shots that tell different scenes and different characters are intertwined, each of which is very interesting, but you can't figure it out. Contact (Who can connect the old heroin-sucking man with the kid watching TV with a big belly...), plus the super high-level soundtrack from beginning to end (DeVotchka, Mychael Danna, etc.), it is very easy to grasp emotionally audience. Everyone will watch this independent movie with a smile from start to finish, but behind these laughs are deep feelings and helplessness towards society.
"Little Miss Sunshine" is positioned in a "proletarian" family in the United States. Family members are either ignorant, evasive, or even cynic. No matter who seems to be a victim of society, it seems that only the youngest daughter, Olive, has a healthy and positive attitude towards life, which is a highlight of the family. So it is not difficult to understand why everyone is working so hard to maintain this dream of Olive. Family affection is one aspect, and perhaps more importantly, they do not want Olive to lose their passion for life like themselves, and want to maintain their hope. In this way, "Little Miss Sunshine" has a taste of "One One", and every member of the family is immersed in endless dullness and despair. As it happens, several desperate people in "Little Miss Sunshine" also form a cycle: Dwayne -> having to be born (Richard) -> trying to commit suicide (Frank) -> cynicism (grandpa) .
An interesting question arises: where should we put Olive? She can be placed before Dwayne to become the cause of disgust, or she can be placed after Grandpa to get rid of this discordant cycle. This is also one of the dramatic aspects of the film: As mentioned earlier, everyone is working hard to maintain Olive’s dream, so everyone’s goal is to get her out of this vicious circle; however, Grandpa stayed in his shadow at a critical time and destroyed everyone’s efforts. . But this farce is not so simple, because every family member finally saw the "Miss Sunshine" show and all the common problems in Beauty Contests, so they voluntarily jumped back from their efforts to join the WTO. The final affirmation turned out to be Grandpa's worldview. Obviously, although the film is full of jokes from beginning to end, the director's own perspective is not very bright. The family kicked the field and swept out, and the movie ended neatly with a burst of laughter.
Very easy ending. In fact, what should be said has been made clear, so if you make a statement again, you will fall into the cliché. This kind of ending leaves enough room for the audience to imagine. Some people may admit Dwayne's point of view, "If I want to fly, I'll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and *beep* the rest". However, I believe that the future of Olive is not optimistic, and it may be the end of another tragedy. This seems a bit similar to "The Graduate". Two young men kicked the field, got on the bus, and sat among a group of elderly people with joy. The original smile gradually faded, returning to the previous ignorance and the future Perplexed.
I have to watch such an ingenious movie, so I highly recommend it.
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