In fact, life is originally beautiful, but we are all too nervous and want to grasp something, and as a result, we forget the beauty of life itself. At the end of the film, Slater's words may be trying to tell us what is the true meaning of life and what is the beauty of life. But the tragedy is that by the time the protagonist realizes it, it's over.
Let's take a look at everyone on the show. In fact, it can be divided into several families, and each of them is like a victim.
Slater's family of three:
Caroline. Her tragedy is that she is too strong. And her tragedy also led directly to the tragedy of the family. Her strength hurt her husband and her daughter. She felt that she was too tired to be recognized by her husband and daughter, which was actually quite depressing. She thought that if she loved them, she would give them the best things. She was busy with work and let them live in a big house with a sofa of four thousand dollars, but she hurt her husband's self-esteem and called her daughter a little bitch. She ignored it. Heart-to-heart communication and love, she cares too much about her own feelings and hurts them. The pressure of work and a strong desire to control made her hysterical. She controls her husband to control her daughter, and even beats herself to stop crying when she is crying. She should be the most relaxed, isn't she? At the end of the story, what Slater said was what she wanted her to hear...
Lester. An ordinary middle-aged man who was suppressed by his wife actually longed for freedom and affirmation in his heart. Until one day Angela's appearance made him regain his courage to life, he chose to change. The original intention of the change was to get Angela, but in the end, he found the beauty of life in the process of chasing beauty. However, when he smiled and looked at the previous photo, he didn't have time to continue.
jenny. In fact, she is very kind, but she seems a little rebellious. How could she face such a family when she was a teenager? Although she verbally said that she did not like her parents to control her, in fact she hoped to get more attention from her parents. The mother is busy with work, but the father is absurdly obsessed with his friend Angela. Her heart was aching, and she felt hurt so much that she terrified the idea of even wanting to hire Richie to kill her father.
Frank's Home:
Frank. The root of his whole tragedy, he is too nervous, he loves his son, so he wants to control his son, does not want him to be gay, is afraid of him taking drugs... However, he strictly controls his son and forgets to express his love tenderly. He was so dominant that he asked his son to call him "sir". When you meet someone and say hello, you will say "Lieutenant Colonel Frankford of the Marine Corps" without any warmth. He was so solemn and proud, but broke down in tears when he finally drove his son away. He loves his son so much, he worries about his bad life, he wants to catch it too much, but in the end it's all in vain, so he can't take it with pride, he's crazy, he thinks Slater ruined his life, so , he started.
It is not surprising that two children raised in such a family would be attracted to each other. They lack the attention of their parents, they think their parents don't love them enough, they don't think they are good enough, so they rely on each other to keep warm.
These two families have some problems and crises lurking in a seemingly normal state. On the contrary, it was another family (of course if it could be called that way) that passed by. The pair of gay men seemed to be contrary to common sense and seemed abnormal, but they would send things to the neighbors, say hello to them, and have a good morning together. Running, raising a puppy... I don't care about worldly vision at all, and live a real and happy life.
Take it easy, life is beautiful...
View more about American Beauty reviews
