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—BytheEighthGroup:覃怡张思谢小莉于露Themeaningofthefilm’sname?•Thefirstsightyousawthetitleofthefilm,what’sthefilmprobablytalkabout?•Makeaguess------•Beautifulgirl?•Americanidol?•Wonderfulsceneries?•·················•BESTPICTURE:AmericanBeauty•BESTDIRECTOR:SamMendes•BESTACTOR:KevinSpacey•BESTORIGINALSCREENPLAY:AlanBall•BESTCINEMATOGRAPHY:ConradL.HallAcademyAwardDeeplyanalysisThecluesofthefilm1.Twofamilies2.Threemiddleagedpeople3.Threeyouth4.Fourkindsofloveaffairsmid-agedcrisisadolescentcrisispersonalitycrisisTwofamilies•Family1:LesterandCarolynistheownerofthefamilyofamaleandfemale,theyhaveadaughter,Jane.Themajorityoffamilymenandwomeninsocietyissimplytheownerofabout40%typicalfamilies.•Family2:Navycaptainwasmanofthehouse,thehostesswithdrawandtheroleinthefamilymorelikeananny,andan18-year-oldson,Ricky.Mid-agedcrisisMiddle-lifecrisis•Themiddlecrisisisaturbulent湍流whichmaycontinueoveraperiodofseveralyears.It’sadventsmayannounceitselfthroughtheappearanceofnagging唠叨doubtsandself-questions,orapparentlyirrationaloruncharacteristicactions.●LesterBurnham,amanwhoisgoingthroughhismid-agecrisis.Hedoesn’thavea“successful”job,doesn’thavepassionforlifeanddoesn’tevenhavegoodrelationshipwithhiswifeCarolynandhisdaughterJane.HefeelslikehehasalreadydieduntilhemetAngela.ThreemiddleagedpeopleWhenLesterfirstsawAngela,hewastotallyobsessedwithherbeauty.“IfeellikeIhavebeeninacomaforthepast20yearsandjustnowwakingup.”Sohestartedtomakeachangeandliveanewlife:Quittingtheboringjob,doingexercise,listeningtorockmusicandhavingdrug.Hefeelscomfortableabouthislife,however,hiswifeanddaughtercan’tunderstandhisbehavior…….Carolyn,awomendesirestobesuccessfulinhercareerbutfailsinherfamily,actsstrongbutinsideweak.She’sjustsomemoney-grabbingfreak,asmanypeopleare,andshealwayslookdownuponherhusband.“Inordertobesuccessful,onemustprojectanimageofsuccessatalltimes.”iswhatshebelieved,whichinfactdestroyedherwholelife.Colonel,aprivatehomosexual,themanistheauthorityofthefamily,allofhisobedience,then,hethoughtaconservativeandautocratic,oflookingatthingsisalwaysabsoluteandabsolutenot.ThreeYouth--purbertycrisisPubertyPubertyisatransitionalstagetoadultandalsoisatimewhensexualconsciousnessisgrowing.Soitisasensitivestageinalifetime.Pubertyoftenhasthefeaturesasfollows:●Curiousandone-sidevanity.●Sexualimpulse●Inferiority●TheycannottellwhatisrightandwhatiswrongFourkindsofloveaffairs---PersonalitycrisisLesterBurnham•ColonelWecanfindouteveryoneinthismovieissotypicalandmaybesuchkindofpeopledoexistinourdailylife.------Insomedegree,it’stheirpersonalitiesthatcausedthetragicstory.Theendofthemovieisthemosttouchingpart.Lesterfindoutthemostimportantinhislifeishisdaughter,hisfamily.Hegentlyheldthephotoofhishappyfamily,startedatthethreepeopleonit,whisperedtohimselfandsunkintothememoryofthepastwithasmileonhiswinkleface..•Atthesametime,GUNSHOT!Lesterfelldowninblood.Wedidn’tseedeadpeople’sscaryfacebutatenderface,smiling…now,hemustbeinhishappymoment.ClassicallinesLesterBurnham:Rememberthosepostersthatsaid,Todayisthefirstdayoftherestofyourlife?Well,that'struewitheverydayexceptone:thedaythatyoudie.莱斯特：记得那些海报上说过，每一天都是你一生的开始？是呀，只有一天不是，你死的那一天。LesterBurnham:No,Brad;I'mjustanordinaryguywhohasnothinglefttolose.莱斯特：不，布拉德，我只是个没什么可失去的普通人。•AmericanBeautyisareflectionofAmericanlife,whichseemstobeperfectbut,thetruthisit’sfullofsocialproblems:mid—agecrisis,teenagers,emotionlessfamily,drug,homosexuality…•Thestorydescribeda“weird”joylessAmericanmiddle-classfamilyanddeathofLesterBurnham.ThemeAmericanBeautynotonlyshowusanironicreflectionofAmericandream’slifebutalsotellsusthatthere’sbeautyeverywhere.Weshouldlearntofinditandcherishit.TheendThankyou!