American Beauty Character Analysis SPOILER

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2004)

This film falls back on some of the oldest philosophy know to man. Socrates through Plato was able to get across many ideas but none more important than 'know thy self'. Kevin Spacey seems to hate his life and has let his family break down. He no longer has a reason to live until he meets his daughter's friend. This burst of life leads to his understanding of why he has become the person he is and how he regrets getting so far away from the people who loved him the most. In the end I think he realized his wrongs and actually begins to feel good about who he is and his role as a father. This film is an excellent example of how the horrors of suburbia can take over one's life and possibly end it.