PERFECT BEAUTY !!!

Rating: 10/10 (23 April 2000)

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This is absolutely my favorite film of ALL TIME. I love movies, but to me this isn't just another "movie". I've seen it 5 times now, and every time it made me cry- not from sadness, but the beauty of life it reveals.
Living overseas, I've realized how truly lucky I am to be an American. We have more chances in life than anyone, and yet, as "American Beauty" shows, we throw it away. This film has changed how I view life- it taught me not to throw away ANYTHING. Not to throw away a simple image of a plastic bag floating on the wind. Not to give up on anyone, including myself. I go to see it again and again so that I can walk away from it with this wonderful feeling that every little part of life really is beautiful.
It is funny, it is sad... but somehow what should be a "sad" story turns out to be something truly remarkable. If you let it, it will change the way you view the world.