Great Movie!!! But should not win BEST Picture! Why?

Rating: 9/10 (13 March 2000)

I saw American Beauty the other day and thought this was the best movie of the year. The performances of Spacey and Wesley were outstanding; perhaps Wesley like Carrey was robbed for not being norminated. Benning performance can either be seen as over-acting or someone who is trying to make a false face for herself and a makeshift image of success. Nevertheless, after seeing Richard Farnsworth performance in 'The Straight Story' I realised that Richard deserved the oscar if it was just a race between him, Spacey and Crowe. Whereas, Spacey relied upon good camera direction and words to convey emotions, Richard went a step better just by seeing his slow movement across the screen - he didn't even have to talk to convey ideas and emotions and when he did Richard as Alvin summed up World War Two far better than three hours of 'Saving Private Ryan' could ever do. For me this is the best movie I have seen since La Vita e Bella and that was over a year ago!!! This is one of the greatest movies of all time for the following reasons: 1) The acting by all the characters were outstanding, something you cannot claim for American Beauty. 2) The storyline was more thought-provoking as it's the type you will appreciate more when you are adult enough to understand. 3) There are moral lessons here that are far superior to American Beauty. What do you THINK!!!