A truly brilliant insight

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2006)

I stepped into my local cinema with no particular interest in Little Miss Sunshine. I was aware that it was showing and appreciated that it was much more appealing than "The World Trade Center", but still, the title gave me little hope. When I started watching it however, I began to fall for all of the characters. Even the patronising, obsessive father begins to grow on you, although more so towards the end when he naturally realises the error of his ways.
While the most obvious message withing Little Miss Sunshine is that of Family Values and following dreams, what impressed me most was the film's ability to portray "Little Miss" pageants as what they truly are. Disgusting, (and near Peadophilic) freak shows where by six year old girls, dolled up to look like 1950's porn stars, are paraded in front of crowds, stealing what ever genuine innocence they have left. As if little girls today aren't growing up fast enough