Presenting a unique view of American life and philosophical views on the nature of success, beauty, personal development and relationships are credible reasons to name American Beauty as a classic of its time.

Inventive production techniques are incorporated with incredible perception and attention to detail. Sam mendes has considered every angle, film-speed, use of dolly or steady-cam and character development with complete understanding of what Alan Ball (the writer) intended for the film to say.

"I'm Lester Burnham, I'm 42 years old, and in a year I will be dead." This homage to SUNSET BOULEVARD introduces us to a white, suburban family, who appear to be the epitome of `normal'.

Lester describes himself as "already dead." His family considers him to be a "gigantic loser, and they are right." In the course of the next year, the family and their associates are used as a vessel for the depiction...