ohlabtechguy Review of American Beauty

American Beauty (1999)

Hollywood derives entertainment value from mental illness....

[6/10 · 18 February 2019]

Here we have yet another highly polished Hollywood flick that seeks to derive entertainment value by depicting two suburban families loaded with mental illness and/or behavioral disorders. Yet, the subject of mental disorders is not addressed and therefore, no meaningful message is given. Instead, the mainstream audience, not fully aware of signs of mental illness, are led to believe that characters with all the signs of mental disorder, are merely quirky, eccentric and at worst dysfunctional. Not a movie I would recommend and no meaningful message given. Hollywood just doesn't get it.