The movie, American Beauty is Existentialism movie. Existentialism is a person who questions life. They always need to find the meaning of life and ask themselves whats the point of living if were all going to die.
The movie American Beauty was made in 1990. American Beauty is mostly about a elderly man and his depression with himself and his life. Lester, the main character was a father and a husband. In the movie he would always repeat himself saying "
Lester had barely any interests in his wife or daughter. His wife was too involved in her job and his daughter hated him. He was depressed and always questioned himself what the point of life was. Lester's daughters new "friend" Angela, caught his attention. He started to feel lust for her, and she was the reason why he changed his body and life. Lester then started to feel as if he was free. He quit his job, found a hobbie and always woke up with a smile on his face. His perspective on life changed and he started to actually live his life with joy. The ending of the movie was very unexpected and confusing. As soon as Lester started to actually enjoy his life he was killed. Lester lived a very unusual life. America Beauty is a Existentialist movie because of the life Lester lived and how he always question his life.
