a man looks at a photo.
the camera pulls away.
gunshot. blood splatter.
a boy looks at the dead man. he's smiling.
try as i may i cannot do justice to american beauty. unlike, um, everyone else that keeps a blog on the internet, i think it's easily one of the best movies of the '90s and...ever. it's certainly a favorite. that image above is what i think of when i think cinema, honestly. it is a brilliant film. "look closer."
