American Beauty is one of the best films I have ever seen. The Academy gave the movie a “Picture of the Year” award, among other honors. There are many good uses of cinematography throughout the film. I will be describing how cinematography is used to enhance what is happening in that particular scene. The theme in American Beauty is suburban life. It’s all there, the self-centered good-looking blonde, the morbid unattractive teenage daughter. The …showed first 75 words of 931 total…

…showed last 75 words of 931 total…he’s going to get what he wants. This type of shot is also used when Ricky confronts Jane in the schoolyard. There is a shot where the camera is behind Ricky and you can see Jane, but she is so small in comparison to his shoulder. He intimidates her. He very confident and has all the power in the convers! ation. She call him a psycho and he doesn’t even blink. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**