Starting with the poster for the movie, roses are all over the place in American Beauty. In fact, they're even in the title, since the American Beauty is a type of rose. But the question is: why?We...

As we've already discussed elsewhere in this guide, it's more than a little squirm-inducing that our protagonist's big heroic journey is sparked by his pervy obsession with a teenager (and his daug...

Part of Lester's big life overhaul involves pursuing the kind of fun and passion he remembers from his teen years—and yes, that effort involves more than just fantasizing about a teenager. One of...