I know some people will disagree, but I think that the movie American Beauty is absolute genius. From the opening scene, which I have included here, it grabbed my attention and after it was over I just wanted to jump up and applaud! Finally! Someone tells it like it is. Some days I just wake up and stare at the ceiling, and think, this is my life?
I know it is supposed to be a good thing, growing up, becoming a adult, with a good job, house etc etc. I did these things, career, financially responsible, but like most people of a certain age, I cannot tell you when I turned the corner and fell into the abyss of being a "grown up". Don't get me wrong, I do not want to be one of these idiots running around dressing and acting like a 20 year old, to a certain extent I am pretty proud of what I have accomplished, but at the same time, I am thinking, what the hell happened?!?
The thing I am talking about is dreams and spontaneity. What happened to taking on the world, reaching goals, and living life to the fullest? What happened to being fearless? How did I allow the status quo become my fate? Certainly some things to ponder and come up with a plan of action to change...
Although, in the case of Lester Burnham, it is taken to the extreme, and the outcome is not good, I am inspired by this characters effort to wake up and live again. "I know I don't remember feeling this sedated, but you know what? It is never too late to get it back".
