Today's family structure bears little reflection upon its former counterparts of decades ago. No longer are family values placed before personal desires, inasmuch as contemporary families are often splintered due to each member's quest to achieve for him or herself. Striving for one's individual aspirations over and above the health of the family as a whole is what Sam Mendes' American Beauty clearly depicts, as it strives to portray man's unquenchable need to fulfill his …showed first 75 words of 1018 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1018 total…to deconstruct the permeating ideologies within our culture. American Beauty had nothing to do with politic but if this movie was made during the current administration with the so called moral issue it would not have won best picture. During the time this movie was made they were a lot was being said about violence in the movies. However with today administration have turned their attention toward sex, which due you prefer sex or violence?