’Merica Madness: Family and Capitalism Round 2
Our search for the most American piece of pop culture rolls on with the next round of matches in the Family and Capitalism corners of our bracket.
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American Beauty on Overthinking It
’Merica Madness: Family Round 1
Prepare for nuclear meltdown.
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Contrarian Clickbait: American Beauty Is Boring and Badly Written
Sometimes there’s so much meh in the world, I feel like I can’t take it.
Blackmailing Your Boss: The Key to Wealth and Power
Two popular films released in the fall of 1999 contained minor subplots in which the protagonist blackmails his boss as a key to wealth and independence. These two films, Fight Club and American Beauty, live on opposite ends of White Male Angst Road.
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