18rabbitskiing wrote:
American Beauty which one the Oscar for best picture had not held up well over the last 22 years. At the time it seemed to hit upon universal themes but now comes across as a dated period piece. I mean the entire premise of this film is about how Kevin Spacey's character is sexually attracted to an underage teenage girl and wants to groom her to be with him. Turns out art imitates life with a slight twist.
Some movies do well because theme seem to capture the zeitgeist of the time but they often don’t age well.
With movies (and plays) it is often the award winner that fades over time whereas a contemporary film that was viewed as lesser at the time holds up much better.
Apocalypse Now had aged better than The Deer Hunter. Chicago has aged better than a Chorus Line.
Did you not understand when you watched the movie that he was being portrayed as a creep? That he was un-likeable? I guess it flew over your head the first time, glad it landed on second watch.