Mentions (7)
"Or the 90s the weird ennui of end of history manifesting in angst and derealization, eventually culminating in the 1999 Fight Club/American Beauty/Matrix "break free from the Matrix" thesis."
"When I drink a cup of coffee and take a hot shower with a zyn in, playing music on a bluetooth speaker. It's all downhill from there I understand the dad in American Beauty"
"It initially mirrors American Beauty with the whole lobotomite suburban dad who reclaims his vitality through controversial means, but instead of just smoking weed, jacking off to 17 year olds and calling your daughter a bitch."
"Might sound cringe, but I forgot what it felt like to want someone so bad. Having an American Beauty moment, where I'm working out for a purpose."
"I once had a zoomer talk to me about movies and then stare at me with this absolute look of disgust when I mentioned American beauty. 'But not now because of Kevin spacey right?' I would've cringed saying that and made a joke at least but his eyes bored into me with deep disregard, and I was a pussy"
"I understand the dad in American Beauty"
"American Beauty: Huge at the time but the basic story was about how much it sucks to have a comfortable, upper middle class suburban life. You couldn't make this now, it was peak 90s."