Film: "Little Miss Sunshine"

Film Review # 112969

Looks at the film "Little Miss Sunshine" about a dysfunctional family on their way to Redondo Beach, California for the Little Miss Sunshine Beauty Pageant.

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Paper Summary:

This paper describes the film "Little Miss Sunshine" especially the character Frank, who begins the trip to the Little Miss Sunshine Beauty Pageant as a self-loathing, depressed, suicidal genius. The paper analyzes Frank's attitude makeover from the beginning of the movie to the end. The paper relates that, through various interactions and conversations with another character Dwayne, who is a depressed Nietzsche-obsessed teenager with hatred towards everyone, Frank starts to discover that by helping Dwayne he is actually helping himself. The paper explains that, as the film concludes, Frank develops into a compassionate human being, determined to power through whatever sticky situation he and his family encounter.

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"After Dwayne discovers that he is colorblind and is unable to become a pilot, he breaks his vow of silence in a fit of rage. This breaks down the wall between Dwayne and the rest of the family, allowing Frank to get closer to Dwayne. Frank begins conversing with Dwayne outside the Little Miss Sunshine Beauty Pageant, helping him to realize that what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. He goes on to tell Dwayne about Marcel Proust, a "total loser, never had a real job, unrequited love affairs, gay...spent 20 years writing a book that nobody reads.""

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Film: "Little Miss Sunshine" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Film-Review-Film-Little-Miss-Sunshine/112969