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Title: American Beauty And Buddhism
Words: 1039
The Truth in Beauty
Imagine waking up in the morning and feeling emotionally dead. In the movie "American Beauty," Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a middle aged family man who has no passion, motivation or reason in his life. "American Beauty" won the most coveted award given to movies. "American Beauty" won several Oscars including movie of the year, and best lead actor for the portrayal of Lester Burnham. This movie revolves around the insignificant material possessions we consider beauty and how we do not appreciate our lives. "American Beauty" had several references to Buddhism. The moral of the movie is to appreciate life and what we have. The only true possession we have in this materialistic world is our "self.' In watching this movie I could clearly relate to the Buddhi ...
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