Little Miss Sunshine is directed by Valerie Faris and her husband Jonathan Dayton.
Plot: The main character, Olive, is going to participate in beauty contest. Her father (Richard), mother (Sheryl), brother (Dwayne), uncle (Frank) and grandfather (Edwin) are all going to the beauty contest in California with her. They drive a van along the highway. During the long journey, something happens…
Father: Richard gets bad News from his boss. His nice steps of how to become a winner is not used by his boss because few people believe that. He hates losers and people should never give up in order to become a winner!!Thus, that is a shocking News to him!!
Brother: When Dwayne knows that he is actually colorblind, he is very upset. He has not talked for NINE MONTHS becausehe wants his parents to allow him to go to flight school. He starts to talk again after he realizes that his dream would never come true.
*Olive has practiced very hard for the beauty contest, did she win?
No, her sexy dancing drove Judges crazy!!They want Olive to get out of here!!Her family supports her and they all go dancing with her!!Though Olive is not allowed to join this contest anymore, she enjoyed the moment dancing with her family. She dedicated the performance to her grandfather since he taught her how to dance.
*How do you define a loser and a winner?
I think if you are always afraid of doing something new and never want to try, then you are a loser. A winner is someone who never gives up and he/she doesn’t care about the results. They enjoy the process!!
*Is Olive a loser?
No, she is definitely not a loser. She is willing to try and continue her performance. She does not care whether she will fail or win. Also, she helps her family members’ relationships become better. During the trip, her father and mother quarreled a lot. Her brother is devastated about the truth that he cannot be a pilot. Uncle Frank is a gay. He felt very sad when he saw his ex with another guy.The saddest thing for the whole family members is grandfather’s death. Olive has a power to cheer them up and they all seem to forget all the sorrow in the end!!I would say she is a winner for her courage and warmth!!
*Richard told Olive that skinny is the beauty standard, do you agree?
I don’t think males have any right to tell females what beauty is.They always judge what girls’ figure should look like. Beauty really depends on the eyes of the beholders!!I don’t think girls should go on a diet by eating very little food. That is very unhealthy!!You might have anorexia later on. No matter what your body looks like, there is always someone who will love you.
5 comments:
WOW! I think this movie is atracting to me! You not only provide the polt and basic background but give some questions to us. These questions could help me think deeper about the "winner". I like your opinions are good as well, and thak you Demi :)
Well, you reallt gives us some questions that we should take them serious and think about it. Most of us think the definition of "winner" is to win the champion, but the movie teach there is something which is more worthy than being a champion!! Your answers of these questions are food and interesting!!
I know this movie, and I like it. Most of the time I feel embarrassing about some directly thing happened in the film, but life is cruel. When the little sunshrine finally arrive the beauty contest, the rest of things and the ending are so touching; those things that I feel embarrased to see are turning into a happy ending :D
after your intro to this film, really evoke my desire to go see the movie.
u always did a very good job on introducing the film.the questions that you ask were really good ones. makes ppl to think more. nice!!!!
I like the way that after you offer us the detail of movie then lead us to think! Thak let me want to see this movie more. About the loser and winner, that's a big question I think. And I think everyone can be both of them at the same time because we may doing good in one part but not doing well on the other part. We all have our good and bad so I think no one is totally winner or even loser.
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