This part of the screenplay script from the movie American Beauty still captures my attention after all this years. Come to think bout it… it definitely make sense. You read it… tell me what you think bout it.
ON VIDEO: We’re watching the video Ricky showed Jane earlier,
of the empty white PLASTIC BAG being blown about. The wind
carries it in a circle around us, sometimes whipping it about
violently, or, without warning, sending it soaring skyward,
then letting it float gracefully down to the ground...
LESTER (V.O.)
I guess I could be pretty pissed
of f about what happened to me...
but it's hard to stay mad, when
there's so much beauty in the
world. Sometimes I feel like I'm
seeing it all at once, and it's too
much, my heart fills up like a
balloon that's about to burst...
And then I remember to relax, and
stop trying to hold on to it, and
then it flows through me like rain
and I can't feel anything but
gratitude for every single moment
of my life...
He's SOARING higher and higher...
LESTER (V.O.) (cont'd)
You have no idea what I'm talking
about, I'm sure... but don't
worry...
And He SOARS out OF sight.
LESTER (V.O.) (cont'd)
You will someday.
FADE to BLACK.