The Little Miss Sunshine Pageant Brings the Family Closer Than Ever By: Scott Bailey
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At the start of the film everyone is aiming for his or her goals and own personal achievement. But they all seem to be pulled together through the journey of seeing Olive perform. All the characters seem rather isolated from each other at the start of the movie, Dwayne for example has a vow of silence and reads all day but by the end of the movie he is speaking again after realising he is colour blind and interacts more. Amongst all the tragedies that happen you start to see hope into one goal which is too bring Olive to the beauty contest.
The problems experienced throughout the journey brought the family closer than ever. The clutch failing in the car, forcing them to push it where ever they go. Richard and Olive even have the tiniest arguments about whether eating ice cream is good for you because it makes you fat. The cause of these tiny failures is what brings the family closer in an odd way. Realising that Olive isn't cut out for the "beauty pageant life" makes the family understand that their love for each other is much stronger than anything in the world. Not only did Richard come to see his daughter perform, he also found out that his business was much better without him. Furious, Richard found out that his "words of wisdom'' may have even let himself down. This family also deals with marriage fights, short amounts of time, suicidal talks, going on a rage to find out you're colour blind, and a dead body in the back of a trunk.
Near the end of the film when Olive has to perform her talent, Richard shows a more human side rather than a goal-obsessed father. He Talks to Sheryl warning her of the ridicule Olive will receive if she performs. When she finally performs she is ridiculed and is told by the judges to stop immediately. Instead of stopping her daughter, Richard, Dwayne, Sheryl and Frank join her on the stage.
They then find them selves in a police office and later in a parking lot, pushing their car through a gate, sharing laughs and enjoyment. The last scene of the film shows them laughing with each other and enjoying them selves instead of the first when they are separated from each other.
The problems experienced throughout the journey brought the family closer than ever. The clutch failing in the car, forcing them to push it where ever they go. Richard and Olive even have the tiniest arguments about whether eating ice cream is good for you because it makes you fat. The cause of these tiny failures is what brings the family closer in an odd way. Realising that Olive isn't cut out for the "beauty pageant life" makes the family understand that their love for each other is much stronger than anything in the world. Not only did Richard come to see his daughter perform, he also found out that his business was much better without him. Furious, Richard found out that his "words of wisdom'' may have even let himself down. This family also deals with marriage fights, short amounts of time, suicidal talks, going on a rage to find out you're colour blind, and a dead body in the back of a trunk.
Near the end of the film when Olive has to perform her talent, Richard shows a more human side rather than a goal-obsessed father. He Talks to Sheryl warning her of the ridicule Olive will receive if she performs. When she finally performs she is ridiculed and is told by the judges to stop immediately. Instead of stopping her daughter, Richard, Dwayne, Sheryl and Frank join her on the stage.
They then find them selves in a police office and later in a parking lot, pushing their car through a gate, sharing laughs and enjoyment. The last scene of the film shows them laughing with each other and enjoying them selves instead of the first when they are separated from each other.
Family By: Alec Barlcay
The family tries there very best to help one another out. This is shown throughout the film in many scenes. One Scene in the film is when their car breaks down during their road trip to rondo beach. They go to a mechanic to get their car fixed. The mechanic tells the family that there has been a substantial damage done to their cars engine and other driving parts.
He says that in order to continue there road trip the only way to star there engine is to push from the back of the car. This is in order for the car to reach 20km/h before starting. They do this with teamwork and precision indicating that they are a family who help each other no matter how little or big the circumstances are.
He says that in order to continue there road trip the only way to star there engine is to push from the back of the car. This is in order for the car to reach 20km/h before starting. They do this with teamwork and precision indicating that they are a family who help each other no matter how little or big the circumstances are.
Motivation By: Milad Fattahi
An idea that conveyed me in little miss sun shine is that in the movie characters show a lot of motivation. The message i got out of that movie is to never give up and to get your goal. For example When Edwin Hoover the grandpa passes away and they are in the hospital, the doctors say that they cant leave the body in the hospital which make the miss little miss sunshine. In that situation the dad says that they have not came all this way for nothing and they are not going to give up. He suggests that they should take the dead body with them and says grand pa would of wanted this, which shows a family of determination.