Little Miss Sunshine: The Misconceptions Of American Culture

In the history of cinema, few rivals can compete successfully with America. Hollywood movies dominate the world market and have strong cultural influences over the rest of the world. (EXPAND) However, people elsewhere who perceive America through blockbuster movies may not have the most accurate picture of American everyday life.
Common themes that show up readily in American cinema are dedication, perseverance, hard work and opportunity: These also happen to be adjectives that are frequently used to describe the United States of America. But which of these words truly represents the American experience of today? Not one of them quite does it. Although the American experience could once have been described by these words, the priorities of today's society have shifted to characterize the American Experience as one of overindulgence.
The common but false expression that "bigger is better" seems to dictate the lives of Americans: bigger TVs, faster cars, bigger houses, bigger bank accounts, bigger adventures, more sex. Bigger. Better. Faster. Stronger.
Films that frequently display the misconception of the American experience: Fast and the Furious, cars, sex, money, adventure, sticking it to the man. The Social Network. Moneyball.)
Where Hollywood leads other filmmaking nations follow. The American
Though their family is composed of a father, mother, and two children, they are only half-siblings because of divorce and re-marriage. Little Miss Sunshine follows with this trend with the inclusion of Grandpa; he resides permanently in the basement of his son’s house. The conditions of the film’s household adequately conform to the contextual standards, providing an authentic composition of characters. They project a family with imperfection and limitations, but these two factors grant the story more plausibility than an