... and effectively used in American Beauty. The movie has a red door on the Burnhams house, a red slip worn by Carolyn, a red car, women with red lips, and tons of red roses. Red roses are everywhere in this film; in Carolyn's garden, on each table in the house, and are symbolic of Angela's beauty in the unforgettable strategically placed petals scene. It ... seems that roses are symbolic because they are beautiful, but beneath their loveliness lies the thorns. The roses are used predominately to symbolize the beauty of Angela who is also incredibly shallow and dishonest. ... The compariso...

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