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The movie Little Miss Sunshine premiered in the year 2006 and is arguably the most successful indie movie of all time. The movie features an array of characters all with their own internal issues and it is evident of the disfunctionality of this family very early on in the script and also the movie. While the movie is filled with many negative events, in the end the family is brought together and it did bring a tear to my eye as this past week was in fact the first time I have ever seen this movie. Little Miss Sunshine qualifies as an ensemble film as all six characters within their Hoover family all have their own role within the film and each characters story is critical to the story line throughout. These six characters work together …show more content…
He is addicted to drugs, and loves porn and has the old school mentality and a poor choice of vocabulary. He does not relate to his son, but does show a sincere love and passion for both of his grandkids, specifically Olive. His goals in life are to be the best grandfather and father he can while trying to teach his family to not make the mistakes he made in his life as a kid and still to this day. While it is clear from the beginning that Edwin has a good relationship with his grandkids his relationship with his son seems skewed until we see Edwin reach out to his son after sensing his poor body language and says “GRANDPA Listen; whatever happens -- at least you tried to do something on your own, which is more than most people ever do, and I include myself in that category. It takes guts, and I'm proud of you for taking the chance, okay? RICHARD Okay, Dad. Thanks.” (Pg. 43) After they have a type of of awkward contact with each other but it is clear that this was father-son relationship was something that was clearly missing, but that regardless of their relationship they both love each other. Overall, even though Edwin dies soon after it is clear that all he wants is for his family to be a better person that he was, and even though he goes about trying to do so in an odd way, it is as a result of the times he grew up …show more content…
While his goals are not obtained due to him being color blind he opens his family up to the issues that they face, but may be oblivious to. He tells his family how much he hates them and he is the only character of the ensemble who realizes the world for what it is. Being that he seems to hate life and his parents as referenced by when he wrote down “I hate everyone,” it is clear he does have a soft spot for his sister Olive and he does all he can to protect her as he and the rest of his family dances with her to protect her from the cruel reality that is life specifically in regards to

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