American Beauty - End Scene (HQ)

Lester Burnham reflects on his life.

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[rjun67]

"Because the world is round , it turns me o-ooooooooon.ah-ahhhh-ahhhhh..­.great ending loved it!!

[Spencer Current]

He's talking about the brief moments you experience as your body and mind shut down while dying. At first you want to fight death because your scared but with the release of Dopamine and DMT as your brain shuts down you get a deep sense of euphoria of becoming one with the world. As the memory portion of you brain shuts off you see flashbacks. Time is measured by your own mind so it seems like it lasts forever. Because this is a natural process of death we all will experience this.

[ringarounddarosie]

Don't get me wrong, it's iconic indeed! I just didn't want people to be spoiled. Oh well, I guess you take that risk if you start snooping around youtube for scenes of a movie you didn't watch.

[rjun67]

I'd just rather see this thumbnail which in my opinion is as iconic as the rose petal fantasy scene!

[imthehulk666]

Except he got shot in the head, so not really applicable

[ringarounddarosie]

For real... PLEASE CHANGE THE THUMBNAIL!

[imthehulk666]

Very much so!

[darkknight07100]

I feel bad for people who see this video's thumbnail and haven't seen the film.

[Spillage66]

Chuck Norris is one of the biggest gay men in history! Alas, his penis is tiny, so he resorts to paedophillia. And yes, homophobes are all closet gays. (I am straight, and do not hate gays.)

[Michael Roberts]

There is no one meaning; it's all about how one perceives it.

[Cristian R. Aviles]

Thats exactly how i feel when im high sometimes, madly happy

[lookatmycommentplz]

Well that's not the only time you experience this euphoric feeling. Don't you ever stop for a moment, suddenly realising the whole world and all of its beauty at once? It doesn't even have to be for any real reason, just every once in a while, where all sorts of complicated thoughts come to an end, and all you're left with is gratitude? He is not talking about death, just because he's dying. That's why earlier in the movie Ricky says the same thing (the "too much beauty in the world" quote)