American Beauty and My Week with Marilyn is the film that seems to be most comfortable with sexuality in relationships and presents a unique way of showing love. The film shows oppression in each of the characters in order to see their identity as a person who creates their own emotionality. However, both films use different types of techniques to create a sense of realism, such as cinematography with camera work and production design with setting. Defines the main editing types and maintains them with the screenshots. American Beauty and My Week with Marilyn feature oppression and sexuality in each of the characters and scenes. He illustrated the difference by framing it from the point of view of its depth. In the film, the American beauty introduces us to Lester Burnham, his family and his daily life through the initial sequences. This film details that Lester finds his pursuit of happiness in Jane's friend Angela, but he is unable to give vent to his feelings because he has been trapped in his life, in his work and this makes him oppressive in freedom. Meanwhile, sexuality had proven more than overwhelming in my week with Marilyn. Marilyn Monroe appeals to the public as a sex icon. There is also a shot where Colin accidentally runs into Marilyn's room, she was naked after a shower and didn't get dressed immediately. She doesn't feel embarrassed or shy about letting others see her as everyone's sex icon. In the end, the only thing common in both films is that Lester and Marilyn can get what they want with their hearts even though they know they are doing something wrong, but they still do it their way. The mise-en-scene focuses on the purpose of the design as the camera angles, composition and other cinematic elements create the meaning... center of the card... fixed gaze to seek love in men and those around her . The film helped audiences understand that he was a very lonely person who had never experienced love in his entire life. By the end of the film it seemed like she was just a lonely girl looking for love any way she could. To evaluate both the American Beauty film and My Week with Marilyn, both established their relationship between sexuality and oppression appears with different shots and cinematography. The use of mis-en-scene in both specific shots so that the audience can see how Lester trapped in his life and Marilyn appear to be a sex icon. It features lots of close-ups of their faces showing their emotions. Works Cited http://www.decentfilms.com/reviews/americanbeauty http://www.gradesaver.com/american-beauty/study-guide/major-themes/