2. Introduction
• Sam Mendes was born in Reading, Berkshire
in 1965.
• He is a British Stage and Film Director best
known for Oscar winning movies ‘American
Beauty’ and ‘Skyfall.’
• He is also famous for his portrayals of popular
stage musicals ‘Oliver’ and ‘Gypsy.’
4. American Beauty
• American Beauty is considered to be Sam Mendes’s
‘masterpiece,’ it is also my favorite movie of all time.
• The movie centers around Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) a
middle aged man fed up with having to fake all the
enjoyment in his life. The movie has several different plots
with ‘beauty’ being the most evident theme in the movie
and how it can be found in the strangest places.
• Critics lauded the exploration of the movies other themes
explorations of romantic and paternal
love, sexuality, materialism, self-liberation, and
redemption.
• American Beauty won 5 Oscars including Best Picture and
Best Director for Sam Mendes.
5. Skyfall
• Skyfall was the 23rd James Bond movie and Daniel
Craig’s third appearance as James Bond.
• The movie is about villain Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem)
who is hellbent on getting revenge on M (Judi Dench)
who betrayed him. James Bond, despite be
• The film was a massive success with Mendes being
receiving large amounts of praise. It grossed
$1,108,561,013 making it the eighth highest grossing
film of all time.
• It one two Oscars for ‘Best Original Score’ and ‘Best
Original Song.’
