I remember seeing The Beach staring Leonardo DiCaprio in 2000 when it was released. I enjoyed it then and
I enjoyed it again a few nights ago. I think that young Americans should watch this adventure and strive to emulate the main protagonist, Richard.
Richard, DiCaprio, is an American backpacker who we initially meet in Bangkok. He is there for an adventure, and an adventure he gets. He meets the slightly deranged Daffy who leaves him with stories and a map to a beach on a remote island off the coast of Thailand. Richard meets up with two French travelers and they set out to reach this mysterious island. They find it is inhabited by a mix of young people living as a small idyllic community, along with Thai farmers who grow weed. Over the course of the movie internal conflicts rise in the community with their arrival, but things go terribly wrong when four more people show up as a result of a copy of the map that Richard gave them.
I particularly like Richard's idea for life: "Never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never cease to be polite, and never outstay your welcome." I think this should be the motto of people who are younger than 25 years old.
I would see this movie again or for the first time.