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"Revolutionary Road," starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, is no "Titanic"－it's a thousand times sadder. There is at least love in "Titanic," but in "Revolutionary Road," there is no love. The plot centers around Frank Wheeler and his wife April who are living in suburban¹ Connecticut in the 1950s and are constantly engaged in horrible verbal fights, making their home a living hell.

The Wheelers' trouble does not stem from material inadequacies. They and their two children live in a large, comfortable home on a street called Revolutionary Road. April is the housewife, while Frank goes out to make money at a Manhattan-based machinery² firm called Knox, working in sales and marketing³. The money that Frank makes is more than enough to make ends meet, but he and April hate the monotony of their lives. April suggests that they go to Paris to find themselves, but this plan ultimately leads to even more tragedy.

Too helpless and powerless to make a change, Frank and April take their frustration⁴ out on each other. Perhaps the sanest⁵ person in the movie is John Givings (Michael Shannon), who ironically lives in a mental institution. He immediately points out the Wheelers' beautiful yet meaningless existence, the truth that Frank and April have a hard time coming to terms with.

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