Little Miss Sunshine [Film and TV Commentary]

7-year-old Olive, wearing glasses and a small belly, dreams of becoming famous overnight and firmly believes that she can one day be elected Miss America. Dad, a lecturer who promotes success courses, believes that "there are only two kinds of people in the world, winners and losers", and sells his "Nine Steps to Success" everywhere; brother, an autistic man, admires Nietzsche, swore to be mute in order to be admitted to the flying academy, and did not talk to his family for nine months; uncle, who claims to be the best Proust scholar in the United States, is gay, his lover and colleagues ran away, lost his job, attempted suicide, and lived a chaotic life; ), an old gangster who was kicked out of the nursing home, swearing and taking drugs; his mother is the only normal person in this crazy family. With the support of her family, Olive participated in the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty contest, and the family embarked on a collective journey to pursue their dreams. Can Olive be elected as she wishes? How can family members survive their respective crises?