12 Best Movie Dream Sequences (And What They Mean)

4. American Beauty

What happens: In Creepy Old Man: The Movie, Kevin Spacey's neutered suburban male - the most discriminated-against demographic in modern America - fantasises about getting jiggy with his daughter's blonde cheerleader best friend. Usually the dreams involve lots of red rose petals, because his wet dreams are far more symbolic than people have in real life. Besides the famous/weird cheerleading scene, Lester also fantasises about disturbing Mena Suvari's Angela whilst she's trying to have a bath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPJE21U518M What it means: "To dream that you are bathing someone suggests that you are seeking a closer connection with that person. It also points to your nurturing side." "Closer connection" is one way of putting it. "To see roses in your dream signify faithfulness in love and the coming of joy in some area of your life. Roses also symbolize love, passion, desire, femininity, unity, and romance, particularly if they are red roses. If you see a white rose, then it symbolizes virginity, pureness, and secrecy. It you see a yellow rose, then it refers to infidelity, jealousy, or friendship. If the rose is pink, then it means fresh love and new romance. According to Freud, the rose represents the female genitalia." Good old Freud.