So to me it was about how off these little miss pageants are; the contestants (other than Olive) were grotesque, yet it was Olive who showed the thing up for what it was, admittedly unknowingly.

I loved the way the family came together at the end joining Olive on stage. And that her brother wanted to protect her. (Loved the character of this brother who had taken a vow of silence and read Nietzsche.) And the grandfather, was sorry to see him go.