Disney and the slum are just a wall apart

Kolby 2022-04-21 09:02:27

The Disneyland, which is separated from the slum by a wall, is not only a huge tumor that continuously radiates the surrounding slums, but also a haven for the lives and dreams of all people in the slums. Dreamy and cruel. This movie is better than the story of the tragic core, wrapped in the outer layer of dream candy. Although it is full of children's running and laughing, this is by no means a simple film about children. It is a ruthless burst of the bubble in the beautiful world and a cruel coming-of-age ceremony for the little protagonists in the film. I was initially attracted to this film because of its bright and rough colors, which are different from the refined and frosted bright colors of "The Grand Budapest Hotel". It is a metaphor of rough life exposed to the sun, exposing the cruel facts under bright colors. Although it is very realistic and cruel, what moved me the most is that this film is not about how miserable they are and how oppressive the society is, nor is it an accusation of such cruelty. It is in these small, trivial and ordinary fragments that people can see them falling into a quagmire fate, the more they struggle, the more they sink, watching their helpless yet so lovely life. And even if they are destitute, they are still trying their best to live and love. For the mom in the movie, Harley - I smoke, I drink, I get tattoos, but I'm a really good mom.

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The Florida Project quotes

  • Moonee: You know why this is my favorite tree?

    Jancey: Why?

    Moonee: 'Cause it's tipped over, and it's still growing.

  • Moonee: [Moonee and Scooty, sitting on a sofa, eating ice-cream cones] Mmm.

    Bobby: [Ice cream drips on floor] Ok, I warned you: one drip and you're out.

    Moonee: Oh, come on!

    Bobby: 'Out now.

    Scooty: It's gonna melt outside.

    Bobby: It's melting' inside too.

    Moonee: But Bobby!

    Bobby: Out.

    Bobby: [Moonee and Scooty walk out] Thank you very much!

    Moonee: You're not welcome!