A heartbreaking and absorbing portrayal of the lower class

Barbara 2022-03-27 09:01:09

This movie, "The Florida Project", is one of the very rare movies that pay attention to the lower class in modern America, and it gives a truly natural, realistic, heartbreaking, depressing and absorbing portrait. The six-year-old girl Moonee and her young mother Halley do a lot of "wrong" things, but it is unfair for them to be blamed, because ultimately it is not their fault, and they simply lack the necessary education, training and guidance. The society, the government and the upper/middle class should really do something to help them.

Besides, it is a shame that such a great movie gets very limited box office. It seems that most moviegoers just want to watch non-existent or purely imaginary stories, like superheroes, fairy tales or star wars, where good always conquer evil, and neglect the significant and pragmatic tragedy that could happen frequently in real life.

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  • Marcelle 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    The two live social cancers, the mother is lazy, and the daughter cheats money and sets fire. This is also called the marginal bottom? I bother. I didn't see any entanglements and struggles, only after committing sins, others have to pity me

  • Guido 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    4.5. The model education that "Miracle Boy" advocates from an ideal perspective that seems to be diverse but is actually overlooked is far less impressive than the "bad" education that this film really presents from the perspective of children. The hardships of life at the bottom are like an isolated iceberg, and the protection of children cannot even win any hope of melting. But at least standing on the corner where they had to probe, they could still see the bigger world. Don't let them fall off the iceberg until it melts.

The Florida Project quotes

  • Moonee: [to Jancey] These are the rooms we're not supposed to go in... But let's go anyways!

  • Moonee: [to tourist at ice-cream stand] Excuse me. Could you give us some change, please? The doctor said we have asthma and we have to eat ice-cream right away.