It's your paradise, not mine

Guiseppe 2022-03-28 09:01:04

The slums and Disneyland are separated by a wall, but they are two completely different worlds. Not to comment on right or wrong, because none of us have lived through Harley's past and can't point to a better way out. The world is never black and white. From different angles, the results you see will not be the same.

Thinking of the Moments posted by classmates before, it probably means to question why parents who have no money have children since they can't give their children a good material life. When I saw it at the time, I didn't feel much, just glanced at it. After watching Florida Paradise, I somehow remembered the question of that classmate.

Harley is an unconditional mother, and her choice to have Mooney was a beautiful mistake, even if she called it a mistake. Although she can't give her children a comfortable home and a secure future, she always takes Money to buy small gifts and eat big meals when she has money. Harley did her best. I'm not saying how successful a mother Harley was or how correct she was about educating Money. The fact that Money's best friend Scott no longer plays with her is enough to show that there is indeed a problem with their worldview.

No one has the right to accuse them of anything, Disney is your paradise, motel is her paradise, but maybe there is no paradise in Florida, not even in the world.

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Extended Reading
  • Keagan 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    The end is a bit of a dance. America is not a pure land, not anywhere, always with cheap perfume, souvenir shops, rental houses, and eating disgusting waffles with greasy residue and napkin scraps every day. The director should not be talking about childhood, nor what family is. Each of us is just an individual dependent and separated from each other. Children are adults, adults are children, mothers are girls, and girls are mothers. It is society that gives us many identities.

  • Ashleigh 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    The realistic narrative with full details, the hardships in the adult world and the colorful childhood in the eyes of children are intertwined and contrasted, making the narrative more space and contrast. The design of the slum children's "park" next to Disney is both ironic and poignant, but through the image, it can feel a touch of tenderness, which is particularly good. The best female performance I've seen this year is the little girl in this film. I didn't think too clearly at the end, but I still give it five stars.

The Florida Project quotes

  • Jancey: Moonee, why'd you take me on this adventure?

    Moonee: I didn't know it was going to rain!

    Jancey: Did you not even watch the news?

    Moonee: I never watch the news, it's so boring!

    Jancey: I watch the news, it's not that boring!

  • Moonee: I'm going to eat a strawberry and a raspberry at the same time.

    [eats a strawberry and a raspberry at the same time]

    Moonee: Man oh man, that's gross!