FILMMAKER MOVIE REACTION!! The Florida Project (2017) FIRST TIME REACTION!!
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2020
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That movie is good. There accents are really thick so it may be a little hard to understand what they're saying sometimes
I got them perfectly!
Attack The Block:Singular Joy! You have to check out Kin.
My favorite scene is when the camera focuses on Moonie in the hotel buffet and you realize this is her mom trying to take in her essence as much as she can before she loses her. The first time I saw that I gasped.
This movie has some of the best child acting I've seen. They don't act exaggerated or whimsical so it doesn't seem fake.
It was top tier!
Definitely agree! Along with Lia McHugh's gut wrenching performance in The Lodge, these children knocked it out of the ballpark.
I think a lot of their scenes were raw footage because of how hard it would be to have a kid focus on such a scale. I *think* there is qn interview whete they talk about it.
They let the child actors improve half the movie!!!
FUN FACT!! That scene of Willem Dafoe with the birds was purely improvised
Hahaha that’s what it felt like!
lol of course 🤣😭
I remember that crying scene at the end absolutely wrecking me the first time I saw this; that feeling of being so confused and scared and you just don't know what else to do but cry in such a deep way. Great movie!
Agreed!!
When she started crying in the end, I started bawling. I just felt so bad and wanna hug her. She must’ve felt so confused 😭.
I was born and raised in Florida, and while my upbringing was a little more "stable", this film is sooo nostalgic. The color-grading makes it feel more accurate to life. The weather, the people, the scenes... like the way the kids wander around in the overgrown areas out of boredom, and the sandhill cranes (these love to block traffic).
As to the authenticity to the acting, if I'm not mistaken much of the cast is green. This was their first film. If you're into it, you should check out some interviews with the the young lead actress and Willem Dafoe; she is so sharp and he is clearly so impressed and proud.
That’s so interesting to hear the nostalgia being brought to you from this film!
In “the young lead actress” do you mean Bria or Brooklynn?
are there geese there too that block traffic?
If you grow lower middle class, this will hit differently. Especially if you moved up in life social economically. Literally hit me like bricks and reminded me of when I moved to the US and how we lived the first few years
yeah. couldn't have said it any better
As someone from florida this is genuinely what the Orlando/tampa area is like outside of the suburbs, when you get towards the touristy areas there’s a bunch of motels with people that basically live there, this so accurately depicts poverty in florida it’s crazy, great commentary both about the movie and the technical filmmaking :) will be subbing!
A flat out masterpiece, and one of the best films of the previous decade. Sean Baker is THE guy to look for in the future.
This film was so textured!
Don't sleep on Jonah Hill & Mid90s!
I am a florida project kid! I am a motel, clothes hanging, microwave dinner ass kid. Shit was awesome tbh people would come drop toys they don't want. Churches donate food. Yeah it was second hand and stale but you learn to make your own mini life there. Almost every year somebody kids get taken away that was normal. I grew up knowing now that it was unfortunate but I had the most fun. Never knew what you were gonna get. One time a big ass box of legos was donated and my siblings and I went to war with the other kids to get it (we won) but we just ended up sharing in the end. I just threw that box out last year. I played with my elementary school crush in the same motel, messing with the same legos.
I really love the bright and colorful facades of the buildings contrasted with the dark and gloomy rooms and lives once you go inside. The dark underbelly of a "magical" place. Perfect use of the setting.
Explained it perfectly
This movie was honestly amazing I was NEVER bored watching it even though there wasn’t anything thrilling about it and the concept was so simple
Agreed!! It was so different from what’s usually in the medium of film!
The last scene was filmed with a phone camera. The same filmmaker did the film Tangerine using a phone camera to film the whole movie and It's crazy how nice they made It look.
This movie made me cry two times, and watching the reaction I was tearing up at the end too. Damn that's powerful filmmaking.
As a person who was born and raised in Florida im so happy to see that this movie shows the more accurate sides of Florida.
I like to think of the final scene of the girls running through the park a dream or her fantasy. If i remember correctly the camera throughout the entire film is steady and clear, while the ending feels like it was shot on a handheld camera and just has that dream-like quality to it. What a lovely film with terrific performances from the entire cast.
It was the most unique of the films I’ve seen on here yet!
"Tangerine" from the same director is also a great one.
Yep, it was entirely filmed on an iPhone 6, so it's a great acomplishment
Yeah, Tangerine is good
A lot of this film was shot on Highway 192, literally just a mile or two from the entrance to Disney World. That ever-present tourism and luxury in the background throughout the whole film serves as a really hard-hitting counterbalance to the lives of the characters.
I don't care for Disney world. People who go there have no idea of the poverty that exists just a few miles from it's gates.
Please react to “Room” with Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. It’s another movie from a kid’s perspective, so interesting and the camera angles are crazy
Best movie of that year. Super emotional. Shows the underbelly of life happening right outside the tragic kingdom. You don't see this kind of life portrayed in film very often. Beautiful...and very sad.
Described it perfectly!
it’s crazy how you’re gaining such a following with these lowkey arthouse movies,, probably the best community of subscribers for any film channel out there. prolly cos your reactions are exactly what we wanna hear
That means a lot Paul!! Thanks!
seeing this pop up was unexpected, but this is one of my favorite movies and i’m so glad you made a video on it!
Happy I was able to check it too!
What your review of this film showed me is that you are a caring, empathetic individual who understands that great filmmaking can be deeply personal, without explosive special effects or sensational aspects of storytelling like a big twist or shocking reveal. It's obvious that you were pulled into this film by the human beings that populate it. Lives easily overlooked can have the kind of importance that one usually reserves for kings and queens, presidents and generals or mafia bosses and serial killers. Regular folks, even those on the margins, have dignity, however ragged it may be. These simple people mattered to you. What this tells me is that you, my friend, have soul.
I found the juxtaposition between the beauty of the place, the soft sunset hues, and the chaos brought to that beauty by the dysfunctional lives of the humans there, very interesting, kind of hypnotic.
To me this is a miracle of naturalism. From the childrens' POV, it's all a beautiful fantasy, they can experience the rose-colored motel as cute as it is on the outside without all the heaviness inside. Pairs well with the Safdie brothers' Daddy Longlegs.
Agreed!! It definitely gives off that Uncut gems vibe of naturalism!
@@JamesVSCinema A good idea for your (presumably very long) watchlist would also be Robert Altman, the master of overlapping dialogue. Especially his masterpiece Nashville.
I saw this movie with a friend who has a child and has grandchildren as well as great grandchildren, and she hated it. I loved it for all the reasons you mentioned. Hearing you speak from a filmmaker's perspective is also interesting because I pick up on those things like camera focus sensually but not so consciously. Florida, as well as California have reputations for being some kind of paradise and yet people come to find they're dreams and end up homeless or addicted to drugs or whatever. Harsh realities await the disillusioned.
I think you’ve nailed it! It’s one of the things I truly love about this movie but I can totally see how others may have not liked it!
That little girl deserved an Oscar. SPOILER ALERT: That scene at the end where she runs away to her friend's hotel to say goodbye broke me.
Love this film. Glad you reacted to this. The visuals are so lush and engrossing. The acting is amazing as well. It got super under appreciated during award season IMO, especially from the Oscars.
Dude, this film along with many other great films make great use of anamorphic lenses, especially the Panavision anamorphic lenses, nothing tops those IMO. That's why some shots have that gorgeous barrel distortion around the edges. One of the many great things about anamorphic lenses. Can't wait for you to react to Waves. The visuals are a feat. Keep the great vids coming, man.
Appreciate that Steven!! Yeah those lenses are INSANE!
I LOVE THIS ANALYSIS!!! Sean Baker is a gem 💎 This film tore me to shreds and simultaneously gave me a melancholic feeling of hope (and other feelings I can’t quite put into words).
How am I just now finding out you reacted to this?! Some of the best cinematography I’ve seen and what a heartbreaking story to be told with such innocent eyes. Brooklynn Prince absolutely kills this role
9:36 correct me if I'm wrong, but I was told that the actors actually did go up to real people for this film & after they even had the people sign a filament for the movie.
Edit: 15.13 that rainbow was originally gonna be photoshopped, but then an actual rainbow showed up.
Great video! I love the insights and experience you bring to this channel.
That’s so great to hear Anne!!
I was so lucky to get to see both this and Call Me By Your Name at the same film festival back in 2017. It's such a beautiful movie with such wonderful performances.
Loved this film and how it felt!
I know this isn't where you take requests, but if any patreons agree then you should vote for it if it ever comes up.
Manchester by the sea. An extremely beautiful and well shot movie.
Love the authenticity throughout this whole film. Great reaction as usual bro. I highly recommend La Haine. Masterpiece and also feels authentic, with some magical realism mixed in for good measure.
Very soon my brother!
I think you nailed the last comments about the movie. I think it's definitely one of those movies that the more you watch it, the more you can glean from it, and every single character just seems SO alive. The actors were truly a standout, also. I've already seen people commenting on this below, but when you were talking about movies not having to be these crazy blockbuster ideas to be good, and how interesting and refreshing it can be to watch a movie with a kind of minimalist, RAW approach to its story, I really couldn't help but think of Room, which was without a doubt my favorite movie of 2015 by a LONGSHOT. It also features incredible performances by the entire cast but a especially profound performance by Jacob Tremblay who at the time was only 8 years old and who manages to give one of the most poignant portrayals of trauma seen through a child's eyes that I've seen so far. If you liked The Florida Project's choices in storytelling, I would really recommend it! Also, as always, great commentary and reaction :D thank you for keeping the videos coming and creating this lil community for all of us to share our love for cinema
100% on this comment!!
I'm from Florida and this movie is insanely accurate to how living in FL with low income is like. Watching a lot of these scenes it feels like I'm watching people I knew and how they used to live, some of the shots of people walking on the street or sidewalk are super reminiscent of when I'm driving and I see people walking irl. 10/10
New subb. Your videos are so relaxingg. I usually use them to fall asleep to but i amm a huge movie buff
I watched this movie for the first time this year, in one of the last hot summer weeks over here in Germany. It was a perfect way to end the summer.
Thank you for your videos by the way, they somehow really calm me down haha.
was staring at my blu-ray of the florida project earlier today. gonna need to rewatch it now.
have a good day.
You too my man!
@@JamesVSCinema also by watching your video i had completely forgotten Macon Blair (Green Room) showed up in this.
I thought it was a slice-of-life shot innocently and beautifully, and from the child's perspective. I think it was done to show the innocence of youth, as well as the inability to comprehend adults as a child, but knowing who you trust by how they act. Willem's character was so honest, patient, and attentive. You trust he would take care of them based on his actions. He protected them as long as he could, but near the end of the film, when there was nothing left he could do, he was mostly out of frame or focus.
As someone from Florida (specifically I'm from Miami), this is way more accurate to real life than whatever movies portray Miami as, or what tourists experience when they hang around South Beach.
Probably unpopular opinion: Willem Dafoe deserved to win the Oscar over Sam Rockwell (for Three Billboards)
I’m so glad people like the film just as much as I do and are seeing it for what it rlly is!! it’s not like a regular movie where you predict where things happen.
Brooo I kept noticing the helicopter too I thought i was the only one. And I was on edge the whole time like after the middle of the movie bc it just felt like something bad was gonna happen 😂 I love this movie bc you never know what to expect like most movies
I think it's interesting how they chose to color this film as well. It's got such a vibrant feel like the whimsy of childhood but specifically the color purple typically signifies a couple things royalty, pride, nobility and magic. The juxtaposition of the meaning of royalty with the gritty poverty of their circumstance is awesome. But also the magic of blissful childhood ignorance and how seeing the world through that lens almost completely distorts the reality of poverty and makes even the worst situation fun and exciting and adventurous. I think that's the beauty of this film. That's the point. When you're a child, everything seems good... Even destitution.
Also fun fact, the ending sequence of them running through disney world was shot entirely on iphone since they couldn't get permission to actually film inside of disney world, that's why it's so gritty and shakey with he handheld. Plus I love the ending of her just imagining the childish solution to this massively adult problem by just grabbing her best friend's hand and running away to the happiest place on earth and being able to fully escape the consequences of her reality. Her last ditch effort at maintaining her innocence. So heartbreakingly pure.
Agreed and well put India! These colors felt so lush but held a heavy weight to them. They were textured!
@@JamesVSCinema I like that description "heavy and textured" that's a great way to describe it.
Was not the biggest fan of this film but always good to see a different perspective on it; may have to give it a rewatch.
That’s good you even have that perspective my friend!
They probably let the cameras run and just told the children to play with each other. I remember them summer days being so bored, nothing to do as a younger child. And we just made something fun out of wherever we were.
I'm so happy you finally watched this film. Always makes me feel something after I watch it.
Yeah it was one of the more unique ones!
@@JamesVSCinema also I don't know if you know this already, but the actress for the mom that was her first time acting which blows me away
You should put a ticker for how many times you say, "Aw, man!"
Love the content!
this is great man, you should do a Q&A and react to Boogie Nights or Magnolia next! keep it up!
I'm so grateful to have seen this before the hurricane came through.. Ironically, it being the Florida Project. So I did my due diligence on the research and found the lead female is Lithuanian and was discovered as an Instagram model. Sean Baker loves a true life documentation. He shot his entire film "tangerine" with three iPhones 5S.
It feels so damn authentic!
I will say that one thing I liked about this film is that it was very evocative of films from the seventies about peoples lives without the frill and action sequences. Just people living.
This movie was such a gem. And it caught me by surprise because I had not heard any buzz about it.
I love this movie. Me and my friends have been kids like this and seeing a movie similar to our childhood just makes me tear up
This movie gave me a gut punch. When Moonee went to her friend to tell her goodbye, I literally bawled so hard. It was absolutely heartbreaking. Great young actors here. 👏 😢
I'm from Florida and all of it was accurate. I remember the same Giant Orange market, those gift market stores, and the small ice cream store. I have stayed in those same kinds of motels as well.
The only thing haven't experience is having a cool boss like Willem Dafoe around.
The color-grading makes it feel so uniqe but also, somehow, sort of like "comforting". If you get what I mean. Also the first few minutes are definitely the best for me. It just feels like you're right at home with them right away.
And again, thanks for all your videos and the work you put in to them! At first I didnt even notice how a lot of the time the faces of the adults cant even be seen due to their height. Thanks for pointing that out :D
I'm glad you talked about the framing of the shot. I noticed that too and clearly it brings focus to the child in the shot more than the adults. I think it's an interesting way to film.
Hey! Have you ever watched "Phantom thread"? It's really good
Great reaction, keen observations.
while i never had a young mother or lived in a hotel in florida, i did grow up slightly similar and this movie gave me so much nostalgia like i related so much to moon. also fun fact the ending at disney was filmed on an iphone because they obviously weren't allowed to actually film there lol. also the ending is considered a "fantasy" for moon
Makes sense! This was a damn interesting watch!
this is my favorite reaction channel
Ayyyy much love!
I'm still hurt this film didn't get a single nomination at the Oscar.
I think Defoe was nominated for supporting actor. But yes, this film was criminally overlooked by the Academy.
The undeniable genius of 7 year old Brooklyn Prince to inhabit the spirit of 7 year old Mooney will stay with me forever. If you have in your personal history experienced a little girl's childhood trauma of any kind Mooney is the everygirl that leaves you with both doubtful hope and the harsh reality of dread of tomorrow. Will she persevere? Or will she forever tread the deep ruts of paths well worn by endless cycles of poverty. Never really knowing the intentions of others until it is too late.
The fact that you pointed out how they talk over each other like in good time and uncut gems is funny because those 2 movies and florida project are all A24 movies
The ending made my cry
Way late....but loved this film. Cried so much, but i needed that. It made all characters sympathetic.
This movie is a 10/10 until the very end, but still an amazing movie with great child acting and great acting from a completely new actor as the mother and dafoe is just the cherry on top. He has been robbed of supporting actor twice in the past 3 years for this and the lighthouse imo.
Such a great character study. Great movie. Those kids. However the director got them to perform, I don't know, but it's tragic and magical
This was beautifully acted!
The rundown tourism industry of the 'Florida Project' and the seedy NYC nightclubs of 'Sweet Smell of Success' are some of my favorite movie settings in all of cinema.
These settings were absolutely gorgeous!
@@JamesVSCinema For me, not just gorgeous, but helped to create such a mood and underlying tone of the film. Happily become a pateron member because of this review. Good Stuff!
Florida pproject is almost like a feelbad slice of life, really awesome film
I watched this movie only a month ago and it made it my top 10 instantly. Pure magic. On another note you should check ‘ A ghost story ‘
There is a theory that when Moonee runs away, the ending we see is just what she had wanted to happen and instead was hit by a car when running away.
Hey James! I think Waves would be a movie you would absolutely be awed by.
1/2 of this video is how great the colors are.
Check out Tangerine/American Honey/Blue Ruin/The Green Room/Kin/Captive State. Note: Tangerine was shot solely on Iphones. If you haven't seen it already check out Escape From Tomorrow and read up why it was such an unusual film
omg I love this channel
I’m happy to hear that!!
sean baker really is a filmmaker with a+ story telling, tangerine is also another fave from him.
To ditto DitDots, Tangerine is great too, and has a similar voyeur vibe to it. To make it even more interesting, the entire film was shot on 3 iPhone 5ses. Sean Baker is pretty great at that guerilla style film making and adapting to the problems it brings.
You might enjoy films like Gummo (1997) or Kids (1995) as well. Both are written and/or directed by Harmony Korine, who's made a business out of blurring the line between documentary and surreal experience. Or Richard Linklater's second film Slacker from 1990.
Really love this movie. Real life struggles people have.
love this film
I loved this movie so much. One of my favorites from A24
I had the pleasure of talking to Sean Baker about this movie. He went into some detail about the casting, camerawork, editing, etc. You might find it an interesting read. drive.google.com/file/d/1PNV1T-EOWgRuJzVU3x-w3mLXXS48SQJo/view?usp=drivesdk
Hope you'll do Tangerine as well. It's from the same director.
Dead Mans Shoes🙌🏻🙌🏻
Another great film!
ehyy, i randomly watched this film a while back and it was heartbreaking and lovely. Makes me very sad though for kids whos parents just arent invested in them or dont have the free time to do so...
It really is crazy here in Orlando. I have lived here my whole life and these hotels on the outskirts of the parks are really like that. You will see $38. a night. One time me and buddy stayed at one for one night just to do something. I woke up at about 4am and opened the door to to hear this girl keep screaming at this guy "don't touch me when I'm sleeping". Shit was crazy and I felt fleas. Then go across the street to the Grand Floridian hotel Where it's $750. a night :-) We aren't living in a simulation, we are living in a sitcom!
great video! I never fully watched this movie, only saw bits of it towards the end but the visuals look really beautiful. And i got a suggestion for you.. would you maybe consider watching Central Station (Central do Brasil)? it's a wonderful movie and I think you'd like it
I’ll definitely have to look into that one! Hanks for the suggestion Vic!
Yes! I love that film, Fernanda Montenegro is such a great actress, shes amazing in Invisible Life as well.
loving your video reactions so far. based on your tastes, I was wondering if you'd seen Princess Mononoke from Studio Ghibli? seems like it would suit you
Willem Dafoe has really turned it up in the A24 universe.
what a great movie,..
really good to watch it from u.
Happy to hear that!!
I’m usually terrified of Willem Dafoe. But this film brought out his protagonist side. Especially a film this raw and sad.
The shot at 19:37 you've got the negative space of the stairs acting as a descend or high chair with the grown ups filling the space all directing the focus on her being cornered by the CPS threat.
15:17 It's like that here in England too 😂
The last scene them running into Disney land was shot on iphone 6.....and people there had no idea they were shooting a movie.....
The Florida Project was the name of Disney World before it was named Walt Disney World. The hotel used is in Kissimmee, which isn't far from Disney. A lot of people live in hotels in the area, so much so that they've taken hotels not in use an lease them as apartments
My absolute favorite movie
It’s so good!
hey i’m from miami & honestly this state is so mixed especially with all you were saying you’ll find people of every type of background that u may only find once in any other state that’s why u gotta love & hate it sometimes
That’s the beauty of being in a melting pot haha
I think it was a personal story, a childhood memory and much more to it.
Good viewpoint!
Love your vids dude. I recommend the David Lynch film Mulholland Drive :)