The Florida Project is a bittersweet tale of the life of a child in modern day American poverty. If you aren't sold by that sentence, then maybe this film isn't for you, but I urge you to look into this film because I found it wonderful and charming, as well as real and honest. It transport you into the life of a young child, where things seem so magical to you, even when the world is really falling down around everyone else. I honestly loved it. It also brought to mind the thought that kids are SUPER impressionable. The main child in this film is a 6-year old girl named Moonie. Her and her mother live in a cheap motel outside the greater Disney World area and her mom is less than ideal. She blows her money on weed, swears up a storm around her child, has little respect for people, and used to be a convict, but she tries her hardest to provide for herself and Moonie. No matter how well meaning she is for her kid however, these things are rubbing off on Moonie. Monnie swears, she has no respect for adults, and she kinda just goes wherever she pleases. A lot of these moments can be seen as endearing and heartwarming at times in a honest way, but there's no doubt that her mother's bad choices are rubbing off on her. Without spoiling the film, there's a fantastic scene towards the end of the film where there are great cross-cuts between Moonie and her mother and it just really shows how people can really have an effect on their children. As kids, we might not want to admit, but our parents have a HUGE influence on us and at a really young age. And parents if you're a certain way at home, that's going to bleed through to your children in some way as they grow up. So like let's put respect on the top of the list when it comes to showing our kids how to behave. Just some food for thought. You can check out The Florida Project on Amazon Prime Video RIGHT NOW!! And I highly recommend it. It's such an intimate look at childhood during our modern age and it's filmed masterfully. There is so many great things I could say about it that I may save for another blog one day, so check it out! Oh also I watched The Emperor's New Groove the other day sooo now that's 5 out of 30 films this month!
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