Director
Sean Baker
Leading Actors/Actresses
Brooklynn Prince and Bria Vinaite
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Willem Dafoe, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jones
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Awards
Willem Dafoe was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his work in The Florida Project.
Date of Release
October 6, 2017
Producer
Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Kevin Chinoy, Andrew Duncan, Alex Saks, Francesca Silvestri, and Shih-Ching Tsou
Setting and Context
Florida, Present Day
Narrator and Point of View
The film is told through the point of view of Moonee.
Tone and Mood
Sad, Distressing, Energetic, Exploratory, and Revalatory
Protagonist and Antagonist
Moonee (Protagonist) vs. The State (Antagonist)
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the film involves Halley's struggle to try and keep her child, Moonee, while also giving her a decent childhood.
Climax
The climax of the film occurs when the DCF agents and the police officers arrive at the motel in an attempt to take Moonee away from Halley and when Moonee and her friend run off to Disney World together.
Foreshadowing
Bobby foreshadows the DCF agents taking Moonee away with an early line of dialogue. Moonee's destination at the end of the film (Disney World) is foreshadowed a number of times throughout the film.
Understatement
The downright poor conditions of the characters' living conditions is understated throughout the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The Florida Project is no doubt an incredibly well-shot and well-made movie. However, it is not innovative in filming or lighting or camera techniques.
Allusions
Allusions are made to SpongeBob Squarepants (one of the kids' favorite shows and a show which influences some of the kids' actions), Pinocchio (the Charlie Coachman character), other films and television shows (including Fight Club and Greg the Bunny), Florida (the setting of the film), and religion and mythology.
Paradox
Halley thinks and acts like she is a tremendous mother, yet she is the farthest thing from it.
Parallelism
Halley's drastic turn downwards is paralleled by some of the other motel residents' trending upwards.
