Review of The Florida Project (2017) by Anthony K — 12 Mar 2018

A nearly perfect and truly necessary film that eschews many of the hallmarks of hollywood filmmaking - most notably the three act plot structure - to deliver something totally new. it's not exactly 'riveting', which may put off some viewers; much of the film feels aimless, with shots lingering on the mundanity surrounding our characters. but you get a sense that that really is what life is like for them, and you're living it, too.

The beautiful sense of community that springs up in a place like this, forgotten by society and time, goes to show the resilience of the human (and especially child) spirit even in abject poverty. I hope more people see this film, because hatred of the very poor is epidemic in modern america, largely due to lack of exposure to such groups. that's what movies can do for us - they can expose us to cultures different from our own - and in so doing, help us understand why we really aren't so different at all.