No sexism, racism, insults, or other attacks. Discuss the issue, or hit "report" on a comment and let the mods deal with abusive users. In other words, think of it as a gap between /r/Movies and /r/Truefilm.Ĭivility will be enforced harshly. In a more subtle fantastical ending mirroring his previous Disneyworld ending, Red Rocket’s journey of getting to the climax can be a wild roller coaster ride, but all must come to an end./r/Flicks is a place to have serious discussion of film in a more laid back manner. Adult films stars are not necessarily portrayed in mainstream movies because of the negative connotation, but Baker’s longing to provide a voice for them is carefully studied and thought out. is repeated here again as a Mikey’s biking as the Texas’s oil refinery as the backdrop or one can say, character setting.Īs Baker continues to portray these unstudied characters on film, he’s not necessarily looking for sympathetic characters, but interesting characters. My favorite shots from The Florida Project of sunsets in luminous shades of red, orange, purple, etc. Uses of close ups between Mikey’s faces from not just straight forward, but various angles in lush 35mm film colors of the Texas heat shining on to Mikey’s face display an array of emotions from tense to glee. The cinematography also continues Baker’s style but adds a new touch. ![]() His Hollywood good looks, accolades, and big dick energy he brings to Texas City benefits his character all around and is performed excellently in his mannerisms on the screen. ![]() The draw and delight of Mikey is his self-centered, manipulative, and experiences over his old town civilians giving his likeable persona to the naïve civilians of his victims. The sense of Mikey’s 17 years as an elite adult film star is indisputable as his constant bragging of 20 million views on Pornhub and his multiple AVN (Adult Video News) awards. The quick wit, hilarious pacing of Mikey’s delivery demonstrates the character’s confidence. What makes it so captivating is Simon Rex’s performance (although is he even acting?) with Baker and Bergoch script. Now this may be the first film where Baker’s main subject is not necessarily empathetic and downright terrible. Mikey’s obscenity with Strawberry entering adulthood with nowhere to go makes a perfect crash waiting to happen and the perverted nature behind the age difference leads the two to the ups and downs of Mikey’s downward spiral of the narcissistic American dream. The two start a fuck buddy relationship and the chemistry is extremely fluid. The obvious age difference is apparent between the two, an about 40ish year old man and a young 17-year-old young adult 3 weeks away from turning 18. The small town reflecting the opposite of Mikey’s ambition and energy, which Simon Rex charisma flows effortlessly to maintain his insecure masculinity in each encounter and conversation.Īfter making ends meet to help Lexi and Lili with rent, Mikey treats them out for celebratory donuts where Mikey meets his way to success and come back, that is the starlet, Strawberry (Suzanna Son), the 17-year-old donut shop cashier. From there on, we experience with Mikey’s day to day life biking across town backdropping the Texas landscape, landmarks, and openness. ![]() With this shelter as a last of all hopes, Lexi accepts his return in exchange of help and rent for the house. Opening with the rapturous pop masterpiece Bye Bye Bye, by N’Sync, we are introduced to Mikey Saber ( Simon Rex), who arrives bruised in a bus cross-country to Texas City, Texas to visit whom appears to be his ex-partner, Lexi, but his current wife, and her mother Lili. In Tangerine (2015), a trans-sex worker The Florida Project, daughter of a single mother in the south of Florida and now Red Rocket, his most energetic yet focusing on a retired adult film star who returns to his hometown of Texas City, Texas from Los Angeles, California. Co-written with his collaborator, Chris Bergoch, Baker and Bergoch continue to portray lives beyond the margin. ![]() Sean Baker follows up his critically acclaimed independent darling, The Florida Project (2017, Director’s Fortnight) with a surprising entry in competition with Red Rocket at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
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