In Florida Project, why do these characters run down to Disneyland?
In Florida Project (2017). in the final scene, we see child services are taking away Moonee from Halley. But she somehow escapes and runs down to Disneyland along with her friend Jancey.
How is Disneyland connected with the storyline?
Best Answer
Moonee lives in the Magic Castle, a motel in Kissimmee, Florida, near Walt Disney World.
Florida Project was the code name for Disney World during its construction.
Director Sean Baker said:
[The ending is] left up to interpretation but it's not supposed to be literal, it's supposed to be a moment in which we're putting the audience in the headspace of a child. We've been watching Moonee use her imagination and wonderment throughout the entire film to make the best of the situation she's in — she can't go to the Animal Kingdom, so she goes to the "safari" behind the motel and looks at cows, she goes to the abandoned condos because she can't go to the Haunted Mansion. And in the end, with this inevitable drama, this is me saying to the audience, 'If you want a happy ending, you're gonna have to go to that headspace of a kid because, here, that's the only way to achieve it."
It's interesting to note that the final sequence was shot "Very clandestinely" on an iPhone6 (filming in Disney World being against the rules) - the rest of the film being shot on 35mm so the change in quality is an indicator that the final sequence may not be literal.
Source: 'The Florida Project': Director Sean Baker Explains How and Why He Shot That Ending
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What was the point of the ending in The Florida Project?
The Florida Project's ending sees Halley attract the attention of the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), who arrive at the Magic Castle motel with a couple of cops in tow to take Moonee into foster care.Why did Halley throw up?
Halley physically attacks Ashley and beats her in the face. She leaves, realizing Scooty has seen. She runs to her room and vomits. Moonee watches.What does the helicopter mean in The Florida Project?
Those helicopters don't have any significance. Director Sean Baker had a limited budget (and time), so there was no way to get the helicopters to stop flying. Fun fact No. 2 \u2014 It's called \u201cThe Florida Project\u201d because that was the name of the blueprints for Walt Disney World.Is Florida project based on a true story?
The Florida Project isn't exactly based on one specific true story. Rather, it's rooted in the realities of many people living in Florida right now. According to The New York Times, filmmaker Sean Baker had the idea of making this film five years before it came to fruition.The Florida Project - Ending Scene (1080p)
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