“Red Rocket” 21st Century American New Cinema

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Mikey successfully moves into Lexi's house. Sean Baker sketches how the character Mikey is viewed. Lexi ignores Mikey who shouts nonsense. The interviewers then turn cold eyes on Mikey, who is looking for a regular job. long long blank. Job discrimination against porn stars. In this series of humorous and fast-paced scenes, Mikey's social position becomes clear. Mikey always acts like a casual guy, but he's well aware of how people look at him. And the appearance of Mikey, who is refused employment one after another because of his attributes, is not at all someone else's problem. In the first place, many of Mikey's harmful behaviors are likely his "techniques" he has learned to survive.

But Mikey is still fundamentally the wrong person. Sean Baker is fascinated by Mikey's humor and way of life, but he doesn't try to justify Mikey's actions. Sean Baker is taking risks that could ruin his career if he gets the material wrong. The same was true for `` Tangerine '' (2015), which depicts the life of a transgender person, and the beautiful previous work ` `The Florida Project '' (2017).

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2016 presidential election. A video of Donald Trump giving a speech is playing on the TV in Lexi's house. Trump giving a speech about the new America. Texas is a strong Republican stronghold. Trump is a successful man who talks about the dream of an economically strong America. Mikey returns to his hometown, perhaps due to financial defeat. The contrasting images of the two men begin to diverge in terms of their clowning skills. Mikey gains his followers with The Hustler-like gestures. Ronnie, a neighbor who admires military men, and Strawberry (Susanna Sun), the muse of a donut shop. Ronnie and Strawberry didn't reject Mikey. Mikey's means of transportation is a bicycle, but after meeting these two, Mikey acquires a means of transportation called a car. Mikey thinks he's taming them both. He can't stop bragging, especially towards Ronnie. Structures of exploitation emerge even within small, marginalized communities.

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