I’d feel bad for anyone who doesn’t want to enjoy their ice cream so early in the morning

No one gets left behind

T/w: mentions of suicide

I love how Dwayne claims to hate everyone, and, hey, with his dysfunctional family, he probably does, but it’s clear that he had NEVER truly hated Frank and Olive. The night Frank stayed over, instead of just ignoring him, trying to act like he’s not there, he writes to him “Please don’t kill yourself tonight.” He is GENUINELY concerned. Maybe because Frank is one person in the family he can actually feel like he can confide in, even somewhat. And his love for his sister is so wholesome. During his breakdown scene, Olive is the ONLY one who can comfort him. She’s the only one who can get close to him. And when he called everyone out for how much he hated them “DIVORCE?! BANKRUPT, SUICIDE?!”, he never, EVER said anything horrible to Olive. And during the scene where the dad fat shamed her (I have never wanted to punch a character so badly), when everyone pitched in to make her feel better by eating the ice cream, even Dwayne tried to help. Dwayne mostly hates his parents and his grandpa, at least at the beginning and middle of the movie, but he never fully hated Frank, and he NEVER hated Olive.

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I can’t believe they just stole these characters like that

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris in their feature film directorial debut, this comedy-drama movie is about a dysfunctional family who go on a cross-country road trip to enter their daughter in the “Little Miss Sunshine” beauty pageant in their old VW minivan.

A solid ensemble cast includes: Greg Kinnear as patriarch Richard Hoover, Toni Collette as overworked mom Sheryl Hoover, Steve Carell as sullen homosexual/brother-in-law Frank Ginsberg, Paul Dano as voluntarily mute teenage son Dwayne, Alan Arkin (whose performance won him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor) as heroin addict/foul-mouthed grandfather Edwin Hoover and Abigail Breslin (in her breakthrough role) as aspiring child beauty queen Olive Hoover.

Greg Kinnear is a good leader in terms of character-building. Toni Collette plays an overly stressed yet hardworking mother so efficiently. Steve Carell just pushes the envelope taking a forlorn character to a higher level of hilarity. Paul Dano’s onscreen silence is sufficient to convey strong resentment. Alan Arkin brings a significant amount of cantankerous humor and judgmental (though knowledgeable) commentary to the table. Then of course, no other child star could capture the naïveté and adorable spirit of a seven-year-old beauty queen wannabe than Abigail Breslin (whose bright performance garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress).

The script (which won the movie an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay) is not just written in such a unique style, but the whole storyline easily relates to anyone who’s endured imperfections or multiple setbacks in their lives. Therefore, the Hoovers set out to help/heal one another in a tragicomic manner.

In terms of observing the psychological state of the family, each member goes through different stages of grief. Richard Hoover (the father) is a struggling motivational speaker who refuses to accept his family as a complete failure, hence his tendency to constantly bring up unnecessary lectures on winning. Grandpa is a censorious character who believes strongly in living freely and freedom of speech, even at the (eventual) cost of his life. However, his tender relationship with his granddaughter (of whom he trains for the pageant) is essential to the story. Dwayne (born from a previous marriage) has taken a vow of silence until he can fulfill his dream of becoming a pilot for the Air Force Academy. He makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with his family, but gradually becomes more open (especially during an explosive outburst in one particular scene). Sheryl (the mom) is firmly realistic despite facing daily pressure to try and keep the family together. Frank (a Proust scholar) has fallen into a deep depression after a terminated relationship with a male graduate student who left him for a rival scholar. His heartbreak, coupled with the loss of his job, led to a hospitalization for attempted suicide. Olive on the other hand is a refreshing reminder of self-acceptance despite being slightly plump and wearing large eyeglasses. Together, they are driven (literally) by the notion of having the chance to hopefully succeed.

The setting mostly involves the drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico to California (specifically at a time before Google Maps existed). The worn Volkswagen T2 Microbus represents the fractured family dynamic while serving as a vehicle to help the Hoovers navigate and come to terms with their personal flaws. What’s more, the family regularly needs to push the van to get it moving (due to a broken clutch) as a collective team effort. Not only that, but their oddities are a stark contrast to the superficiality of the young beauty contestants.

Soundtrack-wise, the film includes Olive Hoover’s unconventional choice of song for the “Little Miss Sunshine” talent competition: a revamp of Rick James’ “Super Freak”. It is to that particular song that Olive does a burlesque routine to a jeering audience, only to have her family (minus Grandpa whose body was hastily dumped in the trunk of the VW) join her onstage and dance along to give their support.

Finally, the moral of the film is that it’s okay to accept failure because the thing that’s most important is to maintain self-worth instead of playing the winning card. That said, I openly recommend this twisted yet satisfying indie road film to everyone.

so real dwayne, so real

first page in my new moleskine ⭐️

I haven’t posted in ages besides reblogs but uh here’s a thing I made, enjoy 🫶

4 an art swap with my friend :3

This says a lot about society…

Napoleon Dynamite vs. Little Miss Sunshine !

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) | a real loser is somebody that's so afraid of not winning, they don't even try

Being dwayne's sister and being very affectionate

By:EnemyMarkus

Movie?: Little miss sunshine

Pairings: dwayne hoover x hoover!sister reader

warnings: mention of heroin,mention of edwins death, fluffy, dwayne being cute to the reader, swearing

Au where the reader is dwayne's sister not olive (sorry)

I do not give permission for people to steal my work or translate it without my consent!

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+ growing up dwayne had always been distant to your family, especially when your guys mum was getting married to another guy

+ but he was never distant with you. He felt like you knew him most because you guys are around the same age

+ when growing up your mum and dad were always arguing so whenever dwayne came into your room you guys would cuddle 

+ dwyane does not like affection but if it's from you then it's okay. He is more comfortable around you then his own mum.

+ When your mum got married to another guy, you guys just ignored him. In your eyes he was a dick.

+ you guys started to come around with grandpa edwin but he was a drug addict to heroin, and was always talking about something inappropriate

+ even though you guys were not really fond of edwin, you guys did cry when he died. Crying in the backseat with dwayne in your arms

+ you would always come into dwayne's room and place your head on his chest falling asleep to his heartbeat. Ofc dwayne was used to it because it always used to be so cold so you guys would mangle your bodies together to stay warm

+ you started to get more clingy when he started to do his vow, cuddling more often or just sitting and reading together

+ you supported him through his journey unlike his “parents” who would always pester him to talk, richard didnt care though he thought it was a good idea (only because he wanted dwayne to shut up about his boring books) 

+ he started to tease you because he found it cute when you started to get clingy when ever you guys were in public, like shuffling closer when walking through crowds or unconsciously holding his hand whenever you guys were walking on the road. He ofc found it cute but didn’t mean he wasn't going to tease you about it 

+ in the end dwayne would always love your clingingness xx

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hi this is my first little miss sunshine post and i hope you liked it xx